Great Plains 3S-4000F Operator Manual - Manual (Page 40)

36 3S-4000 Table of Contents Index Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
195-394M Table of Contents Index 2014-06-10
Fertilizer Box Operation
The 3S-4000 is equipped with a fertilizer compartment
so you can plant seed and apply fertilizer in the same
field pass. Use only dry, granular fertilizer in the fertilizer
box.
1. Clean any seed or debris from fertilizer
compartment.
2. Adjust seed and fertilizer compartments to desired
capacity. The 3S-4000 is equipped with standard
dividers that partition drill boxes into 60 percent seed
and 40 percent fertilizer. If your drill is outfitted with
optional offset dividers, you can change the
seed-to-fertilizer ratio.
3. Calibrate fertilizer-application rate as explained in
the Seed Rate manual 195-242B.
Refer to Figure 28
4.
Adjust dividers between seed and fertilizer
compartments to desired capacity.
The standard fertilizer dividers partition the drill
boxes into:
60% seed: 40% fertilizer, or;
100% seed: 0% fertilizer (see page 35).
The optional offset dividers partition the drill boxes
into:
68% seed : 32% fertilizer,
55% seed : 45% fertilizer, or;
100% seed : 0% fertilizer (see page 35.)
Divided Capacities
Figure 27
Clean-Out Door Latched
16377
Capacity Ratio Total Capacity
Seed Fertilizer Seed Fertilizer
None 100% 0% 92.7 bu
3267 ltr.
0
Standard 60% 40% 55.6 bu
1960 ltr.
37.1 bu
1307 ltr.
Offset
to Back 68% 32% 63.0 bu
2221 ltr.
29.7 bu
1045 ltr.
Offset
Forward 55% 45% 51.0 bu
1797 ltr.
41.7 bu
1470 ltr.
Figure 28
Seed Box Divider
27003
60%
Seed
40%
Fert.
68%
Seed
32%
Fert.
55%
Seed
45%
Fert.
Offset Divider
Configurations
Standard Divider
Configurations
100%
Seed
0%
Fert.