* Colorado Hay
Probe . Contact: UDY Corp., Phone: (970)
482-2060. www.udycorp.com
Description: "PUSH TYPE" Aluminum alloy barrel, 5/8" diameter
X 18" long, with stainless steel angled tip (>45
degrees, resharpenable). Collection chamber holds 10-15
cores. $135 each +$15 S&H. MasterCard & Visa.
* Forageurs Hay Probe .
Contact: Forageurs Corp. PO Box 564 Lakeville , MN
55044 . Phone (952) 469-2596.
Description: "DRILL TYPE" Stainless
steel probe barrel, either 14" ($140) or 24" ($150)
long, ¾' outside
diameter. Hardened steel cutting tip, 0.60" cutting
diameter. Steel canister ring with hexagonal steel
shaft, fits hand brace or drill. Canister: 100 cu.
inches, holds 20-30 cores, 4" PVC body with clear plexiglass
top.
* Frontier Mills 'Yankton'
Hay Probe .
Contact: Frontier Mills, Inc., 2002 South Dakota Highway
314, Yankton , SD 57078 . Phone (605) 665-2441.
Description: "DRILL
TYPE" 30" long X 1" inside diameter
conduit pipe shaft with round 7" long X 4" diameter
canister. External auger pulls the long probe into
the bale. Different ends allow use as hand brace or
with drill. Comes with replaceable tip and wooden dowel
for cleaning ($108).
* Hay Chec Hay Sampler .
Contact: A.M. Hodge Products, Inc. PO Box 202005 ,
San Diego , CA 92120 . Phone (619) 444-3147.
Description: "PUSH
TYPE" This is a 12" long
hand probe with an internal diameter of 7/16 inch
with a well-built stainless steel body and a clear
plastic catch sample collection jar, and two foam-padded
handles. Probe has a sample clearing stick. The body
is weighted for helping to push into bales. This
is one of the shortest of the hay probes.
* HMC Hay Probe .
Contact: Hart Machine Co., 1216 SW Hart St. , Madras
, OR . 97741. Phone: (541) 475-3107.
Description: "DRILL
TYPE" Stainless steel barrels
12" ($185), 18"($195), 24"($205), or 30" ($215) long
X ¾ "outside diameter and 5/8" inside diameter.
Hardened smooth re-sharpenable tip, ½" diameter.
Aluminum and steel collection canister holds 25-30
12" cores. Hub for brace or drill.
* Penn State Probe .
Contact: Nasco Corporation, 4825 Stoddard Rd. , Modesto
, CA. 95356-9318. Phone: 1-800-558-9595.
Description: "DRILL
TYPE" Stainless steel 1 1/8" diameter
X 18"long. Available with 3/8" round shank adapter
for use with electric or breast drill ($94.65) or square
shank for use with hand brace ($101.55). Replaceable
cutting tip. Comes with dowel plunger to remove sample.
* Sierra Hay Probe .
Contact: Sierra Testing Service, 9450 E. Collier Rd.
, Acampo , CA 95220 . Phone (209) 333-3337).
Description: "PUSH
TYPE" golf club type probe. This
is a 16 1/2 " stainless steel golf club shaft that
cuts a 1/2" core. The shaft has a 7 1/2 " x 1 7/8 " tube
handle attached at 90° at the end of the golf club
shaft. The probe is self-unloading and provides for
easy continuous sampling of baled hay. The probe has
a clean out rod that aids in cleaning out the probe
when the sample is completed. The rod also protects
the cutting edge during storage. Approximate price:
$37.00.
* Star Forage Probes .
Contact: Star Quality Samplers, 5719-1 14A Street,
Edmonton , AB , Canada , T6H 3MB. Phone (780) 434-3367.
Description: "PUSH TYPE" Star Multi-Forage Sampler:
Stainless steel 5/8" diameter probe barrel, 18" long.
3"($145) or 4" ($160) diameter PVC canister is the
handle used to push probe, with a plastic bag attachment.
Star Uni-Forage Sampler: Stainless steel 1 1/8" diameter
X 18" long ($150). Spring clip fastens the handle to
the sampler and core poured out. Star Standard Cutting
Tip ($50) fits Uni-Forage Sampler and is a replacement
for most wood brace samplers (e.g. the Penn State sampler).
* Stearns DHIA Hay Probe . Contact:
Stearns DHIA Laboratories 825 12 th St. So. , P O.
Box 227 , Sauk Centre , MN 56378-0227 (320) 352.2028
800.369.2697 Email : stearnsdhialab@stearnsdhialab.com
Description: "PUSH TYPE" Stainless Steel 'T' Shaped
Probe. This is a 1" outside diameter stainless steel
tube cut at 45-degree angle from the shaft. The shaft
is 13" long, with another tube handle shaft attached
at the end at a 90-degree angle. See their website:
for details. Price: $35.00 + 5.00 Shipping & Handling.
(SOURCE:
The website http://haytesting.org (this
is the National Forage Testing Association website;
once there, click on "Useful Links")
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