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SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS
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Planning of the Plantation - Correct Stand
Always consider that the
plant population at the harvest time
is smaller than
the number of seeds indeed distributed in the planting operation due to factors as:
germination, physical purity, vigor (Supplied in the packing of the seeds), besides
insects and diseases that can happen during the plants lives.
Also consider that during the planting operation occurs slippage or skidding of
the planter carrying-wheels according to the local working conditions.
See the
slippage index calculation
for the planter in your field conditions:
This index is obtained by comparing the amount of planter carrying-wheel turns
when hoppers are empty, with filled hoppers, by running the planter in the field.
With the planter empty and usually attached to the tractor, mark a starting point
in the ground and in the planter carrying-wheel. Move the machine until completing
10 (ten) turns of the carrying-wheels. Measure and write down the traveled distance.
Note:
THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE THE SAME DESIGN AND INFLATION PRESSURE.
Calculation:
Filled Distance - (minus) Empty Distance
Empty Distance
Fill up the planter hoppers, repeat the previous procedure and write down the
traveled distance.
x 100
