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Table of Contents Great Plains NO-TILL DRILL MATERIAL RATE MANUAL MODELS 3P1006NT 151-144B Original Instructions Read the operator manual entirely. When you see this symbol, the subsequent instructions and warnings are serious - follow without exception. Your life and the lives of others depend on it! Illustrations may show optional equipment not supplied with standard unit.
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Trademarks of Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. include: AccuShot, DrillCommand, Max-Chisel, Row-Pro, Singulator Plus, Short Disk, Swath Command, Terra-Tine, Ultra-Chisel, and X-Press. Registered trademarks of Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. include: Air-Pro, Clear-Shot, Discovator, Great Plains, Land Pride, MeterCone, Nutri-Pro, Seed-Lok, Solid Stand, Terra-Guard, Turbo-Chisel, Turbo-Chopper, Turbo-Max, Turbo- Trill, Ultra-Till, Whirlfilter, and Yield-Pro.
The information symbol indicates useful - but crucial information machine operation, assembly, or adjustment. Review the safety information in the operator manual before calibrating or making any adjustments to the drill. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
For reference, at 10 kph (6 mph) field speed, jackshaft rpm is 65 (about 1 revolution per second). On boxes not being calibrated, empty the boxes, set rate handles to zero, or remove a drive chain to prevent undesired meter operation. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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The crank Right Calibration Crank Revolutions revolutions per area are independent of gearbox drive type. Standard Rate Acre Hectare Full Area Left Calibration Crank Revolutions 1/10th Area Standard Rate Acre Hectare Full Area 1/10th Area Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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Full Hectare 84.8 34.3 140.5 250.5 1/10th Hectare Reduced Rate (Native Grass Only) Hectare Acre Drive Type Full 1/10th Full 1/10th 98.4 39.8 200.8 20.1 81.3 301.3 30.1 121.9 12.2 491.5 49.1 198.9 19.9 Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
Each drive type corresponds to a specific gear ratio. Drive Type Relative Speed Slowest 2.06 times faster than drive type 1 3.08 times faster than drive type 1 5.02 times faster than drive type 1 Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
13. Weigh metered seed and subtract initial weight of the acremeter to determine the area. container(s). NetWeight GrossWeight ContainerWeight – Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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When drilling, check seeding rate by noting the area drilled, amount of seed added to drill, and seed level in the drill box. If you are seeding more or less than desired, adjust the rate slightly to compensate for field conditions. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
Pull seed hoses off openers under those compartments. 6. Turn gauge wheel or crank several times to fill compartments with seed. Turn wheel or crank until seed falls to the ground from each cup. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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Divide this number by the number of cups may need to change your sprocket arrangement to measured. adjust for field conditions. NetWeight ----------------------------------------- - WeightPerCup SampledRows Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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Number of Openers WeightPerArea 46.5 0.31 15 36.8 2.45 15 Drive type Driven sprocket Transmission standard standard RevsPerArea ---------- - ---------- - FinalRevs 46.5 36.8 RevsPerArea (from chart) Required sprocket Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
8. For dual seed calibration drills with S/N A1211W and above, unpin the coupler and slide out of the way to disconnect the two jackshafts (see “Calibration Preparation for S/N A1211W+” on page 3). Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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If you are drilling more or less seed than desired, and you have accurately calibrated the drill to your seed, you may need to change your sprocket arrangement to adjust for field conditions. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
4. Review seed rate settings before planting. Perform calibration calculations with the actual active row count. When removing plugs to restore rows to operation, be sure to not disturb a factory-installed plug. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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109 1.45 the final rate adjuster setup. Rate Setting For larger differences, particularly with very low densities, an adjustment can make the calibration simpler by choosing a different target chart value for the application rate. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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If you are applying more or container. less than desired, adjust the rate slightly to compensate for field conditions. Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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112 126 150 175 189 202 222 243 265 287 310 331 Non-Metric Pounds per Acre based on 65 lbs/cu.ft 7.5 inch 105 123 138 157 174 187 209 223 234 242 245 247 Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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3P1006NT Table of Contents Fertilizer Great Plains | 151-144B | 2019/03/14...
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