Operating Instructions
2019-07-18
3P1006NT 313-521M
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Acremeter Operation
The acremeter
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counts shaft rotations whenever the
shaft is rotating
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normally this is only with the drill
lowered and in motion. The meter is programmed to
display rotations as acres or hectares, when using all
rows, factory
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specified tires and tire inflations.
Unusual conditions and/or non
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standard row
spacings can cause the acremeter tally to vary
somewhat from actual acres planted.
Refer to Figure 13
Acremeters supplied with these drills have varied over
time. For operational details (modes, resets, calibration),
see the manual supplied with the acreme
Disc Blade Adjustments
(as blades wear)
As blades wear, the diameter of the discs, and their
contact gap, changes. Seeding depth will also
change (or become irregular), unless adjustments
are made to blade spacing and the T
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handle setting.
Generally, the blades need to be replaced com
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pletely before coulter height adjustments would be
needed.
1. An electronic acremeter is available as an upgrade for older no-till drills having a mechanical acremeter.
Meter Style and Manual
194
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074M
152-314M
152
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325M
194-209M
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Figure 13
Acremeters
34776
34937
27378
36275
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2
3
4
1
3
2
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