Great Plains 1625AHL Material Rate - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................. 1
Models Covered............................................................. 1
Document Family ....................................................... 1
Seed Rate Overview..................................................... 2
Kernels Per Pound ................................................. 2
Seed Rate Setting Summary ......................................... 2
Population Reference Information ................................. 2
Seed Spacing............................................................. 2
Seed Spacing (page 1 of 2) ................................... 3
Seed Spacing (page 2 of 2) ................................... 4
Air-Pro
®
Meter Disk Selection (Metric) .......................... 5
Air-Pro
®
Meter Disk Selection (USc) ............................. 8
Recommended Seed Disks (3 of 3) ......................... 10
Setting Ground Drives.................................................. 11
Range Sprockets.................................................. 12
Transmission Sprockets....................................... 12
Meter Pressurization .................................................... 13
Initial Meter Pressurization: Round Corn (metric) .... 14
Initial Meter Pressurization: Flat Corn (metric)......... 15
Meter Pressurization (U.S. customary units)............ 16
Initial Meter Pressurization: Round Corn (USc) ....... 17
Initial Meter Pressurization: Flat Corn (USc)............ 18
Checking Planting Rate ............................................... 19
Checking Singulated Rates...................................... 19
Singulated Planting ................................................... 22
Reading an Air-Pro
®
Ground Drive Chart .................... 22
Configure PM400 Monitor ............................................ 23
Configure MVT Monitor................................................ 23
Singulated Rate Charts................................................ 24
Corn ............................................................................. 24
20 inch Rows, 24 Cell .............................................. 24
20 inch Rows, 40 Cell .............................................. 25
70 cm Rows, 24 Cell ................................................ 26
70 cm Rows, 40 Cell ................................................ 27
75 cm Rows, 24 Cell ................................................ 28
75 cm Rows, 40 Cell ................................................ 29
30 inch Rows, 24 Cell .............................................. 30
30 inch Rows, 40 Cell .............................................. 31
36 inch Rows, 24 Cell .............................................. 32
36 inch Rows, 40 Cell .............................................. 33
70 cm Twin Row, 24 Cell, Low Range ..................... 34
70 cm Twin Row, 24 Cell, High Range .................... 35
75 cm Twin Row, 24 Cell, Low Range......................36
75 cm Twin Row, 24 Cell, High Range .....................37
30 inch Twin Row, 24 Cell, Low Range ....................38
30 inch Twin Row, 24 Cell Row, High Range ...........39
36 inch Twin Row, 24 Cell, Low Range ....................40
36 inch Twin Row, 24 Cell, High Range ...................41
Cotton ...........................................................................42
Inch Spacings, 60 Cell, Low Range..........................42
Inch Spacings, 60 Cell, High Range .........................43
70 cm, 60 Cell...........................................................44
75 cm, 60 Cell...........................................................45
Milo (Grain Sorghum) ...................................................46
Inch Spacings, 65 Cell ..............................................46
70 cm, 65 Cell...........................................................47
75 cm, 65 Cell...........................................................48
Inch Spacings, 130 Cell ............................................49
70 cm, 130 Cell.........................................................50
75 cm, 130 Cell.........................................................51
Soybeans......................................................................52
Inch Spacings, 84 Cell ..............................................52
70 cm, 84 Cell...........................................................53
75 cm, 84 Cell...........................................................54
Inch Spacings, 168 Cell ............................................55
70 cm, 168 Cell.........................................................56
75 cm, 168 Cell.........................................................57
Sunflower......................................................................58
Inch Spacings, 24 Cell ..............................................58
70 cm, 24 Cell...........................................................59
75 cm, 24 Cell...........................................................60
Canola Seeding...........................................................61
General Information......................................................61
Pre-Requisites ..............................................................61
Prepare Meters.............................................................61
Loading Seed ...............................................................61
Configure PM400 Monitor (Canola) ..............................62
Configure MVT Monitor ................................................62
Canola ..........................................................................63
Inch Spacings, 250 Cell ............................................63
70 cm, 250 Cell.........................................................64
75 cm, 250 Cell.........................................................65
Sprocket Indexing (Stagger)......................................66
Indexing Preparation ....................................................67
Basic Indexing .............................................................67
Indexing Fine Adjustment .............................................69