Great Plains FCP1000 Material Rate - Manual (Page 8)

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11. Weigh metered material. Subtract weight of emp-
ty container. Divide by three. Multiply by number
of openers on your drill to determine total kilo-
grams (pounds) metered per hectare (acre). If
this figure is different than desired, reset sprock-
ets accordingly.
NOTE: You may want to repeat calibration procedure
if your results vary greatly from fertilizer rate chart.
12. When drilling, check metering rate by noting hec-
tares (acres) drilled, amount of fertilizer added to
drill and level of material in drill box. If you are ap-
plying more or less fertilizer than desired, adjust
metering rate slightly to compensate for field con-
ditions.
For 157.9 mm (6. 2 in.) Row Spacing
Metering
Rate
Sprockets Metering
Rate
Sprockets
kg/har lb/acre Range Driver Driven kg/har lb/acre Range Driver Driven
48.8 42 Low 12T 21T 141.7 122 High 12T 20T
51.1 44 Low 12T 20T 142.9 123 Low 20T 12T
54.6 47 Low 12T 19T 148.7 128 High 12T 19T
56.9 49 Low 12T 18T 151.0 130 Low 21T 12T
60.4 52 Low 12T 17T 156.8 135 High 12T 18T
63.9 55 Low 12T 16T 166.1 143 High 12T 17T
69.7 60 Low 17T 21T 190.5 164 High 17T 21T
73.2 63 Low 17T 20T 199.8 172 High 17T 20T
76.7 66 Low 17T 19T 210.3 181 High 17T 19T
81.3 70 Low 20T 21T 224.2 193 High 20T 21T
90.6 78 Low 21T 20T 247.4 213 High 21T 20T
95.3 82 Low 21T 19T 260.2 224 High 21T 19T
99.9 86 Low 21T 18T 274.2 236 High 21T 18T
105.7 91 Low 21T 17T 290.4 250 High 21T 17T
112.7 97 Low 21T 16T 333.4 287 High 17T 12T
122.0 105 Low 17T 12T 352.0 303 High 18T 12T
128.9 111 Low 18T 12T 371.7 320 High 19T 12T
134.8 116 High 12T 21T 391.5 337 High 20T 12T
135.9 117 Low 19T 12T 410.1 353 High 21T 12T
Fertilizer Meter Rate Charts
Based on 1.04 kilograms-per-litre (65 pounds-per-cubic-foot) density