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SEEDHAWK®TOOLBAROPERATOR’SMANUAL43

4.14 SEEDHAWKPACKERTIRE

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Item# Description

1 Packertire

2 Fertilizerknife

3 Seedknife

4 Fertilizer

5 Seed

6 Originalgroundlevel

7 Finalpackedsurface

8 Loosesoilandstraw

 0.75in(19mm)

X 1.50in(38mm)

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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in(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.

FIGURE26