Great Plains YP825AR Material Rate - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................1
Models Covered .............................................................1
Document Family ...........................................................1
Setting Planting Rate......................................................1
Setting Fertilizer Rate.....................................................1
Planting Rate Overview ...............................................2
Kernels Per Pound .................................................2
Singulated Rate Setting Summary .................................2
Population Reference Information..................................2
Seeds per Unit............................................................2
Seed Spacing .............................................................2
Seed Spacing (U.S. Customary units, page 1 of 2) 3
Seed Spacing (U.S. Customary units, page 2 of 2) 4
Air-Pro
®
Meter Disk Selection ........................................5
Air-Pro
®
Meter Disk Selection ........................................6
Meter Pressurization ......................................................8
Initial Meter Pressurization: Cotton.............................8
Initial Meter Pressurization: Milo.................................8
Initial Meter Pressurization: Soybeans .......................8
Initial Meter Pressurization: Sunflower .......................8
Initial Meter Pressurization: Round Corn....................8
Initial Meter Pressurization: Flat Corn ........................9
Checking Planting Rate................................................10
Checking Singulated Rates ......................................10
Planting Rate ..............................................................12
1. Rate: Monitor configuration: .....................................12
2. Rate: Disk Selection: ................................................12
3. Rate: Range Sprockets ............................................13
4. Rate: Transmission Sprockets .................................13
5. Rate: Seed Inlet Shutter ...........................................14
6. Rate: Meter Pressurization.......................................14
7. Rate: Checking.........................................................14
Sprocket Indexing (Stagger) .....................................15
Indexing Preparation ....................................................16
Basic Indexing ..............................................................16
Indexing Fine Adjustment.............................................18
Sprocket Indexing Charts .............................................19
Seed Rate Charts........................................................22
How to Read a Chart....................................................22
Corn..............................................................................23
22 inch Rows, 24 Cell, Low Range...........................23
22 inch Rows, 24 Cell, High Range..........................24
22 inch Rows, 40 Cell, High Range..........................25
30 inch Twin Row, 24 Cell, Low Range ................... 26
30 inch Twin Row, 24 Cell, High Range................... 27
30 inch Rows, 24 Cell .............................................. 28
30 inch Rows, 40 Cell, Low Range .......................... 29
30 inch Rows, 40 Cell, High Range ......................... 30
Cotton .......................................................................... 31
60 Cell, Low Range.................................................. 31
60 Cell, High Range ................................................. 32
Milo .............................................................................. 33
65 Cell, Low Range.................................................. 33
65 Cell, High Range ................................................. 34
130 Cell, Low Range................................................ 35
Soybean....................................................................... 36
84 Cell ...................................................................... 36
168 Cell .................................................................... 37
Sunflower, 24 Cell ........................................................ 38
Canola Seeding .......................................................... 39
General Information ..................................................... 39
Pre-Requisites ............................................................. 39
Prepare Meters ............................................................ 39
Loading Seed............................................................... 39
Configure PM300 Monitor (Canola) ............................. 40
Canola Ground Drive Rates (USc) ....................... 41
Canola Ground Drive Rates (metric) .................... 42
Configure IntelliAg
®
Monitor (Canola).......................... 43
Related Documents.................................................. 43
Material Setup .......................................................... 43
Material Setup: Hydraulic Drive............................ 43
Air-Pro
®
Meter RPM Limits: Canola ..................... 44
Material Setup: Ground Drive............................... 45
Channel Setup: Hydraulic Drive ............................... 46
Row Monitor Setup (either drive) ............................. 46
Canola Field Update .................................................... 47
Tools Required......................................................... 47
Update Brushes ....................................................... 47
Loosen Meter ........................................................... 47
Update Seed Tube ................................................... 48
Dry Fertilizer Rate ...................................................... 50
Determine Your Rate ................................................... 50
Fertilizer Density Adjustment ................................... 50
Reading a Fertilizer Rate Chart ................................... 51
Set Auger Rate Range ............................................. 51
Set Transmission ......................................................... 52
Calibrate Dry Fertilizer Rate......................................... 52