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Seed Hawk TOOLBAR 2015 User Manual

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SEED HAWK

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2015 TOOLBAR OPERATOR’S MANUAL 39

4.10.2 Muddy Soil Conditions

4.10.3 Operating Curves & Corners

Seeding depth may be altered if mud sticks to the packer tire. If mud is only 1/4
in.-3/8 in. (6-10mm) thick, then this is not usually a concern. Assuming good soil
moisture, the reduced seed depth is still adequate. If the mud thickness is uni-
form, 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.

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 ad-
versely affected. Optimum performance, of course, is seeding in a straight path
as much as possible. It is also important to turn right as much as possible to
keep the fertilizer out of the seed row. When turning, the configuration of the 
fertilizer sideband is less to cause seed burn when turning in a right-hand arc.