C-Dax Pasture Meter, Assembly And Operation Manual

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General Description
To date, pasture cover measurement is normally performed by one of the
following 3 methods.
•
Visual assessment
•
Rising Plate Meter
•
Pasture Probe
These methods can either be subjective, time consuming or rely on a limited
number of individual measurements per paddock.
The C-Dax Pasture Meter has been designed to greatly improve the collection of
pasture cover data in quantity, speed and ease of collection.
It is an electronic device that is trailed behind an ATV, and operated at speeds of
up to 20 kph. It has wheels which are lowered to allow travel on roads, farm
races / tracks, and which can be raised to allow the sled to run directly on the
ground in the measurement position. The wheels then act as outriggers for
stability.
FIG 1
Console
Sled
Sensor