Seed Hawk 30 SERIES: 600C & 800C 2013 - Manual (Page 94)

SEED HAWK® 30 SERIES OPERATOR’S MANUAL 94
4.31 SEED HAWK PACKER TIRE
The packer tire bulges slightly to provide uniform packing over the seed and fertilizer furrows.
This leaves the seed 0.75” (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
3
1
4
2
5
7
6
8
KEY
1
PACKER TIRE
2 FERTILIZER KNIFE
3 SEED KNIFE
4 FERTILIZER
5 SEED
6 ORIGINAL GROUND LEVEL
7 FINAL PACKED SURFACE
8 LOOSE SOIL & STRAW
Y
1
0.75” (19 mm)
Y
2
0.75” (19 mm)
X 1.50” (38 mm)
FIGURE 4.129