User guide

SEEDHAWK®30SERIESOPERATOR’SMANUAL94
4.31 SEEDHAWKPACKERTIRE
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Thepackertirebulgesslightlytoprovideuniformpackingovertheseedandfertilizerfurrows.
Thisleavestheseed0.75”(19mm)belowthecurvedpathleftbythepackerwheel.Theseedis
placed in an ideal environment:moisture will be channeled into the path of the packertire;
fertilizer isplaced inthe optimumpositionfor seedgrowth; and the seedknives leave a dark
strip,whichwarmsmorequicklythanthesurroundingresiduecoveredsoil.
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KEY
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1 PACKERTIRE
2 FERTILIZERKNIFE
3 SEEDKNIFE
4 FERTILIZER
5 SEED
6 ORIGINALGROUNDLEVEL
7 FINALPACKEDSURFACE
8 LOOSESOIL&STRAW
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0.75”(19mm)
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0.75”(19mm)
X 1.50”(38mm)
FIGURE4.129