Valley Rainger Linear - Establishing Parallel Wheel Tracks

38 Rainger Linear
OPERATION
Establishing Parallel Wheel Tracks
Use one of the following methods to establish paral-
lel wheel tracks:
NOTE
• ROWS MUST BE PLANTED PARALLEL WITH
THE WHEEL TRACKS AND THE WHEELS
MUST NOT CROSS A ROW.
METHOD 1
1. Make the first pass across the field depending on
your tillage method.
• If using a conservation tillage method, the first
pass across the field should be DRY and at a
100% percentage timer setting.
• If using conventional tillage methods, the first
pass across the field should be WET and at a
100% percentage timer setting.
2. Plant the crop parallel to the wheel tracks allow-
ing a minimum of 10 in (254 mm) of clearance
space between each wheel track and the first
crop row on either side of the wheel track. See
Figures 38-1 and 38-2.
METHOD 2
1. Plant the crop parallel to where the irrigation
machine will run. See Figure 38-1.
2. Make the first pass across the field depending on
your tillage method.
• If using a conservation tillage method, the first
pass across the field should be DRY and at a
100% percentage timer setting.
• If using conventional tillage methods, the first
pass across the field should be WET and at a
100% percentage timer setting.
3. Remove or flatten the rows at the wheel tracks
with a minimum of 10 in (254 mm) of clearance
space on each side of the wheel track. See Fig-
ure 38-2.
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Figure 38-1 Parallel Travel
1. Linear System
2. Crop Rows
3. Wheel Track
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Figure 38-2 1. Wheel Track
2. Clearance Space
3. First Crop Row
4. 10 in Min.