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3S-3000HD
Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
195-068M
2019-03-12
Acremeter Operation
The acremeter, located on the drill clutch shaft, counts
shaft rotations whenever the shaft is rotating - this is with
the drill lowered and in motion or during calibration crank
operation. The meter is programmed to display rotations
as acres or hectares
a
, when using all rows,
factory-specified tires and tire inflations.
Note: Unusual conditions and/or non-standard row spac-
ings can cause the acremeter tally to vary from ac-
tual acres planted.
Normal Operating Sequence
Note: The acremeter counts rotations during drill calibra-
tion (and if so, can be useful for calibration, al-
though the meter must be on, or moved to the shaft
being cranked).
1. Record the acremeter reading at the start of planting
(and after calibration). The large “
12345.6
” format
display is the grand total area since meter installa-
tion. The smaller number in the lower left corner is
the number of revolutions per acre for which the
meter was factory-programmed. If the display is
blank, see “
” below.
2. Lower drill and plant. Acremeter counts shaft rota-
tions, calculates acres or hectares, and adds to the
running grand total.
a. See page 95 for replacement and alternate meters.
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Figure 36
Electronic Acremeter
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