Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
This part makes my head hurt. I am using a IH Cyclo 800 planter. The seed I am using is 80,000 count bags and the salesman tells me that in my area/soils on 30" rows that one bag will cover 2.5 acres. My math says that comes out to a density of 32,000 per acre. Looking at the seed chart for my planter and the 36 hole drum the closest count listed is 32,224. Looking to the left it tells me what sprockets to install in the seed drive to get this density. Looking to the right it tells me that I can drive a maximum of 7.74 miles per hour.
My questions are:
1) Am I doing/reading this right?
2) It says "maximum" speed is 7.74 mph. Can I dial that down? The field is irregular in spots and that is just too fast for a lot of reasons. I would be a lot more comfortable first time out at 4-5 mph until I get the feel of things.
Going to post this on a couple forums. It's a modest test plot but we do intend to harvest it and the inputs are pricey so prefer not to screw it up. Any help appreciated.
My questions are:
1) Am I doing/reading this right?
2) It says "maximum" speed is 7.74 mph. Can I dial that down? The field is irregular in spots and that is just too fast for a lot of reasons. I would be a lot more comfortable first time out at 4-5 mph until I get the feel of things.
Going to post this on a couple forums. It's a modest test plot but we do intend to harvest it and the inputs are pricey so prefer not to screw it up. Any help appreciated.