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Preparing for operation
Setting of the
grain distance
The sowing distance in the row can be adjusted:
•
mechanically by means of a lever change gearbox or
•
electronically via the electronic control system if using an electric
drive
The sowing distance in the row is the distance between the seeds
sown in the row. The number of seeds sown per hectare depends on
the distance between rows.
If you want to have a certain number of seeds sown per hectare then
you can calculate the sowing distance in the row with the aid of a for-
mula, which you can then set on the sowing machine.
Formula for calculating the sowing distance in the row
Example:
You wish to sow 200,000 seeds/hectare.
Seeds/hectare
= 200,000
Row distance
= 25 cm
Grain distance
= ?
10000
nce in the row
Row width (metres)
¥
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re x row width [metres]
10.000
200,000 x 0.25
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0 20m
,
=
