Great Plains YP4025F-1670 Material Rate - Manual (Page 47)

2014-03-13 Contents Metric Rates 401-571B
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Contents Metric Rates Fertilizer Rate 45
Fertilizer Rate
The YP30/40 Planter planter optionally includes one or
two fertilizer manifolds:
Type 2 - single section, single inlet, and/or
Type 3 - three section, three inlet
and may include one ground-driven pump for the Type 2
manifold.
The Type 2 manifold may be supplied by tanks on the
planter, or tanks off the planter, typically a semi-mounted
trailing tank cart or the 400 gallon tank on a trailing
PFC2000 tank cart.
The Type 3 manifold is designed to use an off-planter
pump and tank, typically the PFC1600 or PFC2000 tank
cart.
Fertilizer rate is independent of seed rate. Fertilizer rates
are set by the pump system(s). On-planter ground drive
pump operations are described on page 49 and in the
YP30/40 Planter Operator Manual. Off-planter pump
operations are described in the tank manual.
Manifold systems include orifice plates at each row unit
drop line. Each fertilizer system normally includes a
pressure relief valve and strainer. These components
affect consistency of flow across all rows.
Note: Great Plains recommends checking with your local
Agronomist as soil conditions vary. Soil conditions
in your area may need lesser or more amounts of
fertilizer than represented in these charts. Do not
exceed 12 gallons/ac (112 liters/Ha) in any case.
Fertilizer Rate Steps
1. Determine rate desired.
2. Determine orifice plate size (page 46).
3. Install orifice plates (page 47).
4. Shut off any unused rows (page 47).
5. Check strainer mesh size (page 48).
6. Set relief valve (page 48).
7. Determine pump range and rate setting (page 49).
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Type 2:
Planter
Tanks
Type 2:
Gravity
Cart
a
Tank
a Do not use nurse tank sizes above 550 gallons with
planter model YP30.
Type 3:
Pumped
Cart
a
Tank
Sour
ce
Pump
Manif
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