User Manual

M0188-01Model 3000
5-2 Rev. 6/11
TM
Rate Charts
PLANTING RATES FOR FINGER PICKUP SEED METERS (STANDARD DRIVE)
APPROXIMATE SEEDS/ACRE FOR VARIOUS ROW WIDTHS
30" Rows 36" Rows 38" Rows
Transmission Sprockets
Drive Driven
Recomm. Speed
Range (MPH)
Average Seed
Spacing In Inches
16,186 13,488 12,778 17 28 4 to 6 12.9
16,785 13,988 13,251 17 27 4 to 6 12.5
17,431 14,526 13,761 17 26 4 to 6 12.0
18,090 15,075 14,281 19 28 4 to 6 11.6
18,128 15,107 14,312 17 25 4 to 6 11.5
18,760 15,633 14,810 19 27 4 to 6 11.1
18,883 15,736 14,908 17 24 4 to 6 11.1
19,481 16,234 15,380 19 26 4 to 6 10.7
19,704 16,420 15,556 17 23 4 to 6 10.6
20,261 16,884 15,995 19 25 4 to 6 10.3
21,104 17,587 16,662 19 24 4 to 6 9.9
21,898 18,249 17,288 23 28 4 to 6 9.5
22,022 18,352 17,386 19 23 4 to 6 9.5
22,709 18,924 17,928 23 27 4 to 6 9.2
22,850 19,042 18,040 24 28 4 to 6 9.2
23,583 19,652 18,618 23 26 4 to 6 8.9
23,697 19,747 18,708 24 27 4 to 6 8.8
23,802 19,835 18,791 25 28 4 to 6 8.8
23,853 19,877 18,831 17 19 4 to 6 8.8
24,526 20,438 19,363 23 25 4 to 6 8.5
24,608 20,507 19,427 24 26 4 to 6 8.5
24,684 20,570 19,487 25 27 4 to 6 8.5
24,755 20,629 19,543 26 28 4 to 6 8.4
25,548 21,290 20,169 23 24 4 to 6 8.2
25,592 21,327 20,205 24 25 4 to 6 8.2
25,633 21,361 20,237 25 26 4 to 6 8.2
25,671 21,393 20,267 26 27 4 to 6 8.1
25,707 21,422 20,295 27 28 4 to 6 8.1
26,659 22,216 21,046 23 23 4 to 6 7.8
27,646 23,038 21,826 28 27 4 to 6 7.6
27,684 23,070 21,856 27 26 4 to 6 7.6
27,770 23,141 21,923 25 24 4 to 6 7.5
27,818 23,181 21,961 24 23 4 to 6 7.5
28,709 23,924 22,665 28 26 4 to 6 7.3
28,791 23,993 22,730 27 25 4 to 6 7.3
28,977 24,147 22,876 25 23 4 to 6 7.2
29,795 24,829 23,522 19 17 4 to 6 7.0
29,858 24,881 23,572 28 25 4 to 6 7.0
29,991 24,993 23,677 27 24 4 to 6 7.0
30,136 25,113 23,792 26 23 4 to 6 7.0
31,102 25,918 24,554 28 24 3 to 6 6.7
31,295 26,079 24,707 27 23 3 to 6 6.7
32,271 26,893 25,477 23 19 3 to 5.5 6.5
32,454 27,045 25,622 28 23 3 to 5.5 6.5
33,674 28,062 26,585 24 19 3 to 5.5 6.2
35,077 29,231 27,693 25 19 3 to 5 6.0
36,068 30,056 28,474 23 17 3 to 5 5.8
36,480 30,400 28,800 26 19 3 to 5 5.7
37,636 31,363 29,713 24 17 3 to 5 5.6
37,883 31,570 29,908 27 19 3 to 5 5.5
39,204 32,670 30,951 25 17 3 to 4.5 5.3
39,287 32,739 31,016 28 19 3 to 4.5 5.3
40,772 33,977 32,189 26 17 3 to 4.5 5.1
42,340 35,284 33,427 27 17 3 to 4.5 4.9
43,908 36,590 34,665 28 17 3 to 4.5 4.8
NOTE: See “General Planting Rate Information” and “Checking Seed Population” for additional information. Always check
seed population in the field to ensure planting rates are correct.