I ran the loup monitor the last two seasons and found that they are a very good monitor. They are very easy to set and are not hard to calibrate. Seemed to be as accurate as the Agleader that we have in our other machine.
Thanks Silver Pride, Did you install the yield monitors in your combines yourselfIJ If you did how hard was it to put them inIJ How is support from loupIJ Do you use GPS and mapping and what kindIJ What kind of combine do you have it inIJ Thanks again, Ilnewholland
I quess my question is- an electric eye has to me ore or less a 'volume' measure. Bushels are actually apx. 1.25 cu ft by definition, however, we are paid by weigt. Therefore, density has a big imput. I am sure a volumetric monitor would work well if the T.W. is pretty constant, but I am also sure if it varies much, some sort of compensaing value as to be used to arrive at a reasonable estimation. Am I missing somethingIJ
scooter, a bushel is a dry measurement of volume. Being paid and measuring a true bushel are two entirely different beasts. I know what you are saying though. JD
Is that deal good for anyone who calls them up or is that special just available if you attended the NFMSIJ Their website doesn't mention anything about the deal.
As far as I know anyone can get that deal. Salesman seemed sure of himself that is the lowest price you can buy one this year. You can buy direct from the company at 1-877-489-5687. That is about as much as I know. Ilnh
I really didn't get into that the T.W. thing with them, but I will call them and ask. He told me that the only other company that has that kind of yield sensor is the lexion combines. He also said that they have run side by side with Ag leader and was just as accurate. My T.W. here for soybeans or corn don't change that much from year to year, but wheat can change a lot from one to the next. Ilnh
Ilnh, I don't know if the company still exsists or not and I can't recall the name of it. But, I found one on the net several years ago that used a infra red(spIJ) beam of light to measure the grain. They where out of Colorado_Idaho area I think. At the time they where making some for NH, or so they said as this was before NH offered them. It was much more expensive than Ag leader at the time. like you have said about this loup, you only had to calibrate it once per crop, again so they said. The name was some initials I think. Seems like they where big over in Europe at the time as I asked on a bulletin board about them at the time and all the replies came from England with high marksIJ For whatever it's worthIJ JD
That is what I am trying to say- measuring volume does not DIRECTlY correlate to what we are paid on. We call it bushels but it is really a function of weight. New Holland had a radio wave based YM ( saw demoed at I think the 1998 Commodity Classic ). I looked very good and measured TW and moisture in one unit. "Surrounded" the grain flow with something resembling a beer keg. AGCO in Europe I believe uses a YM which has a radioactive isotope, which I understand is the best on the market at this time. AGCO was committed to bring it to the US with a lower level radioactive isotope, never was successful. Think about this. EU complains about our GMO crops, but approves grain flowing thru a radioactive field without any concerns.
The lope yield monitor is actually the RDS brand yield monitor, which was actually developed by Claas and licensed to RDS. RDS is also the manufacturer of the yield sensors. This is the same yield monitor that is integrated into all lexion combines. It really doesn't matter the method at which a yield monitor measures grain attributes, as much as it is the result. and all that the result is is a result of data processing. Therefore, to sit and be concerned over the method at which yield is measured isn't as important as the processing.