Grain Moisture testers

[shtferbrains]

Same story on protein.

It can improve significantly by sitting on the truck seat for about a half hour.

Lots of places on google explain how to do Microwave moisture test for hay.

Not real convenient but lab type accuracy.

Use it to check your 919.

[Guest]

sad thing is , at the end of the day , they're right and you're wrong
and that 13.5 mt on oats that they want now with their perten testers that is really 12.5 on a 919 sure is hard to get

[blackpowder]

Maybe someday we can thresh dry grain again

[MBgrower]

i've tried a few of the portables, including mini gac, but the 919 always the most reliable and repeatable. I get it recalibrated every couple years. I agree with previous comments, all terminals should have a 919 to check if their $20K machine is accurate to the 919 standard

[blackpowder]

And if we all had enough air storage or dryer capacity etc to hold the reins it wouldn't matter.....

[Rareearth]

I think it’s fair to request a calibration prior to testing the grain samples or ask for the records as to when and who and what the results were on the last calibrations for moisture or protein testers.

You know, like they do with breathalizers.

[Jay-mo]

The DJ mini gac plus is an excellent choice. Our farm has used one for close to ten years.

[farmaholic]

The 919 charts only go as low as 11 degrees. Some nights we were harvesting there was frost on the swaths, grain temp of 2-3 degrees, we were testing every load so we knew what was going in the bin.....NOT ACCURATE at those very low temps.

How are the dual (moisture and protein) testing machines that the Terminals use affected by very cold grain?

We thought the Terminals were testing high but when we took a load out of a bin and took a good representative sample, warmed it up slowly in a sealed bag, it tested close to their results.

[biglentil]

Calibrated our portable to our 919, its always within .2 or so when I double check it. Hardly use the 919 now, portable is quick and convenient.

[farming101]

The 919 charts only go as low as 11 degrees. Some nights we were harvesting there was frost on the swaths, grain temp of 2-3 degrees, we were testing every load so we knew what was going in the bin.....NOT ACCURATE at those very low temps.

How are the dual (moisture and protein) testing machines that the Terminals use affected by very cold grain?

We thought the Terminals were testing high but when we took a load out of a bin and took a good representative sample, warmed it up slowly in a sealed bag, it tested close to their results.

The only tester that matters is the one the buyer uses.

Do you add on more moisture to account for the low temps? You will need to add on about .7 or .8 for HRS if the grain is only 2 or 3 C. Also if there is frost or ice mixed in a guy really does need to bring it to room temp and wait a few hours(maybe even a day) for a reliable test.