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HOW TO REGULATE THE QUANTITY OF SEED AND FERTILIZER
A bag of corn seeds has an average of 60,000 seeds, an amount suitable for planting 1 hectare.
NOTE: Choose the seed disk appropriate to the size of the seed. In our site has our line of discs,
wedge of plate and tooth rolls - www.knapik.com and www.plantknapik.com
Do not forget to use graphite powder mixed in the seed.
In a 1 hectare, with a space between lines of 80 cm the operator will walk 12,500 linear meters.
How to calculate the amount of seeds and fertilizer per linear meter?
SEEDS
Choose the seed distribution plate and wedge of plate. Assemble the manifold as instructed in the
manual, this manual has a table with ratio of gears and quantity of seeds per linear meter.
To sow 5 to 5.5 maize seed per linear meter, need a plate with 28 holes, the seed dispenser gear with
21 teeth and the traction wheel gear with 21 teeth .
To check:
Put a small amount of seeds in the box, turn the traction wheel (turn the wheel a few times before
take the samples). With 2 turns in the wheel correspond to 3 meters, vest and count how many the
seeds have fallen and divid by 3 meters. Repeat the sample 2 or 3 times to confirm the amount of seeds.
NOTE: it is very important to do seed germination tests before beginning planting.
FERTILIZER
The regulation of the amount of fertilizer is made in the ruler that is on the side of the box.
To make the adjustment you need place approximately 3 kg of fertilizer inside the box and turn the traction wheel
(turn the wheel a few times before taking samples). With 2 laps corresponding to 3 meters running,
vest and weigh how many grams of fertilizer that fell and divide by 3 meters.
Repeat the sample 2 or 3 times to confirm the amount of fertilizer.
Factors that may influence the regulation of fertilizer quantity:
Humidity of the fertilizer and the movement and abnormal vibrations of the machine.
Once adjusted the machine can complete the appropriate boxes with the fertilizer and seeds.
ATTENTION: except the SORHNUM seed, in this case work. with as few seeds as possible inside the box
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