Ground Drive - Calibration
Page
54
10/09
VARIATOR SETTING GUIDE
(INDICATIVE ONLY)
MATERIAL
SORGHUM
MATERIAL BULK DENSITY
750
(kg/cubic metre)
SPROCKET RATIO
STANDARD
METERWHEEL REDUCTION PLATES
FITTED
(Refer to the meterbox section for further information page 110)
SR Meterbox / 3 Meterwheels fitted
12
2.5
3.3
4.1
4.9
5.7
6.6
7.4
8.2
9.0
8
1.6
2.2
2.7
3.3
3.8
4.4
4.9
5.5
6.0
APPLICATION
7
1.4
1.9
2.4
2.9
3.4
3.8
4.3
4.8
5.3
RATE (kg/ha)
6
1.2
1.6
2.1
2.5
2.9
3.3
3.7
4.1
4.5
PER BIN
5
1.0
1.4
1.7
2.1
2.4
2.7
3.1
3.4
3.8
4
0.8
1.1
1.4
1.6
1.9
2.2
2.5
2.7
3.0
3
-------
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.1
2.3
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
PLANTING WIDTH (metres)
SR Meterbox / 4 Meterwheels fitted
12
1.9
2.5
3.1
3.8
4.4
5.0
5.7
6.3
6.9
8
1.3
1.7
2.1
2.5
2.9
3.4
3.8
4.2
4.6
APPLICATION
7
1.1
1.5
1.8
2.2
2.6
2.9
3.3
3.7
4.0
RATE (kg/ha)
6
0.9
1.3
1.6
1.9
2.2
2.5
2.8
3.1
3.5
PER BIN
5
0.8
1.0
1.3
1.6
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.6
2.9
4
-------
0.8
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.3
3
------- -------
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.7
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
PLANTING WIDTH (metres)
SR Meterbox / 6 Meterwheels fitted
12
1.2
1.6
2.1
2.5
2.9
3.3
3.7
4.1
4.5
8
0.8
1.1
1.4
1.6
1.9
2.2
2.5
2.7
3.0
APPLICATION
7
0.7
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.9
2.2
2.4
2.6
RATE (kg/ha)
6
-------
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.1
2.3
PER BIN
5
------- -------
0.9
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.9
4
------- ------- -------
0.8
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.5
3
------- ------- ------- -------
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
VARSETT12SR
PLANTING WIDTH (metres)
