Great Plains 2510HDP Material Rate - Manual (Page 2)

118-245B 12/01/2009
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Introduction ................................................................ 1
Document Family ......................................................... 1
Models Covered........................................................... 1
Setting Planting Rate ................................................... 1
Main Seed Box Planting ............................................ 2
Range Sprockets.................................................. 3
Transmission Sprockets....................................... 4
Checking Main Box Seed Rate ................................ 4
Main Box: Singulator Plus Rates ................................. 5
Reading a Singulated Rate Chart ............................ 5
Checking Singulated Seed Rate .......................... 6
Cotton, 120 Cell ....................................................... 7
High Rate Cotton, 120 Cell ...................................... 8
Row Cotton, 120 Cell ............................................... 9
Row Milo, Low Rate, 102 Cell ................................ 10
Row Milo, Medium Rate, 135 Cell.......................... 11
Row Milo, High Rate, 270 Cell ............................... 12
Solid Milo, Low Rate, 51 Cell ................................. 13
Solid Milo, Medium Rate, 102 Cell ......................... 14
Solid Milo, High Rate, 135 Cell .............................. 15
Soybeans, 100 Cell, Page 1 of 2 ........................... 16
Soybeans, 110 Cell, Page 1 of 2 ........................... 18
Main Box: Finger Meter Rates ................................... 20
Reading a Finger Meter Rate Chart ....................... 20
Finger Meter Adjustments .................................. 21
Finger Meter Brush Adjustment ......................... 21
20in Single Row, 6 Finger ...................................... 22
20in Single Row, 12 Finger .................................... 23
30in Single Row, 6 Finger ...................................... 24
30in Single Row, 12 Finger .................................... 25
30in Twin Row, 6 Finger ........................................ 26
30in Twin Row, 12 Finger, Low Rate ..................... 27
30in Twin Row, 12 Finger, High Rate .................... 28
40in Single Row, 6 Finger...................................... 29
40in Single Row, 12 Finger.................................... 30
Sprocket Indexing (Stagger) ...................................... 31
Indexing: 30in Twin Row 6 Finger ......................... 32
Indexing: 30in Twin Row 12 Finger ....................... 33
Indexing Fine Adjustment .......................................... 34
6-Finger Meter Stagger Adjustment....................... 34
12-Finger Meter Stagger Adjustment..................... 35
Main Box: Volumetric Rates ...................................... 36
Reading a Volumetric Rate Chart .............................. 36
Hydraulic or Ground Drive ..................................... 36
Calibrating Volumetric Seed Rate...................... 37
Barley, Narrow Wheat Wheel ................................ 39
Barley, Wide Wheat Wheel.................................... 40
Barley, V3 Wheel ................................................... 41
Oats, Wheat Narrow Wheel ................................... 42
Oats, Wheat Wide Wheel ...................................... 43
Oats, V3 Wheel...................................................... 44
Rice, Low Rate ...................................................... 45
Rice, Medium Rate ................................................ 46
Rice, High Rate...................................................... 47
Rye, Wheat Narrow Wheel .................................... 48
Rye, Wheat Wide Wheel........................................ 49
Hard Red Winter Wheat, Narrow Wheel................ 50
Hard Red Winter Wheat, Wide Wheel ................... 51
Soft Red Winter Wheat, Wide Wheel..................... 52
Soft Red Winter Wheat, V3 Wheel ........................ 53
Appendix .................................................................. 54
Tire Rotations ............................................................ 54
Seed Lubricants......................................................... 55
Metric Seed Rates, Singulator Plus ........................... 56
Metric Rates, Finger Meter ........................................ 69
Metric Seed Rates, Volumetric .................................. 78