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DE-1008.5 CALIBRATION & PUMP TUBE SELECTION
PUMP TUBE SELECTION & CALIBRATION
There are two color coded pump tubes shipped with your applicator
– Red and Blue – as indicated by
the zip ties on either end. Use the instructions below to determine which pump tube will work best
with your harvest rate and product concentration (mix rate).
DETERMINING YOUR HARVEST RATE
1
: By reading across, find the weight of your load.
A. If the weight of your load is not listed, please round up to the next weight listed.
2
: By reading down, find the time (in minutes) to load/unload.
B. If the exact time to load/unload is not listed, please round up to the faster time listed.
3
: Moving down from your weight and over from your time, where the column and row meet is your
harvest rate in Tons per Minute.
Silage - Tons per Minute
Tons Per Load
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
M
inutes
to Load/
Un
loa
d
12
0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2
11
0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4
10
0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6
9
0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9
8
0.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.3
7
0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.7
6
0.7 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3
5
0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.8 5.2
4
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5
3
1.3 2.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.0
2
2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0
1
4.0 6.0 8.0
4
: Using the following chart, find your product mix rate across the top along with the range your
harvest rate falls in. This will determine which tube to install for proper application.
NOTE:
Product mix rate of 100 tons/gallon is only recommended for use with products that have a
suggested rage of 2 grams per ton or less. Products with rates over 2 grams per ton are required to
mix at 50 or 25 tons per gallon. Further concentration may cause excessive product sediment build
up and will skew the flowmeter calibration.
Pump Tube Selection Chart
Mix Rate= 100 tons/gallon* Mix Rate = 50 tons/gallon Mix Rate = 25 tons/gallon
Minimum
Tons/Min.
Maximum
Tons/Min.
Minimum
Tons/Min.
Maximum
Tons/Min.
Minimum
Tons/Min.
Maximum
Tons/Min.
Blue Tube
1.50
4.00
0.75
2.00
0.50
1.00
Red Tube
3.00
8.50
1.50
4.25
0.75
2.00
*For products equal to or
less than 2 grams/ton.
