Which on farm weigh bridge/weigh cell do you use etc etc?

[Pilatus]

As many of you are contract farming and some running commercial grain storage facilities, I am interested to know which make and type of weighbridge or weigh cells you are using. Are they very accurate, do they keep their accuracy,would you chose the same type again,and approx cost.
I ask, "as a new weighbridge," is on the next board meeting of the farm where my wife is farm administrator and she says it would be a very useful thing to have,so they can weigh the grain as it comes in to store from their own farm and the two they contract farm. How you allow for "off combine weight" versus "dried weight" is thread in itself!!!

 

[KB6930]

Bought 2 RDS trailer systems last year for off the combine weights and they were very close to being matched up to the weighbridge on delivery to grain plant/ merchant

 

[Gadget]

Bought 2 RDS trailer systems last year for off the combine weights and they were very close to being matched up to the weighbridge on delivery to grain plant/ merchant

Do you recall the cost (roughly) please?

 

[KB6930]

I'm not too sure £2000 rings a bell gor some reason

 

[puntabrava]

As many of you are contract farming and some running commercial grain storage facilities, I am interested to know which make and type of weighbridge or weigh cells you are using. Are they very accurate, do they keep their accuracy,would you chose the same type again,and approx cost.
I ask, "as a new weighbridge," is on the next board meeting of the farm where my wife is farm administrator and she says it would be a very useful thing to have,so they can weigh the grain as it comes in to store from their own farm and the two they contract farm. How you allow for "off combine weight" versus "dried weight" is thread in itself!!!

Don’t get a bilanchi. Metron or Avery if they value substance over cheapness. Thrash out a good warranty and make sure recalibration is included in the warranty.

 

[Pilatus]

I am surprised no one has posted about Griffith Elder , weighing equipment.

 

[PSQ]

Avery Weightronix, artic length but specced up the width to 3.5m (if I remember correctly) for wide wheels and ballasting oversized kit.

Installed in 2007, we did the 'civils' for about 5K (reinforced concrete pit) against a local construction company who quoted 15K.
Avery will try to 'up-sell' you an expensive servicing package, negotiate hard for this to be included with the price for several years. We didn't carry on with their servicing deal after the 3rd (included) year, and so far we have probably saved roughly the same value as we paid for the bridge in the 1st place.

A handy management tool: measures exact yield , allows calibration of every application, used for the inputs into the liquid fert plant, weights used for setting tyre pressures, 'on farm' trials are taken to yield to measure against manufacturers or breeders marketing claims and quantify tangible benefits. We also had a 6 inch tall digital readout installed on a barn by the bridge, so we can load lorries and view the weight from the loader seat.

So far apart from printer ink and tickets it hasn't cost much to maintain (touch wood) and it's calibration is checked annually by the Councils 'weights and measures' lorry, foc.

 

[fermec860]

I am surprised no one has posted about Griffith Elder , weighing equipment.

Good company to deal with well pleased with our portable bridge

 

[Jetemp]

Bilancai surface mount here, 5 years old, it’s is 100% accurate, it gets calibrated annually etc etc.
As above 100% yield accuracy for each and every field we farm.
Helps massively when calibrating spreaders and sprayers.
Best money spent as it enables accurate decisions to me made on production , ours is tied into a storage management package on a pc it prints out drying costs weight losses etc on the weighbridge tickets

James