Great Plains 1520P Material Rate - Manual (Page 35)

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ATTENTION!!! (For all seed corn types)
Great Plains always recommends test stand calibration of the finger meter to the
population and ground speed desired.
Seed Rate Application
Charts for Finger Meter
Seed Lubricants
Finger Pickup Meters
EZ-Slide Graphite Powder
821-042C bottle, 1 pound (450 grams)
821-060C jug, 5 pound (2.3 kg)
For Finger Pick Up Meters Only
Use only approved Graphite Powder available from
Great Plains Mfg. Inc. or Precision Planting to ensure
proper lubrication of finger pickup corn seed meters.
Recommended usage:
For finger pickup meters, add one tablespoon (15 ml) of
graphite for each unit of seed corn (80,000 kernels).
In high humidity conditions, or seeds with heavy seed
treatments, increase the application to two tbsp (30ml).
If delivery of seed from the hopper to the finger meter is an
issue, add “Ezee Glide Plus” talc and graphite blend at a
rate of one cup (237ml) per 4 units of seed. Adjust until is-
sue is resolved.
Irritation and Chronic Exposure Hazard:
Wear gloves. DO NOT use hands or any part of your body to
mix seed lubricant. Wear a respirator when transferring and
mixing. Avoid breathing lubricant dust. Not an acute hazard.
May cause mechanical eye or skin irritation in high concentra-
tions. As with all mineral spills, minimize dusting during clean-
up. Prolonged inhalation may cause lung injury.
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