Great Plains YP1630F-1670 Material Rate - Manual (Page 19)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Contents Appendix 17
2012-12-04 Contents Appendix 401-832B
Fertilizer Rate
This section covers application of granular dry fertilizer
from the central hopper. For application of granular
fertilizer using the optional per-row Treatment hoppers,
“Treatment Rate (Option)” on page 26.
Refer to Figure 8
The dry fertilizer system is powered by a dedicated
ground drive wheel
, which has a lock-up capability, but
no rate adjustments.
Coarse fertilizer rate is set by Range gears on the
right side of the meter.
Fine rate is set by a crank adjuster on the gearbox.
A second crank , is used for system calibration.
There are four steps to obtaining the target weight of
fertilizer kg per hectare (or pounds per acre):
1. Find your target rate in the charts beginning on
page 22. If you have a choice of charts, for most
consistent results, pick one that results in a variable
rate gearbox value between 30 and 70.
2. If you know the density of your material, compare it
to the material used to develop the chart. If they
differ by more than a few percent, you may want to
start with a different chart rate (see “Density
Adjustment” on page 19).
3. Set the Final Drive Range on the meter (page 18).
4. Set the Variable Rate Gearbox (page 18).
5. Calibrate. See “Fertilizer Meter Calibration” on
page 19.
Note: The PM400 monitor can report blockage of fertilizer
flow at the rows, and shaft under/over-speed, but
does not measure rate.
Reading a Fertilizer Rate Chart
a. Choose the Low or High Range chart, favoring the
chart which places your initial adjuster setting closer
to the center of the 30 to 70 scale.
b. Note the final Range gear sprocket combination.
c. Note the reference Material Density. If your material
density is significantly different from the reference
material, a Density Adjustment may save time.
d. Find your target field application rate in kilograms per
hectare or pounds per acre. If using a Density
Adjustment, you’ll use different target rate to begin
calibration.
e. Note the suggested initial gearbox setting.
Figure 8
Fertilizer System, Bottom View
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Final Drive Range Gears Mater
Low Range 0.9
17T Driving; 54T Driven 60.0 pound
a
b
Material Density
0.96 kg/liter
60.0 pounds per cubic foot
c
Material Rate
kg/ha lbs/ac
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60 8 54 3 74
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g
Gearbox
Setting
d e