Operator Manual Manual

3/28/12
150-131M
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Adjustments
1. When drilling, check the rate by noting acres
drilled, amount of fertilizer added to the drill
and level of material in drill box. If you are ap-
plying more or less that desired, adjust the
metering rate slightly to compensate for field
conditions.
with a density of 65 pounds per cubic foot (1.04 ki-
lograms per liter). If you are applying fertilizer of a
different density, use the following table to convert
application rate.
pounds per cub c foot, and you want to apply 100
pounds per acre. Multiply the desired application
rate by the conversion factor.
100 x 0.87 = 87
Adjust drill to the setting closest to 87 pounds per
acre.
Fertilizer Rate Chart (pounds per acre)
Setting number 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Row
Spacing
6" 13 25 48 67 89 112 131 154 173 197 218 234 261 279 292 303 306 308
7" 13 23 41 57 78 95 111 131 148 165 184 199 221 235 246 256 259 261
7.5" 11 20 38 54 72 89 105 123 138 157 174 187 209 223 234 242 245 247
8" 11 20 36 50 69 84 98 115 130 146 163 176 195 207 219 226 228 231
10" 8 16 29 40 54 67 79 92 104 118 131 140 157 167 175 182 183 185
Density, lb/ft
3
(kg/l) 45.0 (0.72) 50.0 (0.80) 55.0 (0.88) 60.0 (0.96) 65.0 (1.04) 70.0 (1.12) 75.0 (0.87) 80.0 (0.81)
Conversion Factor 1.45 1.30 1.20 1.10 1.00 0.93 0.87 0.81