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bleeds orange 
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Posted: 17 Jun 2020 at 9:30pm |
I did the math on my planter and I believe I put down 171 .lbs more than what I set planter for. Drive tire,chains ,sprockets are all good. Not sure what I'm missing. I have the 1/4" springs, and they are like new. 
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Tbone95
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Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 6:35am |
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I assume you mean, 171 POUNDS PER ACRE more? What was your target rate? Do you know the density of the fertilizer you have versus what the table in your manual is referencing? Are you sure you have it "straight" which is driver which is driven? Is your row spacing the same as the chart?
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Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 7:22am |
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Are they original size tires?
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Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 2:04pm |
i didn't think those had that big of a fertilizer box. are u talking about 46-00 which is 46lb per acre per 100lbs. if your doing corn you probably want 200lb per acre min. that's 92lb. one bag of seed should do almost 4acres, so running one bag thru would be 800lb of 46-00.
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Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 6:29pm |
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Tire size sprockets all that jazz is good. Have books. Fertilizer hoppers are 550 .lbs each. This is a 6 row.
Target was 298 .lbs per acre, obviously went over that amount.
Could it just be the size of the fertilizer granules?
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Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 6:31pm |
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Row spacing is 30" doing everything the book says.
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Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 7:03pm |
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Just spit-balling, but what was the delivery system to the planter; bags or bulk ? If bags, did the quantity(#'s) per bag not match what you "thought" they should be ? Like I said, just a guess.
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Posted: 18 Jun 2020 at 8:41pm |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2020 at 7:18am |
 bleeds orange wrote:
Tire size sprockets all that jazz is good. Have books. Fertilizer hoppers are 550 .lbs each. This is a 6 row.
Target was 298 .lbs per acre, obviously went over that amount.
Could it just be the size of the fertilizer granules? |
Yes, it could be. I asked you if you knew the density of your fertilizer. I don't run an Allis planter, though we did many years ago, but my planter book states more/less the following under the fertilizer rate chart: "Commercial fertilizer varies widely in density. This chart is based on XX.X lbs per cubit ft. Verify the density of your product and. . . blah blah blah". You should be able to contact your supplier and ask them, and see if there is any such information in your book. There should also be a way to calibrate, by jacking up a drive tire, spinning a given number of revolutions, and catching and weighing the discharge.
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Posted: 19 Jun 2020 at 7:21am |
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Holy crap! I just did your math!! You were putting down 469 pounds per acre?! Phew...I usually put down ~320, and it's quite a stream. I'm guessing it didn't take you too many acres to notice the problem.
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Posted: 19 Jun 2020 at 7:25am |
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If you have any left, you could check it yourself too. Fill a gallon jug, or a 2 1/2 gallon spray jug (bigger the container the better), convert gallons to cubic feet, and weigh it.
1 gallon = .13368 cubic feet.
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