SO....I finally got my 494A back together and operational, and actually planted some corn with it. The first batch went pretty well once I got the ground speed sorted out (well, the markers continue to be fussy, but I will prevail there too), but when I planted the second batch it seemed like the reccomended seed plate wouldn"t feed well. I"ve read about manually sizing the seed to the plate, but to be honest I can"t make heads or tails of what I"m looking for - the "correct" plate for the first batch (that worked) was a plate I would never have picked by comparing the seed to the cell size - the seed was much smaller than the cell, and even though the seed was mostly "square" in shape, the cells were round. I"m hoping one of you guys has some experience with this and can give me some guidlines on what I"m looking for in terms of matching things up. I have about a dozen sets of plates so I should be able to come up with something thats close. I figure for next year I"ll get an old seed hopper at the junkyard, and make a "test stand" to try different plates with different seeds BEFORE I load all 4 bins and lay down 20-30 feet of rows... Thanks Gregg
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