2013年5月18日 · I also never trust moisture testers on alfalfa. It would be interesting to me how a calibration can work to accurately test alfalfa moisture. There's such a difference in my area between stem moisture readings and leaf moisture readings for alfalfa. Here they tell us to bale alfalfa at 12% moisture. I wouldn't ever bale alfalfa that dry.

2018年4月27日 · I am sure this had been covered several times but i I am considering installing a agritronic moisture meter on my John deere 336 square baler and was wondering if it is worth going with the bht-2 vs bht-1. Also I will be baling midland99 bermuda horse hay so what would be the highest moisture % I could bale and stack bales in barn the same day? I have always tried to be bellow 16% but it does ...

2021年5月14日 · Based on multiple HT threads, it appears that the Delmhorst 2000 is the preferred handheld moisture meter and the BHT-2 is the best baler mounted moisture meter. I have an old handheld that I bought from JD probably about 1997 that still serves me well and a BHT-2 mounted in my small square baler. I use my temp reading a lot, for checking the following day on. Hay going through sweat makes the ...

2021年5月21日 · Yes it's normal for baled hay moisture % to rise in the 1st few days after baling. I've had rd bales that tested 15% moisture test in the low-mid 20% range in next few days. Old timers called it "going through a sweat".

2020年8月27日 · What size, type of hay and stage of making hay are you looking to check? Delm has a better loose hay probe (flexible optional probes), Agra temp measuring (if you leave it in the bale long enough), are the reasons for my questions and reads higher moisture (IIRC).

2015年12月31日 · If you check the hay and think it's good to bale, watch what the moisture % is on the meter and go from there. Eventually, you can use the meter to let you know what the hay is like and just check it by hand to confirm. The biggest shock I had when I started to use a meter was how much the moisture % will change as you move through the field.

2020年5月21日 · For those of you square baling grass hay what is the optimum moister to bale at? Bought at baler mounted tester and was wondering what’s best

2010年1月21日 · I also use a Delmhorst meter and would highly recommend it. You will find several points of moisture difference from windrow to bale testing. The tighter you can compress the window the closer you will be but at best i have 3-5 points of moisture difference.

2015年2月8日 · I have the Agritronix hay moisture tester, it is calibrated for 100% alfalfa and so grass hay reads higher than actual. The tightness of the bale affects the reading also - the tighter the bale, the higher the moisture reading.

2012年1月2日 · every moisture meter i have seen needs to be mounted somewhere after the hay is compressed. extrememly difficult to get accurate moisture readings until the hay is compressed. personally i think the set up on my round baler works the best, moisture sensorsw are mounted right above the bottom roller so it reads a wet spot quicker than a square baler would. I'm running the fully automatic ...