Great Plains 3S-5000HDF Material Rate - Manual (Page 2)

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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................. 1
Drill models covered by this manual .............................. 1
26-Foot 2-Section Drills ............................................. 1
30-Foot 3-Section Drills ............................................. 1
40-Foot 3-Section Drills ............................................. 1
50-Foot 3-Section Drills ............................................. 1
Document Family ........................................................... 1
Setting Main Box Seed Rate ....................................... 2
Setting Drive Type ......................................................... 3
Changing Drive Type ................................................. 3
Main Box Seed Rate Handle.......................................... 4
Position Seed Cup Doors............................................... 4
Main Seed Row Shutoff ............................................. 4
Main Box Seed Rate Calibration.................................... 5
Reading a Seed Rate Chart........................................... 6
Main Box Seed Rate Charts .......................................... 8
Alfalfa {Medicago sativa} or Rape {Brassica napus} .. 8
Barley {Hordeum vulgare} (1 of 3) ............................. 8
Buckwheat {Fagopyrum esculentum} ........................ 8
Buffalograss {Bouteloua dactyloides} (1 of 4) ............ 9
Flax {Linum usitatissimum} or
Sudan {Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii, Sor-
ghum sudanense (Piper.) Stapf.} ........................... 9
Millet {Pennisetum glaucum, Setaria italica, Panicum
miliaceum, Eleusine cora} .................................... 10
Milo {Sorghum} ........................................................ 10
Peas {Pisum sativum} .............................................. 10
Pinto Beans {Phaseolus vulgaris} ............................ 10
Rice, Short Grain {Oryza sativa japonica, Oryza sativa
sinica} (1 of 2) ...................................................... 11
Rice, Long Grain {Oryza sativa indica} (1 of 4) ........ 11
Rye {Secale cereale} ............................................... 12
Soybeans {Glycine max} (1 of 4) ............................. 12
Sunflower {Helianthus annuus} ................................ 13
Wheat {Triticum} (1 of 2) .......................................... 13
Wheatgrass {Pascopyrum smithii} ........................... 13
Setting Fertilizer Rate ................................................ 14
Adjusting for Density .................................................... 14
Setting Fertilizer Drive Range.......................................15
Setting High Range...................................................15
Setting Low Range ...................................................15
Setting Fertilizer Final Drive .........................................16
Fertilizer Rate Calibration .............................................16
Fertilizer Rate Chart .....................................................19
Small Seeds Rate........................................................20
Small Seeds Rate Calibration.......................................20
Small Seeds Row Shut-Off ...................................22
Small Seeds Rate Charts .............................................23
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa),
Red Alsike (Trifolium hybridum),
Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) .................23
Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis),
Fescue (Festuca),
Annual Rye Grass (Lolium multiflorum) ................23
Bermuda (Cynodon dactylon),
Redtop (Agrostis gigantea),
Lespedeza Unhulled (Lespedeza),
Sercia, Sand,
Weeping Love Grass (Eragrostis curvula) ............23
Red & Sweet Clover (Trifolium)
Lespedeza Hulled (Lespedeza) ............................23
Orchard Grass (Dactylis glomerata) .........................24
Millet (Pennisetum glaucum, Setaria italica, Panicum
miliaceum, Eleusine coracana),
Reed Canary (Phalaris arundinacea) ...................24
Ladino Clover (Trifolium repens),
Canary Grass (Phalaris canariensis),
Timothy (Phleum pratense),
Canola (Brassica napus L., Brassica campestris L.,
Brassica Rapa var.) ..............................................24
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus),
Sudan (Sorghum bicolor subsp. drummondii, Sor-
ghum sudanense (Piper.) Stapf.) ..........................24
Appendix .....................................................................25
Metric Rate Charts, Main Seed Box .............................25
Metric Rate Charts, Small Seeds Box ..........................32