Fast, Accurate New Way To Measure Grain Loss

Fast Accurate New Way To Measure Grain Loss COMBINES Accessories With margins tight there may never have been a more important time to keep your combine working efficiently and S I Distributing says that the new Bushel Plus Grain Loss management system lets you check grain loss more quickly and accurately than anything else on the market “What used to be a 20-min process now takes just 5 min ” says Tim Hoehn S I Distributing Spencerville Ohio “It comes as a kit and was developed in Canada where it is revolutionizing the checking-for-harvest-loss process there We recently became the exclusive U S distributor “The kit can be used on soybeans and small grain such as wheat oats barley canola and rice as well as corn Farmers using the system have reported savings anywhere from 2 to 10 percent ” The kit comes with a drop pan carrier narrow drop pan wide drop pan battery-powered air separator with charger optional weigh scale and a downloadable app The drop pan attaches magnetically underneath the carrier and the carrier attaches magnetically under the combine The pan is dropped remotely while harvesting and collects a sample of chaff and straw from the back of the combine The sample is dropped into the air separator and cleaned and the remaining grain is then weighed on the scale The downloadable app is used to quantify your bu per acre grain loss and you can then make adjustments to the combine to reduce loss “The carrier serves as a cover for the drop pan so the pan always stays clean which results in an accurate sample ” says Hoehn “The pan drops only about one foot to the ground so it always lands flat on the ground which doesn’t always happen when you try throwing a drop pan under a combine Then you can use the air separator to quickly clean the sample and the weigh scale and app to determine the bu per acre loss The drop pan is available in different sizes but the 40-in long pan is a good choice for corn and soybean growers ” Three different kits are available The flagship BP 40-in system sells for $1 550 plus S&H; the 60-in BP kit sells for $1 700; and the mini 20-in BP mini kit sells for $1 225 The air separator accessory sells for $650 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup S I Distributing Spencerville Ohio ph 800 368-7773; info@sidist com; www sidist com

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