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GREAT PLAINS CTA4500 Predelivery Manual

Semi-mounted pull-type air drill for volumetric seeding
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Pre-Delivery Manual
Read the pre-delivery manual entirely. When you see this symbol, the
subsequent instructions and warnings are serious - follow without
exception. Your life and the lives of others depend on it!
Illustrations may show alternate spacings and/or optional equipment not
supplied with standard unit.
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
© Copyright 2019
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CTA4500 & CTA4500HD
Manufacturing, Inc.
www.greatplainsmfg.com
Printed 2019-05-02
Air Drill
36973
EN
160-402M

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  • Page 1 Table of Contents Pre-Delivery Manual CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Air Drill Manufacturing, Inc. www.greatplainsmfg.com Read the pre-delivery manual entirely. When you see this symbol, the subsequent instructions and warnings are serious - follow without exception. Your life and the lives of others depend on it!

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Important Safety Information Look for Safety Symbol The SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL indicates there is a potential hazard to personal safety involved and extra safety precaution must be taken. When you see this symbol, be alert and carefully read the message that follows it.
  • Page 4 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Important Safety Information Avoid High Pressure Fluids Escaping fluid under pressure can penetrate the skin, causing serious injury.  Avoid hazard relieving pressure before disconnecting hydraulic lines.  Use a piece of paper or cardboard, NOT BODY PARTS, to check for suspected leaks.
  • Page 5 Introduction Great Plains Manufacturing wants you to be satisfied either the 168-721A ground drive kit (bundle with any new machine delivered by the Great Plains sequence number 14) or 168-732A hydraulic drive Trucking network. To ease the assembly task and kit (bundle sequence number 20).
  • Page 6 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Introduction Description of Unit The CTA4500/HD is a semi-mounted pull-type air drill for volumetric seeding. A fan on the companion air cart creates an airflow to supply seed and dry granular treatments to the drill.
  • Page 7 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Preparation Pre-Assembly Checklist Step-by-step instructions for assembling the implement begin in the next section of the manual. Before  Read and understand “Important Safety commencing work, review the Tools Required and Information” on page 1 before assembling.
  • Page 8 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Assembly This section covers tasks to be completed prior to hitching to the leading air cart. If the air cart is not available, reconsider performing assembly at this time, as the cart is needed to safely move the assembled implement.
  • Page 9 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Assembly Assemble Casters (59.7 cm) Figure 3 17174 Assemble Casters Refer to Figure 3 1. Using inch U-bolts, bolt side-arm braces center section as shown. Two of these parts have decals on one face. These are the rear arms, and when mounted, the decals face to the rear.
  • Page 10 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Assembly Install LED Lights Figure 4 TP-71313 Install LED Lights Refer to Figure 4 1. Using inch U-bolts, bolt light mount bracket end of the center section as shown. Secure bracket with inch lock washers and nuts.
  • Page 11 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Assembly Refer to Figure 5 1. Mount wheel assembly on hub using -20 bolts. 2. Tighten all bolts as specified in “Torque Values Chart” on page 32. 3. Repeat for right caster. Bolt wheels with edge of center dish in toward hub as shown in Figure 5.
  • Page 12 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Assembly Mount Valve / Plumb Wings Refer to Figure 7 for Manual Valve 1. Locate the color-coded bulkhead fittings and color-coded hoses on the left wing of the implement. Bulkhead fittings and hoses are identified by the colored bands attached to their ends.
  • Page 13 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Assembly Figure 8 17178 Hose Routing and Valve -Manual Valve 2019-05-02 Table of Contents 160-402Q...

  • Page 14: Assembly

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Assembly Mount Folders Cylinders Refer to Figure 9 1. Unstrap fold cylinders from center section. 2. Check that bushings are present in base end and rod end lug holes. 3. Using washers, pins and cotter keys provided, pin base ends of cylinders to center section 4.

  • Page 15: Setup

    If the tractor has a load-sensing or constant-flow hydraulic system, the air drill must be equipped with an optional bypass valve to avoid tractor damage. See the CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Operator’s Manual for ordering and setup information for the bypass kit.
  • Page 16 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Hitching an ADC2350 or an ADC 2352 Cart ADC2350 Hitch Link Refer to Figure 11, which, for clarity, depicts the air cart without the rear hopper 1. Use a line (not shown), from the cart walkboard, to...

  • Page 17: Adc2350 Hydraulic Connections

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup ADC2350/ADC2350 Hydraulic Connections Only trained personnel should work on system hydraulics! Escaping fluid under pressure can have sufficient pressure to penetrate the skin, causing serious injury. Avoid the hazard by relieving pressure before disconnecting hydraulic lines. Use a piece of paper or cardboard, NOT BODY PARTS, to check for leaks.

  • Page 18: Bleeding Hydraulics

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Bleeding Hydraulics To function properly, the hydraulics must be free of air. If hydraulics have not been bled, they will operate with jerky, uneven motions and could cause wings to drop rapidly during folding or unfolding. During initial implement setup complete the following procedures.
  • Page 19 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup 4. Refer to Figure 15 5. Make sure the implement is still unfolded and rod ends of the fold cylinders are still disconnected. Place a support under the cylinder end so extending rods will not contact anything.
  • Page 20 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Refer to Figure 17 Figure 17 16432 Lift Bleed Points 8. Loosen JIC hose fittings at locations shown. 9. Slowly engage hydraulic remote lever to lower openers, until oil begins to appear at loosened fittings.
  • Page 21 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Refer to Figure 18 12. Manual Valve: Turn the Field/Transport selector valve handle to Transport. Figure 18 26373 Post-Bleed Lift Lockup Refer to Figure 19. 13. Electric Valve: If bleeding the fold cylinders in the next procedure, do not press the fold/unfold button.
  • Page 22 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Refer to Figure 20 2. If not already done for lift bleeding, with implement unfolded, disconnect rod ends of fold cylinders Place a support under the cylinder end so extending rods will not contact anything.
  • Page 23 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Refer to Figure 23 7. Loosen fittings of fold cylinder as shown. 8. Slowly engage hydraulic remote lever, to unfold the implement, until oil appears at loosened fittings. Continue engaging lever until all air has been expelled from fitting, then tighten fitting.
  • Page 24 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Refer to Figure 25 13. At the center section remove four shipping hangers that hold the center openers at raised during shipment. These hangers are not re-used. 14. Slowly fold and unfold implement. Check for hydraulic leaks.

  • Page 25: Install Distribution Towers

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Transport Rest Installation Refer to Figure 27 1. Put the transport rest in position on the mainframe . Make sure higher end of the transport rest is toward the center of the frame.

  • Page 26: General Tower Installation

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup General Tower Installation Refer to Figure 29 and Figure 28 1. Locate the bulkhead fittings on the implement’s frame to position and orient the tower correctly. If not oriented in the correct direction, towers will not mount to the implement’s frame.

  • Page 27: Wing Tower Installation

    ) c m ) watching to be sure there is no interference. Refer to CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Operator’s Manual for fold and unfold instructions. 8. If a tower interferes with any part of implement, completely reposition tower. Repeat these steps until implement can be folded without tower interference.

  • Page 28: Primary Seed Hose Routing

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Primary Seed Hose Routing FOLD FIELD WSFB CSFB FOLDB DUMP ROUTE HOSES THROUGH HOLDERS ROUTE HOSES THROUGH HOLDERS Figure 32 36906 Primary Hose Routing Refer to Figure 32, Figure 33 and Figure 34 Hoses will be connected at the tower end, routed to the meter box, and cut to length.

  • Page 29: Connect Secondary Seed Hoses

    Continuing the example from step 2, connect Figure 35 tower 1, port 1, to the 13th opener from the left. CTA4500 Hose to Seed Tube 5. Route hose over implement frame. Note that some hoses connect openers and towers on different frame sections.
  • Page 30 However, if you would prefer a detailed explanation of secondary hose routing and recommended hose lengths for all towers on the CTA4500, please refer to the diagrams on page 29, 30, and 31 of this manual. These diagrams provide instructions for estimating the hose length needed to connect specified ports to their paired openers.
  • Page 31 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Hose Routing Diagrams for CTA4500-5410 Towers are numbered from left to right. Openers are numbers from left to right across the entire implement. Tower ports are numbered to match their corresponding opener. 77”...
  • Page 32 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Hose Routing Diagrams for CTA4500-7275 Towers are numbered from left to right. Openers are numbers from left to right across the entire implement. Tower ports are numbered to match their corresponding opener. 82”...
  • Page 33 CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Setup Hose Routing Diagrams for CTA4500-9006 Towers are numbered from left to right. Openers are numbers from left to right across the entire implement. Tower ports are numbered to match their corresponding opener. 74”...

  • Page 34: Appendix

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Appendix Appendix Torque Values Chart Bolt Head Identification Bolt Head Identification Bolt Bolt 10.9 Size Size Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 8 Class 5.8 Class 8.8 Class 10.9 ft-lb ft-lb ft-lb ft-lb ft-lb in-tpi...

  • Page 35: Cta4500 & Cta4500Hd Hydraulic Circuit Assignments

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Hydraulic Circuit Assignments Used With Orange Blue Yellow Black on Cart Auger Not Used Fan Sump Return on CTA4500/HD Marker Lift /Fold Not Used Sump Return air drill Marker Lower /Unfold...

  • Page 36: Hydraulic Circuit, Electric Valve

    CTA4500 & CTA4500HD Table of Contents Appendix Hydraulic Circuit, Electric Valve Figure 57 38879 Hose Routing with Electric Valve 2019-05-02 Table of Contents 160-402Q...
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  • Page 38 Great Plains, Mfg. 1525 E. North St. P.O. Box 5060 Salina, KS 67402...

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