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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Parking - Pull Hitch
1. When unhitching the grain drill from the tractor, park
the drill on a level area to prevent rolling and shifting.
The Grain Drill has negative hitch weight and will
need to lowered to the ground for parking. Any seed
left in the drill will increase the negative hitch weight.
It is best to park the drill without any seed left in the
box.
The Grain Drill can have negative hitch weight. Use
a properly sized locking style hitch pin for the
tractor drawbar and drill hitch. Stand clear of hitch
when pinning/unpinning the drill hitch.
2. To park the drill:
a. Fully raise the drill extending the main lift
cylinders
b. Remove the transport locks from the cylinder
shafts and place in the storage location.
c. Remove the parking stands from transport
position and install in parking position
Figures 4-9
and
soft ground, place board/plate under the stands
for a wider footprint.
d. Lower the Grain Drill to the ground.
e. Block tires to prevent rolling or shifting of drill.
f.
Move the jack from the storage position and
place in the parking position at the front of the
hitch
See Figure 4-11
place board/plate under the jack for a wider foot
print.
g. Disconnect the hydraulic hoses and place in
holes on the hose holder mount on front of
implement hitch
h. Unplug the seven-pin electrical connector and
store in the stor-a-way, harness on the hose
holder mount on front of implement hitch.
i.
Disconnect the safety chain from the tractor.
Attach the chain hook close to the chain
attaching point to keep the hook off the ground.
j.
Carefully remove the hitch pin.
4-6
WARNING
See
See Figure
4-10.) If storing on
If storing on soft ground,
PARKING
STAND
5/8 PIN
W/L
Figure 4-9: Parking Stand Location During
Transport/Planting
5/8 PIN
W/L
PARKING
STAND
Figure 4-10: Parking Stand Location During Storage
F-1058-0820
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