Grain spear

mountfarm

Member
Need a new grain spear? Any suggestions please. Not sinar though as that’s what we are getting rid of because the tip keeps breaking and the repair costs are ridiculous.
 

Clive

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Location
Lichfield
Need a new grain spear? Any suggestions please. Not sinar though as that’s what we are getting rid of because the tip keeps breaking and the repair costs are ridiculous.

This is a lot cheaper than a Sinar and does the job

 

mountfarm

Member
This is a lot cheaper than a Sinar and does the job


Can that be calibrated easily for the annual red tractor scheme requirements?
 

indiescot

Member
Location
Angus
This is a lot cheaper than a Sinar and does the job


Evening, does it give you instant readings? Have a spaldings probe but you have to wait a minute or so for probe to settle for a reading. Im just using it too monitor tipped loads of spring barley going for malting but can take a while!
 

goodevans

Member
Meat thermometer from one of the supermarkets,calibrate with boiling water or other end of spectrum water just forming ice,middle calibration under the tongue (you may also find you have covid feeling unwell)
 

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