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Your life and the lives of others depend on it! Cover photo may show optional equipment not supplied with standard unit. For an Operator’s Manual and Decal Kit in another language, please see your Land Pride dealer. Printed 2024-07-24...
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Table of Contents Machine Identification Record your machine details in the log below. If you replace this manual, be sure to transfer this information to the new manual. If you or the dealer have added options not originally ordered with the machine, or removed options that were originally ordered, the weights and measurements are no longer accurate for your machine.
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Table of Contents 800 175-057M 2024-07-24...
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Land Pride assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. Land Pride reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product in the future.
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Table of Contents See previous page for Table of Contents 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Be Familiar with Safety Decals Read and understand “Safety Decals” on page 5, thoroughly. Read all instructions noted on the decals. Keep decals clean. Replace damaged, faded and illegible decals. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Handle Chemicals Properly Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Improper use can seriously injure persons, animals, plants, soil and property. Do not use liquid seed treatments with the 3P606NT or 606NT. Read and follow chemical manufacturer’s instructions. Wear protective clothing.
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Carry reflectors or flags to mark drill in case of breakdown on the road. 3-point implements reduce weight on steering tires. Verify that tractor is correctly ballasted. Watch for signs of poor steering traction. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Do not stand between the moving tractor and drill during hitching. Keep hands, feet and clothing away from power-driven parts. Wear snug-fitting clothing to avoid entanglement with moving parts. Make sure all persons are clear of working area. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Keep lights in operating condition. Keep all safety decals clean and legible. Replace all damaged or missing decals. Order new decals from your Land Pride dealer. Refer to this section for proper decal placement. When ordering new parts or components, also request corresponding safety decals.
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Loss of vehicle control and/or machine damage can result. 818-337C Rev. B On front face, upper front frame tube, left of center; 1 total 32695 See transport topic on page 18 or page 19. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Warning: Falling Hazard 32693 838-102C WARNING To avoid serious injury or death: Watch your step when climbing ladder or walking on walkboard. 838-102C On side frames at walkboard ends; 2 total See “Loading Seed” on page 22. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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T op in ju er at fr om in cl m ov in g is si ai n: (optional Native Grass box) 32700 On chain guard of Native Grass option box (left end); 1 total 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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REV. B (606NT only) On rim of each end wheel with 700-15 LT tires; 2 total NOTICE: Petroleum Products 858-679C On the left-hand ends of each (3P6006NT and 606NT only) seed box; 1 per seed box 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Table of Contents Introduction Introduction Land Pride welcomes you to its growing family of new product owners. Your 6-Foot No-Till Drill has been designed with care and built by skilled workers using quality materials. Proper setup, maintenance, and safe operating practices will help you get years of satisfactory use from the machine.
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Serial Number Location, 606NT Model Number:__________________________ Serial Number: __________________________ Your Land Pride dealer wants you to be satisfied with For further assistance write to: your new machine. If you do not understand any part of Product Support this manual or are not satisfied with the service received, please take the following actions.
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Keep others away. 818-590C Certain Machine Damage: Remove tractor draw bar before hitching the 3P606NT. The drill drive wheel will be damaged if drawbar is not removed. 1. Raise or lower tractor 3-point arms as needed and pin lower arms to drill.
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57.2 cm 49.6 cm 46.4 cm 38.8 cm Figure 5 18544 Clevis Hitch Height Adjustment 58.5 cm 50.9 cm 47.7 cm 40.1 cm Figure 6 27216 Pintle Hitch Height Adjustment 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Electrical Connections Refer to Figure 8 Plug drill electrical lead into tractor seven-pin connector. If your tractor is not equipped with a seven-pin connector, contact your dealer for installation. Figure 8 26467 Lighting Connector 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Table of Contents Preparation and Setup Height and Leveling the Drill Height Setup: Model 3P606NT Refer to Figure 9 and Figure 10 1. Initially adjust drill so opener tool bar runs in. (62.9 cm) above ground when drill is lowered in the field.
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4. Turn turnbuckle to shorten or lengthen until top of drill frame is parallel to the ground being careful not to extend clevises beyond turnbuckle. 5. Retighten jam nuts on turnbuckle. WARNING Figure 13 18513 Pull-Type Turnbuckles 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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To avoid serious injury or death: Falling Hazard: Watch your step when climbing ladder or walking on walkboard. Watch your step when walking on drill steps and walkboard. 838-102C Falling from drill could cause severe injury or death. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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* 151-058A82 Weight Kit plus 6 each 100 pound tractor weights, approximately 780 pounds. * 151-058A Weight Kit plus 6@ 100 pound tractor weights, approximately 780 lbs. 32774C Continue at “Transport Cautiously” on page 22. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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4600 lbs 1410 kg 1730 kg 2090 kg * 151-058A82 Weight Kit plus 6 each 100 pound tractor weights, approximately 780 pounds. * 151-058A Weight Kit plus 6@ 100 pound tractor weights, approximately 780 lbs. 32774D 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Unload drill box before transporting if at all possible. Figure 15: 2011- 19653 Lift Cylinder Lock Storage Figure 16 27217 Lift Cylinder Lock (RH) 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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.This disengages the hub from the drive train and prevents excessive wear of drive system during transport. Figure 17 18480 Lock-Out Hub Engaged Figure 18 27218 Lock-Out Hub Disengaged 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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• Remove final drive chain for Small Seed box. 4. Load seed evenly into compartments. • Remove any Native Grass chain. 5. To reduce wear, remove main shaft drive chains for main seed boxes. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Operation Instructions Field Operation 1. Hitch drill to a suitable tractor (page 12). For model 3P606NT, continue at step 5. 2. Raise drill. Hold at raised for several seconds to re-phase lift cylinders. Set circuit to Neutral. Shut off tractor.
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90. Do not allow hose ends or cable ends to rest on the ground. 8. Remove hitch bolt and safety chain from tractor drawbar. Figure 24 36173 Hose and Connector Storage 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Down Arrow - Decrements current value. If the current screen only displays a reading, then arrow buttons can be used to reset current reading or for navigation. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Use the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the swath width. Pressing Select will save the configuration and navigate to the CAL1 screen. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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USA - Imperial - or METRIC. If displaying the status and status is NO, pressing Pressing Select saves the unit selection, converts Select navigates to the A1 screen. the swath width value, and navigates to the SENSOR screen. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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9. Disconnect seed hoses from openers. Permanent elongation and premature cracking of hoses may occur if stored connected. Plug hose ends to prevent pest entry into seed boxes. 10. Cover with a tarp if stored outside. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Table of Contents Adjustments a. SRM: Seed Rate Manual: This adjustment is described in manual 313-523B. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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After installing weights, re-check frame height and level (page 15), coulter depth (page 32) and opener disc Drill with NG & SGS 370 lbs 405 lbs depth (page 39). Kit, plus 600 Pounds 168 kg 184 kg 32774F 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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The spring is briefly compressed as the disc encounters and rides over difficult obstructions. Coulter Depth Land Pride recommends operating at a tool bar height of in. (62.9 cm). Small adjustments may be required for unusual seeding depths and as coulter discs wear. If...
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To adjust, loosen bolts on clutch tab . Slide tab up or down to change point at which cam plates meet. When satisfied with adjustment, retighten bolts on clutch tab. Figure 29 18482 Drive Clutch 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
Consult your dealer. ® ® 1. The seed flap may need to be shortened in length if an optional Keeton or Seed-Lok firmer is installed. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Do not set row force higher on all rows. Instead use Minimum Force coulter adjustments (page 32) and frame weight adjustments (page 31). Re-check drill level (page 15) after adjusting row force. “W” Figure 32 12103 Maximum Force 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Figure 34 26385 the outside of the disc. It may be necessary to Adjusting Disc Spacers loosen the scraper (page 37) to reduce disc-to-disc spacing. 3. Re-assemble and check disc contact. 4. Re-adjust scraper. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Re-adjust scrapers when replacing discs or adjusting disc spacing. Refer to Figure 35 To adjust scrapers, loosen inch bolt shown in and move scraper as needed. Figure 35 18647 Disc Scraper Adjustment 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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The tension screw can be tightened in subsequent years according to your needs. Firmers should provide just enough tension to push seeds to the bottom of the trench. Figure 37 26390 ® Keeton Seed Firmer 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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• For deeper seeding, slide T handles backward away from implement. Figure 39 26441 If moving the T handle backward doesn’t cause the Adjusting Opener Depth opener to achieve desired depth, adjust the opener frame down-force (page 35). 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Build up of seed treatment in feed Clean out seed treatment from feed cups. Incorrect rate adjustment Check gearbox, sprocket, seed-rate handle and seed door settings. Perform calibration if not already done. See Seed Rate Manual. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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See page 32 for correct adjustment. too deep too high Incorrect press wheel adjustment Set press wheels to a shallower depth. Coulters and openers Drill at a slight angle to rows. plugging in no-till conditions 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Check that acremeter is for your drill. Activate display. Lower left corner must be: 3P606NT: 913.0 Revs/ac (2256.1 Revs/ha) 606NT: 995.0 Revs/ac (2458.7 Revs/ha) Contact dealer if otherwise. Acremeter battery failing Replace acremeter (page 24). Unit is sealed and battery is not replaceable.
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5. Inspect hydraulic hoses for cuts, cracks and aging. Check fittings for evidence of leaks. 6. Replace any worn, damaged or illegible safety decals. Order new decals from your Land Pride dealer. See “Safety Decals” on page 5. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Set the Seed Rate Handle to 100. Raise and lock-up the drill. Turn the seed meter jackshaft with the calibration crank, while another person inspects the flutes from the open seed boxes. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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“T” top resting on top of bracket. ® ® If a Seed-Lok or Keeton seed firmer is also installed, it may be necessary to shorten the flap. Figure 43 31047 Seed Tube Flap 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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If any air still is trapped in either cylinder, the cylinder will have a spongy, erratic movement and drill will not raise evenly. If necessary, repeat bleeding process. 7. Refill tractor hydraulic fluid reservoir to its proper level. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Spread a small skim coat of anaerobic sealant ®1 (Loctite 525 or equivalent) to gear case mating surfaces before bolting them back together. Machine Damage Risk: Use sealant sparingly. Excess sealant may squeeze off the intended surface and lock bearings or gears. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Move the Seed Rate adjustment handle back and forth to 12126 get oil into the square bore. Perform this with seed box empty, or handle may be difficult to set to 100. ® 1. Loctite is a registered trademark of Henkel Corporation. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Gauge Wheel Arms 2 zerks each arm, 4 total Type of Lubrication: Grease Quantity: Until grease emerges 18482 Small Seeds Shaft Bearings (Option) 1 zerk total Type of Lubrication: Grease Quantity: Until grease emerges 18082 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Table of Contents Maintenance and Lubrication Drive Chains (Model: 3P606NT) As Required 1 to 8 Chains Present: Type of Lubrication: Chain Lube Quantity: Coat thoroughly Standard Chains • drive wheel to front left jackshaft • jackshaft to gearbox input 28291 •...
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Quantity: Until resistance is felt 13879 Wheel Bearings (3P606NT) Seasonal 2 races total Type of Lubrication: Bearing grease Quantity: Re-pack 32672 Left Wheel Bearings (606NT) Seasonal 2 races total Type of Lubrication: Bearing grease Quantity: Re-pack 32589 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Table of Contents Maintenance and Lubrication Right Wheel Bearings (606NT) Seasonal 2 races total Type of Lubrication: Bearing grease Quantity: Re-pack 32578 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Accessories are listed in alphabetical order. To order an accessory, contact your Land Pride dealer. Alternate Acremeter An electronic acremeter is standard on Model 3P606NT and 606NT. If you need a meter with an alternate units of measure, order one of the following parts.
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This plug stops seed flow from the main seed box above the meter. Order one per row to be set inactive. Description Part Number Fluted Feed Meter Plug 817-087C See “Main Seed Row Shutoff” in Seed Rate Manual. 26279 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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The base drill includes a choice of press wheels. Additional wheels are available, and all may be field-installed. This manual does not list kit part numbers as the available wheels are often region-specific. Consult your Land Pride dealer. 32617 32620 32621 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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This can prevent seed pile-up when drilling across slopes and in other situations where the seed is 17028 particularly fluid. Partitions are sold individually. Order quantity desired. Part Description Number RMVBL SMALL SEED BOX PARTITION 123-409D 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Seed-Lok use. 12677 ® Lock-Up (Option) For operations, see “Seed-Lok ” on page 38. 1. The Great Plains PFH accessory hitch is incompatible with the 3P606NT drill due to interference with the ground drive. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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(45 kg) “suitcase” style tractor weights. The kits do not include weights. Drill Option Field Kit 606NT (66) 151-058A82 32703 3P606NT (66) 151-058A82 See the Transporting topic starting on page 18 and “Frame Weight Adjustment” on page 31.of “Options” 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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0 to 3.5 in. (0 to 8.9 cm) 0 to 3.5 in. (0 to 8.9 cm) 1. See “Transporting” topic for typical weights of various configurations. 2. Power requirements vary significantly with conditions and practices. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Right-Hand Gauge Wheel 7.00-15 LT 414 kPa the tire. Tire warranty information is found online at the manufacturer’s websites listed below. For assis- tance or information, contact your nearest Authorized Farm Tire Retailer. ManufacturerWebsite Firestonewww.firestoneag.com Goodyearwww.goodyearag.com BKTwww.bkt-tires.com/en Titanwww.titan-intl.com Gleasonwww.gleasonwheel.com 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Table of Contents Appendix A - Reference Information Hydraulic Diagram Figure 46 18676 606NT Hydraulic Diagram 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Table of Contents Appendix A - Reference Information Drive System Diagrams 3P606NT Drives Figure 47 23213 3P606NT Maximum Configuration Figure 48 23110 3P606NT Native Grass (Option) 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Table of Contents Appendix A - Reference Information Figure 49 23110 3P606NT Small Seeds (Option) 606NT Drives Figure 50 23112 606NT Main Seed Box 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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Table of Contents Appendix A - Reference Information Figure 51 23112 606NT Main Seed Box Agitator (Option) Figure 52 23109 606NT Native Grass (Option) Figure 53 23109 606NT Native Grass (Option) 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Table of Contents Appendix A - Reference Information Figure 54 23212 606NT Maximum Configuration 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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7. Check that all working parts are moving freely, bolts are tight, and cotter pins are spread. 8. Check for proper tension and alignment on all drive chains. 9. Check that all safety labels and reflectors are correctly located legible. Replace 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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4. Stop lifting about 12 inches off the trailer bed. 5. Slowly pull the trailer straight out from under the drill. 6. Making sure to keep the drill level front-to-back and side-to-side, slowly lower the drill to the ground 12 inches off the ground. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
804-009C WASHER LOCK SPRING 5/16 PLT 803-008C NUT HEX 5/16-18 PLT Orient the reflector assembly upright, and red/orange reflective side to rear. Secure mount to walkboard Figure 56 32648 with bolts , lock washers and nuts SMV Reflector 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
If a Seed-Lok is present (not shown), secure the ® scraper assembly to the Seed-Lok , using a ® threaded hole present in the Seed-Lok . The hex nut unused. 18. Re-mount the removed disc blade. 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
12. Install the amber reflector decal on the decal mount. 13. Repeat the above steps for the opposite side of the drill. Figure 59 18621A Reflector Installation See frame weight information on page 30 for weight selection. 2024-07-24 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M...
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Table of Contents Appendix C - Accessory Installation 3P606NT & 606NT 313-518M 2024-07-24...
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