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SEEDHAWK®30SERIESOPERATOR’SMANUAL95
4.31.1 LOOSESOILCONDITIONS
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If the soil is too loose before seeding, the final packed surface will be excessively below the
loose soil that is thrown to the sides. This increases the likelihood of soil falling, blowing or
washingbackintothepackertirepath.Theresultisanalteredseeddepth.Thesolutiontothis
istoensurethatthesoilis nottooloosebeforeseeding.It may benecessarytopackthesoil
beforeseeding.
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THESEEDHAWKDRILLWILLCOVERADJACENTROWSIF:
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 Thesoilisconventionallytilledleavingitloose.
 Strawand/orchaffispoorlyspread,wetorinlargeclumps.
 Fieldtravelspeedisexcessive.Mayaffectabovelisteditems.
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4.31.2 MUDDYSOILCONDITIONS
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Seedingdepthmaybealteredifmudstickstothepackertire.Ifmudisonly0.25‐0.38in(6‐
10mm)thick,thenthisisnotusuallyaconcern.Assuminggoodsoilmoisture,thereducedseed
depthisstilladequate.Air‐inflatedpackertiresshouldbedeflatedslightlytoallow thetireto
bulgeslightlyandshedanymudbuildup.Ifthemudthicknessisuniform,theseeddepth,also,
willbeuniform,butshallowerthantheinitialdepthsetting.Itmaybedesirabletosettheseed
depthdeepertocompensateformudbuildup.
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4.31.3 OPERATINGONCURVESANDCORNERS
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Whenseedingaroundcurvesandcornersthepackerwheelmovesoutofthefurrowandrides
upon the hard,undisturbedfurrowshoulders.Packingforceisconcentratedmoreso onthe
shoulder and the packing on the seedbed is reduced.In addition to reduced packing action,
fertilizerplacementisalsoadverselyaffected.Optimumperformance,ofcourse,isseedingina
straightpathasmuchaspossible.Itisalsoimportanttoturnrighttokeepthefertilizeroutof
theseedrow.
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4.31.4 LOWPACKERTIREPRESSURE
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Forpackertiresthatareairinflated:ifthepackingforcesarehighandthetirepressureislow,
effectivepackingactionisreduced.Thetirewidensandridesharderonthefurrowshoulders.
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