hectolitre measurement equipment

[bert]

Wanting to buy one and wondered what is out there that's cheap and simple that I can chuck on the table next to the drier.

So what is everybody using or recommend?

TIA

 

[mo!]

We have a litre measuring cylinder, a funnel to fill it and a spring balance.

 

[bert]

We have a litre measuring cylinder, a funnel to fill it and a spring balance.

how accurate do you find it?

 

[Renaultman]

I have one of these.

 

[Partstech]

http://www.martinlishman.com/agricultural/home/crop-quality/grain-sampling/#grain

 

[bert]

I have one of these.

A link that is in a word very posh Yeah looks good does that but only after a hectolitre measure really

 

[Chae1]

We have a litre measuring cylinder, a funnel to fill it and a spring balance.

Just one of these. We have one in combine for setting yield metre. Except the funnel.

 

[Steevo]

1l measuring cylinder and a spring balance is what I use. Seems to work well.

 

[mo!]

how accurate do you find it?

It gives you an idea, everything sold goes into store from the combine so we don't use it now.

 

[spikeislander]

1l measuring cylinder and a spring balance is what I use. Seems to work well.

This is what we use but I never know whether to give it a tap to firm? In the labs they drop a weight in a cylinder onto it before measuring.

 

[Renaultman]

This is what we use but I never know whether to give it a tap to firm? In the labs they drop a weight in a cylinder onto it before measuring.

Most of the ones I've been in it's just a slide. I would reckon the tap would be doing yourself a favour.
My posh one was very comparable to a proper one when I delivered my oats.

 

[Steevo]

This is what we use but I never know whether to give it a tap to firm? In the labs they drop a weight in a cylinder onto it before measuring.

The instructions on the side say fill, tap once, level off. TBH I find the tap appears to make little difference though.

 

[Colin]

I a proper bushel testers the weight is below the grain, you fill the top half above the slide with the weight and then the grain. Set down somewhere level, pull out slide, let the whole lot drop, push the slide back in and tip the excess out. This means that a set volume is measured each time. Then you weigh that.
However you could just weight a litre of grain, doesn't matter how you do tit, just do it the same way each time, then you have something to compare to merchants tests.

 

[mikep]

Hectolitre is 100 kg so a cereal with a specific weight of 76kg/hlt, 100 litres of the grain weighs 76kg. To measure use a cylinder of 1 litre, easy enough to make, pour grain in through funnel or piece of paper till it is over full, level off and weigh. The scales will show 7.6kg. simples

PS its accuracy depends on whether the end receiver is being arsey or not as usual.

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Hectolitre is 100 kg so a cereal with a specific weight of 76kg/hlt, 100 litres of the grain weighs 76kg. To measure use a cylinder of 1 litre, easy enough to make, pour grain in through funnel or piece of paper till it is over full, level off and weigh. The scales will show 7.6kg. simples

PS its accuracy depends on whether the end receiver is being arsey or not as usual.

Do you mean 0.76 kg in a litre ?

 

[snarling bee]

I also have a Dickey John mini gac, or whatever it is called. It is very accurate on bushel weight, but a faff for a quick moisture. Sinar would also do b. weight, but was not very accurate at all.

 

[Philip Watkins]

Do you mean 0.76 kg in a litre ?

I think he does!

 

[SilliamWhale]

http://www.pragdirect.co.uk/fairweigh-hectorlitre-weigher

 

[bert]

I ordered a martin Lishman one in the end, the cheapest they do. we didn't have any electronic scales or any 1 litre jugs without cutting them. I think it will be interesting to see how much the mobile drier moves the bushel weight and against the merchants if it is sold at a good price and want to knock it down

 

[Steevo]

What price was it please?