GREAT PLAINS Yield-Pro PL5800, Operator'S Manual

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PL5800 Planter Table of Contents Index Operation
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To rephase the cylinders:
1. Raise the planter completely and hold the
hydraulic remote lever for several seconds until
all cylinders are fully extended. Do this every 8 to
10 times you raise the planter out of the ground.
2. When all cylinders are fully extended,
momentarily reverse the hydraulic remote lever
to retract the system 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) to
maintain levelness.
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Unfolding and Folding
Pinch Point, Crushing, and Moving Hazard
Moving parts can pinch or crush causing
serious injury or death. Distance between
tractor and planter will decrease when
unfolding and increase when folding. Keep
all persons away when folding or unfolding
the planter.
Tire Damage Risk
Make sure the tractor is in neutral before
folding or unfolding to avoid damage to
tires.
Unfolding
The distance between the tractor and planter frame
will decrease by about 10 ft (3 m) during unfolding.
The planter and/or tractor will move during this
operation.
1. Move the planter to level ground with adequate
overhead and side-to-side clearances for the
unfold operation.
2. Put the tractor in park and/or set the park brake.
3. Make sure markers, if installed, are fully folded.
Planter Damage Risk
Make sure the lift hydraulics are fully raised
before unfolding or transport hook damage
can occur.
4. Activate the lift hydraulics. Raise the planter until
the lift hydraulics are fully raised and the wing
frames are above the transport hooks.
5. Release the wing locks using one of these
procedures, depending on hitch type:

For 2-point hitch, raise the hitch to disengage the wing
locks.

For hydraulic hitch, tap the Hitch
softkey under
Working Hydraulics on the
FOLD SEQUENCE
screen, and raise the hydraulic hitch to
disengage the wing locks.
6. On the
WORK SCREEN
, tap the
Home
softkey.
7. Tap the
FOLD SEQUENCE
softkey.
8. Under
Fold Steps
, tap the
FOLD
softkey.
9. During the folding process, the ACTIVE FOLD
softkey will be blue.
For partial unfolding, tap the
STOP
softkey
during the process.
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