Seed Hawk TOOLBAR 2013 45 & XL SERIES - Manual (Page 43)

SEED HAWK® TOOLBAR OPERATOR’S MANUAL 43
4.14 SEED HAWK PACKER TIRE
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
Y
1
0.75 in (19 mm)
Y
2
0.75 in (19 mm)
X 1.50 in (38 mm)
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.
Y
1
Y
2
X
1
2
6
8
3
4
5 7
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