Billy Goat PR550, PR550H, PR550V, PR550HV, OS551, OS551H Lawn Preparation, Dropping Seeds, Chart

16OPERATION continued

ADJUSTING SEED RATE

			- PULL BACK ON THE KNOB THEN
			SLIDE THE BRACKET TO DESIRED
			STOP SETTING.
			EXAMPLE: STOP SETTING IS ON 4
			- IF SLICING WITHOUT DROPPING
STOP			SEEDS FOR LONG PERIOD THEN SET
			THE STOP SETTING TO ZERO . OF
SETTING	BRACKET	KNOB
			TIME.

LAWN PREPARATION

-MOW LAWN TO LOWEST SETTING ON YOUR MOWER.

-DO NOT WATER PRIOR TO SEEDING.

-POWER RAKE TO DETHATCH LAWN AND REMOVE THATCH.

-FERTILIZE LAWN WITH BROADCAST SPREADER.

LAWN PREPARATION

-FOR BEST RESULTS OVERSEED IN TWO PASSES OF ONE-HALF

APPLICATION RATE AT RIGHT ANGLES OR IN A CRISS- CROSS PATTERN.

-WATER HEAVILY IMMEDIATELY THEN LIGHTLY FOR 10 - 14 DAYS

KEEPING SOIL MOIST.

-AFTER GERMINATION, WATER LESS OFTEN TO PROMOTE GROWTH.

DROPPING SEEDS

-AFTER ADJUSTING THE STOP SETTING, LIFT UP ON THE BAR TO OPEN THE DROP SEEDER DOOR.

-TO STOP DROPPING SEEDS, PUSH FORWARD ON THE HANDLE TO CLOSE THE DROP SEEDER DOOR.

NOTE: IF SLICING WITHOUT DROPPING SEEDS FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME THEN SET THE STOP SETTING TO ZERO .

SEED APPLICATION CHART:

THESE SETTINGS ARE APPROXIMATE GUIDELINES. SEEDING RATES ARE SPEED DEPENDENT. FASTER TRAVEL DELIVERS LESS SEED.

SEED	RATE	STOP	SEED	RATE	STOP
TYPE	LBS	SETTING	TYPE	LBS	SETTING
	1,000 FT2			1,000 FT2		REFERENCE
RYEGRASS	1/2	1	BENTGRASS	2/3	1	CHART
	3/4	2		1 1/3	2	BILLY	SCOTTS
	1 1/2	3				GOAT	SEEDER
	2 1/3	4	BERMUDAGRASS	3/4	1	SEEDER	SETTING
			(HULLED & ZOYSIA)	1 2/3	2	SETTING	SEEDER
							(ALL DROP
BLUEGRASS	3/4	3					MODELS)
	1	4	CENTIPEDEGRASS	2/3	1	5	6 1/3
	1 1/2	5	(COATED)	1 1/4	2
						6	8
	2 1/2	6		2 1/2	3
						7	10
FESCUE	3/4	5	ST. AUGUSTINE	3/4	3	8	15 1/2
						9	17
	1 1/4	6	GRASS	1	4
	2	7		1 1/3	5
	3 1/2	8		1 1/2	6
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