Planting rates for brush meters (continued), Planting rates 30" row width – Great Plains PT8030 V1012 Operator Manual User Manual
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Section 5 Adjusting Planting Rates
10/10/12
PT6030 and PT8030 Pull-Type Planter 401-032M
Great Plains Mfg., Inc.
Planting Rates 30" Row Width
Transmission
Sprockets
Speed
Range
(mph)
12 Cell
Hill-drop Cotton, Acid-delinted
Hills/Acre
Average Hill
Spacing
(inches)
Drive
Driven
17
28
2 to 8
16,186
12.9
17
27
2 to 8
16,785
12.5
17
26
2 to 8
17,431
12.0
19
28
2 to 8
18,090
11.6
19
27
2 to 8
18,760
11.1
17
24
2 to 8
18,883
11.1
17
23
2 to 8
19,704
10.6
19
25
2 to 8
20,261
10.3
19
24
2 to 8
21,105
9.9
23
28
2 to 8
21,898
9.5
19
23
2 to 8
22,022
9.5
24
28
2 to 8
22,850
9.2
24
27
2 to 8
23,697
8.8
17
19
2 to 8
23,853
8.8
24
26
2 to 8
24,608
8.5
26
28
2 to 8
24,755
8.4
24
25
2 to 8
25,592
8.2
26
27
2 to 8
25,671
8.1
23
23
2 to 8
26,659
7.8
Planting Rates for Brush Meters (continued)
27
26
2 to 8
27,684
7.6
24
23
2 to 8
27,818
7.5
25
23
2 to 8
28,977
7.2
19
17
2 to 8
29,795
7.0
27
24
2 to 8
29,991
7.0
28
24
2 to 8
31,102
6.7
23
19
2 to 8
32,271
6.5
28
23
2 to 8
32,454
6.5
24
19
2 to 8
33,674
6.2
25
19
2 to 8
35,077
6.0
23
17
2 to 8
36,068
5.8
26
19
2 to 7
36,480
5.7
27
19
2 to 7
37,883
5.5
28
19
2 to 7
39,287
5.3
26
17
2 to 7
40,772
5.1
27
17
2 to 7
42,340
4.9
28
17
2 to 7
43,908
4.8
Planting Rates 30" Row Width
Transmission
Sprockets
Speed
Range
(mph)
12 Cell
Hill-drop Cotton, Acid-delinted
Hills/Acre
Average Hill
Spacing
(inches)
Drive
Driven
Meters equipped with the 12 cell acid-delinted hill-drop
cotton discs will plant from 3 to 6 seeds per cell because of
variations in cotton seed size.
Determine which hill spacing is desired and select the
transmission ratio that is closest to that hill spacing on the
chart.
To determine the average seeds per hill and hills per acre
do the following field check:
1.
Measure 1/1000 of an acre. (1/1000 acre = length of
row 17’5” for 30” widths).
2.
Multiply the average seed per hill by hills per acre.
Example:
4 seeds per hill x (13 hills x 1000) = 52,000
NOTE: See Planting Rates on page 15 for additional information. Always check seed population in the field to ensure
planting rates are correct.