Seed Rate Scale

 

This Is the MOST useful product for Seed Drill Calibration

Every farmer using a drill and does not have a $2-$3000 seed counter needs this scale.

Hand-held scale gives exact “pounds per acre” seed application rate for air seeders and all conventional grain drills. Chart on canister gives row spacing and travel distance. Seed sample collection bag included. The chart on your drill is just a starting point. Due to seed texture and varied seed size, drill charts are unreliable. The price of the seeder meter can be saved in one round.

SEED APPLICATION RATE SCALE named “SEEDER METER” determines POUNDS per ACRE of seed applied for all drill spacing for both conventional drills, no till drills and air seeders. Due to different seed texture and size, the chart included with your seeder is only a starting point. Grain producers need to know the exact seeding rate to save expensive seed. The seeder meter includes a chart with spacing and travel distance, a sample collection bag and instructions.
This scale is extremely sensitive and has a range from 0 to 250 pounds.

Contact us to order your Seed Rate Scale today and start saving money immediately.

SMS 250 SEEDER METER “POUNDS PER ACRE”

THE APPLICATION RATE SCALE IS BALANCED FROM THE FACTORY TO HAVE A ZERO BALANCE.

INSTRUCTIONS:

FOR AIR SEEDERS, ATTACH ENCLOSED CLOTH COLLECTION BAG TO THE END OF THE SEED TUBE. LET THE FAN RUN WITH NO SEED IN THE TUBE. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE DISTANCE TRAVELED, YOU SHOULD LET THE AIR FLOW CONTINUE SO ALL THE SEED FLOWS INTO THE COLLECTION BAG.

FOR CONVENTIONAL DRILLS, YOU MAY USE A DISPOSABLE CUP OR THE SCALE ITSELF TO COLLECT THE SEED SAMPLE FOR THE DISTANCE TRAVELED.

BELOW IS THE CHART FOR TRAVEL DISTANCE FOR DIFFERENT ROW SPACING’S.

CHART

ROW                  TRAVEL
SPACING’S       DISTANCE

5 INCHES …….. 349 FT.
6.5 INCHES ….. 268 FT.
8 INCHES …….  218 FT.
10 INCHES …… 174 FT.
15 INCHES …… 116 FT.
20 INCHES ……   76 FT.
30 INCHES ……   58 FT.

5.5 INCHES…… 317 FT.
7 INCHES……..  249 FT.
9 INCHES …….. 194 FT.
12 INCHES …… 145 FT.
16 INCHES …… 109 FT.
24 INCHES …….  72 FT.
36 INCHES …….  48 FT.

6 INCHES ……… 290 FT.
7.5 INCHES …… 232 FT.
9.5 INCHES …… 183 FT.
14 INCHES ……. 124 FT.
18 INCHES ……… 97 FT.

EMPTY THE COLLECTED SAMPLE INTO THE SCALE CANISTER.

************ THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP ************
LEVEL THE SEED SAMPLE IN THE CANISTER BEFORE TESTING.
SUPPORT THE SCALE BY THE RING WITH YOUR FINGER, AND SLIDE THE WEIGHT ON THE BEAM UNTIL LEVEL BUBBLE IS CENTERED.

 

READ THE POUNDS PER ACRE AT THE CENTER MARK OF THE WEIGHT CUBE.
NOTES OF INTEREST:
FOR DIFFERENT ROW SPACING, DIVIDE INCHES INTO 145.2 X 12 = TRAVEL DISTANCE.

WHEN CALIBRATING DRILLS FOR SMALL GRASS SEEDS, (ALF, ETC.) INCREASE THE TRAVEL DISTANCE TIMES 10.THEN DIVIDE THE POUNDS PER ACRE READING BY 10.

EXAMPLE:   WITH A 7 INCH SPACING DRILL, TRAVEL 2490 FEET, (WHICH IS 150 FEET LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. 1/2 MILE IS 2640 FEET)  IF THE SCALE READS 150 POUNDS, YOUR APPLICATION RATE WILL BE 15 POUNDS PER ACRE.

YOU MAY WANT TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE TRAVELED WITH A REVOLUTION OF YOUR TRACTOR WHEEL, MARK THE TIRE AND COUNT THE REVOLUTIONS FOR CALCULATING TRAVEL DISTANCE.

BERCKES MFG. ALSO MANUFACTURES GRAIN TEST WEIGHT SCALES THAT GIVE POUNDS PER BUSHEL FOR YOUR YIELD, QUALITY AND BIN CAPACITY TESTS.

ALSO FERTILIZER DENSITY SCALES FOR SETTING FERTILIZER APPLICATORS. TIDS SCALE DETERMINES POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT.