Precision TBS4500PRCGY - Page 8

Caku~ating Your Mow Setting
To calculate how many pounds of material to spread
per 1000 square feet of lawn. Follow these steps.
1. Read on your material bag how many square feet
of area the contents of the bag will cover and how
many pounds the bag weighs.
Exa mple:
You have purchased a bag of fertilizer that states
that it will cover 5,000 square feet, and weighs
16.0 pounds.
2. To calculate coverage divide bag weight by
suggested coverage to obtain pounds per square
foot that is needed to be applied.
Exa mple:
16.0 lbs. ÷ 5,000 sq. ft. = .0032 lbs./sq. ft.
3. To calculate how much you need for 1000 sq. ft.
multiply the pounds per square foot obtained
above by 1000.
Example:
.0032 lbs/sq. ft. x 1000 = 3.2 lbs./1000 sq. ft.
4. Refer to standard settings table and locate the
appropriate settings number.
Example:
3.2 lbs./1000 sq. ft is closest to a 3 lbs./1000 sq. ft
so the spreader setting is a 5.
These are general information setting intended to
be used as only references.
STANDARD SE1TINGS
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0fl the bag of fertiNzer there should be a
chart that gives the recommended settings for
that particular bag. Because different
manufactures of fertiNzer make the granules
different sizes it is impossible for spreader
manufactures to give guidelines for all of the
different fertilizers. In addition to this walking
speed and terrain, may vary, therefore settings
may need to be adjusted. Because of these
conditions, Precision Products mc. makes no
warranty as to the uniformity of coverage
actually obtained from any of these
calculations.
x
.Length
Width
•~Total sq. ft.
_Non-Lawn Area
House, drive etc.
Tota! sq. ft.
Coverage
Fertilizer
Lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Grass Seed
Blue Grass
Bent Grass
Fine Mixture
Coarse Seed
Insecticide
(Diazinion)
Setting
Broadcast Spreaders
4
5
5.5
6
Setting
3
3
10
10
Setting
3.5
CALCULATING COVERAGE AREA
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