
Contents
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Safety
RecognizeSafetyInformation............................05-1
UnderstandSignalWords...................................05-1
ParkMachineSafely...........................................05-1
LiveWithSafety..................................................05-2
PreventMachineRunaway.................................05-2
HandlingBatteriesSafely...................................05-3
PreventBatteryExplosions................................05-3
OperatetheMachineSafely...............................05-4
UseStepsandHandholdsCorrectly..................05-4
KeepRidersOffMachine...................................05-4
PrepareforEmergencies....................................05-5
WearProtectiveClothing....................................05-5
HandleAgriculturalChemicalsSafely................05-6
UseSafetyLightsandDevices...........................05-6
FollowTireRecommendations...........................05-7
TransportSafely.................................................05-8
TowLoadsSafely...............................................05-9
ObserveMaximumTransportSpeed..................05-9
PracticeSafeMaintenance...............................05-10
ServiceMachineSafely....................................05-10
RemovePaintBeforeWeldingorHeating........05-11
AvoidHeatingNearPressurizedFluidLines....05-11
AuxiliaryHydraulicAttachmentOperation........05-12
StoreAttachmentsSafely.................................05-12
ReplaceSafetySigns.......................................05-12
FOLLOWINGOPERATION..............................05-13
UNHOOKINGTHEPLANTER..........................05-13
STORINGTHEPLANTER...............................05-13
PERFORMINGMAINTENANCE......................05-14
DRIVELINESAFETY.......................................05-14
PREPARINGTHEPLANTER
PREPARINGTHEPLANTER.............................10-1
TRANSPORTINGTHEPLANTER.....................10-2
OPERATINGSPEED.........................................10-2
FIELDTEST.......................................................10-3
CHECKINGSEEDPOPULATION......................10-3
FRAME7"x7"StackerBar
UseYourTractorOperator'sManual..................20-1
AddWeighttoTractorFrontEnd........................20-1
TractorRequirements.........................................20-1
PlanterEffectiveWeight.....................................20-2
SettheTractorWheelSpacing...........................20-2
RecommendedTractorSettings.........................20-2
CaseDrainandHydraulicMotorRequirements..20-3
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HitchSetupUsingNoMast–(Semi-Mounted)...20-3
HitchSetupUsingRigidCenterMast–
(FullyMounted).............................................20-4
AttachthePlantertotheTractor.........................20-4
HydraulicConnectionsRecommendations.........20-5
CheckTheHydraulicSystem.............................20-6
AttachtheWarningLightHarness......................20-6
WarningLightsandSlowMoving
VehicleEmblem.............................................20-7
LevelingThePlanter...........................................20-7
DetachfromTractor...........................................20-9
GeneralStartupPoints.....................................20-10
HydraulicMotorOperation................................20-10
SupportTheMachineBeforeService...............20-10
StoretheMachine............................................20-11
RemovefromStorage......................................20-11
STACKERBAR................................................20-12
OPERATION–LARGESTACKER
BAR-ChangeFromRigidtoFlex...............20-12
OPERATION–LARGESTACKER
BAR-ChangeFromFlextoRigid................20-13
OPERATION–SMALLSTACKERBAR...........20-14
TRANSMISSION
7”x7”3ptMountedandStacking
ToolbarFrame................................................30-1
VACUUM
StandardTurbofan..............................................40-1
HighOutputTurbofan.........................................40-1
ExtraHighOutputTurbofan................................40-1
BeforePlantingChecklist...................................40-1
VacuumGaugeSettings.....................................40-5
ROWUNIT
NGPlus4RowUnit............................................50-1
SeedDepthAdjustment......................................50-2
DoubleDiscOpeners.........................................50-2
ReplacingDoubleDiscs.....................................50-2
VPressWheels..................................................50-3
SeedHopper......................................................50-4
StandardDownPressureSprings......................50-5
SeedMeter.........................................................50-5
SeedTube..........................................................50-9
SeedChute.......................................................50-10
SeedDisc.........................................................50-11
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