Thoughts Wanted Please

[SfFarmers]

Hi All,

We have been approached by a company to see if we will be their UK agent for some equipment. The item that grabs my attention is a Moisture Monitor that can be retro fitted to any Baler and gives a real time moisture level of whatever you are baling via a digital display in the cab.

Measures 0-20% humidity accurately, but is to around 5% accuracy upto around 50% humidity.

Would there be any call for such equipment in the UK farming Industry?

Thanks

 

[roscoe erf]

Hi All,

We have been approached by a company to see if we will be their UK agent for some equipment. The item that grabs my attention is a Moisture Monitor that can be retro fitted to any Baler and gives a real time moisture level of whatever you are baling via a digital display in the cab.

Measures 0-20% humidity accurately, but is to around 5% accuracy upto around 50% humidity.

Would there be any call for such equipment in the UK farming Industry?

Thanks

Probably but cost will have a bearing

 

[Brisel]

Baler fitted moisture meters are already in use. One of my straw buyers is already using one...

I'd say that there would be a demand of sorts.

Last time I drove a baler a rise in moisture was indicated by a rapid rise in bale chamber pressure as the dew settled in at night. The straw soon told me when it wasn't fit to bale any more!

 

[SfFarmers]

Thanks - I know that some top end modern balers have them fitted, but wasnt sure if there was a demand for retro fit to older Round / Square / Conventional balers

 

[Drillman]

Thanks - I know that some top end modern balers have them fitted, but wasnt sure if there was a demand for retro fit to older Round / Square / Conventional balers

As always it will depend on price. What's a ball park figure for a round belt baler?

 

[SfFarmers]

Not really started negotiations in anger yet but looking at ball park figure of £300 + Vat & delivery

 

[roscoe erf]

Not really started negotiations in anger yet but looking at ball park figure of £300 + Vat & delivery

thats not too out of bed do you or can you get handheld probes for straw bales

 

[SfFarmers]

yes - with probe lengths from 25cm to 270cm and also 2 models of digital grain moisture meters

 

[roscoe erf]

yes - with probe lengths from 25cm to 270cm and also 2 models of digital grain moisture meters

price for the bale probe length around 75cm

 

[Rob Holmes]

@Sleepy

 

[SfFarmers]

50cm around £260 + Vat + Delv
100cm around £285 + Vat + Delv

Cheapest digital grain moisture meter around £255 + Vat + Delv

Wont know exact prices until I can talk to them more on Monday, but they will be there or there abouts.

 

[sleepy]

I have one of these:
http://www.bigbale.co.uk/accessories.html

 

[SfFarmers]

Not sure I can post pics - so apologies if it does not work - but the ones we are discussing look like this:

 

[roscoe erf]

i had been looking at these http://www.martinlishman.com/agricu...1/Protimeter-Balemaster-instructions-2009.pdf

 

[SfFarmers]

Looks a good bit of kit as well, but needs a seperate probe for temperature measurement? - Ours is switchable between moisture and temperature with the same probe

 

[ILovebaling]

I have one of these:
http://www.bigbale.co.uk/accessories.html

Have one mounted in both squares