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Read articles →This video focuses almost entirely on calibrating a compact tractor no-till seeder for a real pasture job at a neighbor's property, walking through the seed-rate math, gear selection trade-offs, coated-seed complications, and why the higher-rate gears cause headaches at low seeding rates. It's a honest first-use account with practical lessons learned mid-job, not a polished how-to. Best for anyone considering this type of seeder and wanting to know what calibration actually involves.
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Catch seed from the trough, convert ounces to pounds per acre using the formula amount divided by 16 times 354.4, then adjust the opening and recheck with the crank turns specified for your gear set.
If seeding less than 50 to 75 pounds per acre, use the lower speed gears so the feed mechanism can stay open wider, which gives better control at low rates.
The coated seed gummed up the mechanism when the opening was set very narrow, which led to inconsistent rates and eventually almost no seed dropping.
No, the seeder is simple to pull with no hydraulics and no PTO, though getting the seeding rate adjusted correctly is more complex.
