Operator Manual Manual

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Index Adjustments 33
2014-07-23 Table of Contents Index 401-479M
Brush Meter Rates
Reading the Brush Meter Chart
Note: Actual chart is on page 34.
Images at right are excerpts.
Seed Rate: Cell Count
1. Use the chart columns for your seed plate, based on
the cell count.
Seed Rate: Population
2. Find the desired seed population or seed spacing.
Seed Rate: Sprocket Combinations
3. Configure the sprockets.
The numbers in the Driver/Driven columns are the
number of teeth (T) stamped on the sprockets
required.
Seed Rate: Planting Ground Speed
4. Observe the range of recommended planting
speeds.
y
pe Planter 70 cm Rows
60 Cell 48 Cell
Soybean or Specialty Soybean or
High Rate Milo/ High Rate
Grain Sorghum Acid-delinted Cotton
Speed Seed Seed Seed Seed S
e
Range Population Spacing Population Spacing Pop
u
(kph) (seeds/Ha) (cm) (seeds/Ha) (cm) (see
d
3t 13
217 608
66
174 087
82
130
Speed Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed
Range Population Spacing Population Spacing Populatio
n
(kph) (seeds/Ha) (cm) (seeds/Ha) (cm) (seeds/Ha
)
3 to 13
217 608
6.6
174 087
8.2
130 565
3 to 13
225 668
6.3
180 534
7.9
135 401
3 to 13
234 347
6.1
187 478
7.6
140 608
3 to 13
243 209
5.9
194 567
7.3
145 926
3 to 13
243 721
5.9
194 977
7.3
146 233
3 to 13
252 217
5.7
201 774
7.1
151 330
3 to 13
253 876
5.6
203 101
7.0
152 326
3 to 13
261 918
5.5
209 534
6.8
157 151
3 to 13
264 914
5.4
211 932
6.7
158 949
3to13
272 394
52
217 916
66
163 437
Transmission Speed Seed Seed S
e
Combinations Range Population Spacing Pop
u
Driver Driven (kph) (seeds/Ha) (cm) (see
d
17 28 3 to 13
217 608
6.6
17
4
17 27 3 to 13
225 668
6.3
18
0
17 26 3 to 13
234 347
6.1
18
7
19 28 3 to 13
243 209
5.9
19
4
17 25 3 to 13
243 721
5.9
19
4
19 27 3 to 13
252 217
5.7
201
17 24 3 to 13
253 876
5.6
20
3
19 26 3 to 13
261 918
5.5
20
9
17 23 3 to 13
264 914
5.4
211
19 25 3 to 13
272 394
5.2
21
7
Transmission Speed Seed Seed Seed
Combinations Range Population Spacing Population
D
river Driven (kph) (seeds/Ha) (cm) (seeds/Ha)
17 28 3 to 13
217 608
6.6
174 087
17 27 3 to 13
225 668
6.3
180 534
17 26 3 to 13
234 347
6.1
187 478
19 28 3 to 13
243 209
5.9
194 567
17 25 3 to 13
243 721
5.9
194 977
19 27 3 to 13
252 217
5.7
201 774
17 24 3 to 13
253 876
5.6
203 101
19 26 3 to 13
261 918
5.5
209 534
17 23 3 to 13
264 914
5.4
211 932
1
9
2
53
t
o
1
3
272 394
5
.2
217 916