Description: Grain Test Weight Scale for Insurance Adjusters and Grain ProducersOriginal scale invented and sold by Berckes Manufacturing.Brand-new, direct from factory. Made in the USA. Extremely accurate, USDA approved.Hand-held scale gives lbs per bu and (metric) kg per hL of any grain. Durable ABS plastic.Determine yield, feed quality, milling quality, load weight, and dockage.Simple to use, fill canister with grain, support by ring, slide weight until level, read weight above center of weight.Used by grain producers, worldwide. IMPORTANCE OF TEST WEIGHT Many grain buyers will require only certain test weights and will dock buying price if below. Example: Oats for racehorse feed or cereal processing may be required to weigh over 36 lbs. The price dockage is justified for low-test weight grain when selling although the buyer many times will blend the low and high weights to produce a normal weight. If test weight is known, the producer may blend before selling.Some of the variables effecting weights are beyond the producer’s control include rainfall, low heat units, early frost, and disease. Within the producer’s control are variety selection, insect control, proper soil fertility and care of grain in storage. Normally, grain with high moisture content has a lower test weight, as water is lighter than the starch within a good quality kernel. Using high heat for drying also lowers test weight.Livestock feeders should be aware of test weights, as high-test weights indicate high nutrition in feed rations.Bin and truckload capacities can be determined if test weight is known.Grain yield per acre can only be determined if the test weight is known.I also produce a fertilizer density scale. It is used for setting fertilizer application equipment to the proper rates. It determines lbs per cubic ft and (metric) kg per cubic meter of the dry fertilizer blend. (Each blended analysis has a different density.) The fertilizer density scale is also being used for setting air seeders and drills. It can be used for determining pounds per cubic foot of grain for setting Flexi-coil calibration charts.Berckes Manufacturing also sells two other products: the Fertilizer Density Scale and Seeder Meter Scale. Both sold on ebay. Thank you for your business!
Price: 50 USD
Location: Canby, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-09-22T00:44:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 10 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Model: Test Weight Scale
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
MPN: Does Not Apply
Brand: Berckes Manufacturing
