YP3025A
Adjustments
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2019-06-12
401-705M
Setting Material Rates
Planting Rate
Adjusting the planting rate requires the following:
1. Monitor configuration:
The seed monitor must be set up with the correct
row count, row spacing and disk cell count. See the
Seed Rate Manual (SRM) and the DICKEY-john®
Planter/Drill Control (PDC).
2. Preparing rows:
Correct seed disk selection and Y-tube settings are
required for correct rate. Meter shutter setting and
meter pressurization adjustments assure the rate.
See the SRM.
3. Ground speed calibration:
Seed monitor rate control and reporting is only as
accurate as the speed reported by the radar. See the
PDC manual.
4. Setting seed rate via seed monitor:
See the SRM and the PDC manuals.
5. Checking planting rate:
Although the seed monitor reports a computed
population based on seeds sensed, only an actual
furrow check provides certainty about the actual
seeding rate. See the SRM.
Fertilizer Rate
See page 66 for further detail. The following is a brief
summary of steps:
1. Pump setting dial and sprockets.
2. Row orifice setup.
3. Relief valve setting.
4. Strainer setup.
Figure 64
Seed Monitor Rate Screen
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Figure 65
JohnBlue Fertilizer Pump
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