Which hand held grain moisture meter?

[Rob Holmes]

Currently got a Sinar Agripro 6095, and to be polite, it's results can be variable.
Just put a new battery in, sampling at exactly same place in heap, just 5 mins difference and the results can be 2% out.

Can trust it, so any recs? Must be portable, not keen on those Prontimeter grinder ones

 

[YELROM]

Currently got a Sinar Agripro 6095, and to be polite, it's results can be variable.
Just put a new battery in, sampling at exactly same place in heap, just 5 mins difference and the results can be 2% out.

Can trust it, so any recs? Must be portable, not keen on those Prontimeter grinder ones

What do you dislike about the protimeter ones

 

[Rob Holmes]

Quite bulky and faffy in my opinion

 

[YELROM]

I have a protimeter but only test grain for home feeding but find it accurate when checked against a neighbour meter

 

[Adeptandy]

Quite bulky and faffy in my opinion

Happy with mine and seems quite accurate

 

[Woody j]

Been using protimeter for over 30 years , I find them very reliable never had any problems, I get it serviced every year by Martin lishman which I would recommend

 

[Steevo]

No issues with Protimeter here either.


Many on here speak highly of Wile.

 

[An Gof]

Protimeter ground grain tester about the best of all portable grain moisture meters in my opinion

Have used protimeters for over 30 years and found them very reliable. Run a Marconi and Sinar in the grain store. Marconi is the DB’s over the Sinar. Would happily live without ever seeing the Sinar again.

 

[Brisel]

Wile 78 grinding meter is good. I don't rate the handheld Sinar nor the Protimeter.

As always, test against a Marconi + temperature correction for the most accurate results.

 

[Jerry]

Wile 78 grinding meter is good. I don't rate the handheld Sinar nor the Protimeter.

As always, test against a Marconi + temperature correction for the most accurate results.

Ditto

 

[BuskhillFarm]

I got unimetre digital, it’s been consistently accurate over last 3-4 years and checked to known sample it’s always accurate

 

[JD6920s]

I got unimetre digital, it’s been consistently accurate over last 3-4 years and checked to known sample it’s always accurate

+1

 

[Michael S]

Wile 78 grinding meter is good. I don't rate the handheld Sinar nor the Protimeter.

As always, test against a Marconi + temperature correction for the most accurate results.

Been very pleased with my Wile 78, comes calibrated for a lot of crops. If I needed a new moisture meter I would be unlikely to buy anything else.

 

[iaincr]

The unimeter and the wile meters are both made by the same company.... farmcomp in Finland. So I would suspect that they are much the same underneath.

 

[Simon Chiles]

I got unimetre digital, it’s been consistently accurate over last 3-4 years and checked to known sample it’s always accurate

I’ve got an old Protiimeter and a relatively new Unimeter. I prefer the Unimeter to use and it’s been very accurate when tested against samples. All the grain I’ve sold has always tested out by the buyers as pretty much exactly the same as I’ve made it.

 

[Rob Holmes]

Will the Wile 78 do beans?

 

[Andrew K]

Rob,

We have done winters with our Wile78 ,albeit a bit crunchy to start with.

I would say accuracy as good as a Marconi, and temp sensor is spot on.

 

[mixedfmr]

Superpro, had one for three years now, very accurate and consistant according to everthing recieved at Frontier
I have had oven samples to check it , spot on, is strong, practical, and does beans, Around £6oo

 

[yellow belly]

super pro from spaldings

as accurate as any simple and robust
we calibrate and check often against a sample tested by openfield ( we are not far from their lab )

 

[holmes65]

Master farm do super pro, probably cheaper than Spalding. Had one for 3 years, always close when compared to standard samples. Good for in field testing only needs a few ears rubbing out.

Supertech Portable Grain Moisture Meters / Analyzers

New generation of digital portable, hand-held digital moisture testers with built in grinder giving consistent test results.

www.masterfarm.co.uk