Drilling Row Crops

Soybeans, common beans, corn, sugar beets and many other row crops can be planted with your machine. Set your machine as follows:

1. Furrow openers not used do not have to be removed but can be left on the machine to work the soil.

2. Cover all of the grain openings not being used with stops.

3. Keep grain tubes as straight as possible.

4. Markers are recommended for row crop work. (See Attachment section.)

5. To obtain proper machine settings for row crop planting, multiply the amount per hectare (acre) to be planted by one of the conversion factors for the row spacing indicated.

6. Apply this amount to the rate charts to obtain feed index, sprocket and gear combinations for drives.

   Feed Cup Spacing cm (in.)	Row Crop Spacing cm (in.)
   15 (6.0)			76 (30)
   19 (7.5)	38 (15)	57 (22.5)	76 (30)	95 (37.5)	114 (45)
   25 (10.0)	51 (20)	76 (30)	102 (40)
   Conversion Factor	2	3	4	5	6

   EXAMPLE:

   To plant 56 kg (50 lb) of soybeans on 76 cm (30 in.) rows with a fluted-feed drill having 25 cm (10 in.) feed cup spacing, find the conversion factor from the table above then multiply the desired seed rate x conversion factor.

   56 kg/ha (50 lb per acre) x 3 = 168 kg/ha (150 lb per acre).

   Refer to the 25 cm (10 in.) fluted-feed rate chart to find the nearest index setting for soybeans at 168 kg/ha (150 lb per acre). The correct index setting would be approximately 34.