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C
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OMMAND
EEDER
3. Make sure the seed cups are not plugged with leaves, grass or other obstacles and
that the seed cup regulation levers are all adjusted to the same opening position.
4. Remove the seed tubes from the lower bar and attach bags to the ends to allow the
material to be collected.
5. Move the calibration handle located in the rear of the hopper to a position between
0.5 and 6 (see fig. 6).
6. Turn the front cultipacker by hand in complete turns for a minimum of 20 turns. The
greater the number of turns the more accurate the measurement will be.
7. Gather up and weigh all the material distributed in the bags. Divide this by the
number of turns the cultipacker made. This will give the amount of material
dispersed per turn of the cultipacker.
8. Each cultipacker revolution, on the Command Seeder, corresponds to a surface
area of 17.44 square feet, therefore 57 revolutions equal to 1,000 square feet and
2,498 cultipacker revolutions equal to 1 acre. To obtain the amount of seed spread
per acre, multiply the quantity obtained with each revolution by 2,498 (see Table 2).
9. If the results do not correspond to the desired amount which needs to be distributed,
adjust the calibration handle accordingly.
TABLE 3 - AMOUNT OF MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED IN LB/ACRE
Lb. collected
all seed cups
0.1
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
6
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
To calibrate the Command Seeder while it is working, do the following:
1. Measure out a predetermined distance on the ground (for example 200 linear feet),
keeping in mind that the further the distance, the more precise the measurement.
2. Fill the hopper with the seed you intend to spread.
3. Make sure the seed cups are not plugged with leaves, grass or other obstacles and
that the seed cup regulation levers are all adjusted to the same opening position.
O
PERATION
100
200
300
9.2
4.6
3.1
45.7
22.8
15.3
91.6
45.8
30.4
137.4
68.7
45.8
183.1
91.5
61.1
229.0
114.4
76.3
274.7
137.3
91.5
320.5
160.3
106.8
366.3
183.2
122.1
412.0
206.1
137.3
457.9
228.9
152.6
503.7
251.8
167.9
549.4
274.7
183.2
595.2
297.6
198.4
641.0
320.5
213.7
686.8
343.4
228.9
732.6
366.3
244.2
778.3
389.2
259.4
824.1
412.1
274.7
869.9
435.0
290.0
915.7
457.9
305.2
Distance traveled in feet
400
500
600
2.3
1.9
1.5
11.4
9.2
7.6
22.8
18.3
15.3
34.4
27.5
22.8
45.8
36.6
30.5
57.3
45.8
38.2
68.7
55.0
45.8
80.1
64.1
53.4
91.6
73.3
61.1
103.0
82.4
68.7
114.5
91.5
76.3
125.9
100.7
83.9
137.4
109.9
91.5
148.8
119.0
99.2
160.2
128.2
106.8
171.7
137.4
114.4
183.1
146.5
122.1
194.6
155.7
129.7
206.0
164.8
137.4
217.4
174.0
145.0
228.9
183.2
152.6
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O
'
PERATOR
S
700
800
900
1.2
1.1
0.9
6.5
5.7
5.0
13.0
11.4
10.1
19.6
17.1
15.2
26.2
22.9
20.4
32.7
28.6
25.5
39.3
34.3
30.5
45.8
40.0
35.6
52.4
45.8
40.7
58.9
51.5
45.8
65.4
57.2
50.9
71.9
62.9
55.9
78.5
68.7
61.1
85.0
74.4
66.2
91.6
80.1
71.2
98.1
85.9
76.3
104.7
91.6
81.4
111.2
97.3
86.5
117.7
103.1
91.6
124.2
108.8
96.6
130.8
114.5
101.7
ABI A
TTACHMENTS
M
ANUAL
1,000
0.8
4.5
9.2
13.7
18.3
22.9
27.5
32.1
36.6
41.2
45.8
50.4
55.0
59.6
64.1
68.7
73.2
77.8
82.4
87.0
91.5
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