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Hay Moisture tester on grass hay

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Rick

06-05-2002 09:21:28




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I just bought a digital hay moisture tester with the probe. It is a New Holland model made by "Farmex" DHT-1. I bale all grass and clover hay and this tester was calibrated on 100% alfalfa hay. The tester only reads as low as 14.5%. Is this tester going to be very accuriate for me in grass hay? I bale small square bales. They said it could be off by 5 points if used in grass hay? That makes a big difference when your baling at 20% moisture or lower.

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Bill B

06-05-2002 21:07:08




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 Re: Hay Moisture tester on grass hay in reply to Rick, 06-05-2002 09:21:28  
Hi, I have a Farmex hay tester that I got from Southern States. Works fine 12 hours after the hay has been bailed. Readings are not very accurate on fresh baled hay. I can tell more about fresh hay from the way it bales and by twisting some fresh hay in your hand, It should break in 2 or 3 turns. Bill



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Jerry D in NC

06-05-2002 10:21:12




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 Re: Hay Moisture tester on grass hay in reply to Rick, 06-05-2002 09:21:28  
Return the moisture tester and invest in a set of 200 gm scales. I do this and have correlated well with the forage lab analysis of moisture content. Use it on alfalfa and grass hays. Get a paper plate or plastic bread basket works best for me. Zero the scales with the basket and put in 100 gm of hay. Cook in microwave for 2 minutes and re-weigh. Keep cooking for 30 second intervals until the weight doesn't change or you start to see charring of the hay or see smoke. YES IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE. You then know the moisture content. Subtract the weigh of the remaining hay from 100 and that is how much water was boiled off. I picked up a $25 Microwave that lives in the shop and a Ohaus set of scales for around $60. If I remember that digital tester cost $200+.

I have attached link to a write up of Timothy hay and how moisture meters can test wrong. Worth the reading

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