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| [14:32:57] | <FarmerEd[m]> | Would it be overkill to make a bale counter that counts bales as they are made and adds to inventory and then removes as they are fed out during winter? |
| [14:33:09] | <FarmerEd[m]> | Asking for a friend😉 |
| [14:46:48] | <mstenta[m]> | Farmer Ed: https://github.com/farmOS/farmOS/issues/31#issuecomment-295254183 |
| [14:47:30] | <mstenta[m]> | do it!!! |
| [15:02:12] | <FarmerEd[m]> | 🤔 guess I'm not the only one to think of it so, but the counter will need to increment itself as I'm far too easily distracted. Think an Arduino in the cab with an LCD display showing inventory level. |
| [15:02:59] | <mstenta[m]> | Ooooh with a sensor to detect bales as they are popped out? |
| [15:08:57] | <FarmerEd[m]> | Exactly, increment with each bale and maybe a decrement button for any failed, or as bale's are fed out. |
| [15:10:11] | <FarmerEd[m]> | They are 4x4 round bales so the same tractor is used for baling and feeding. |
| [15:11:36] | <mstenta[m]> | Oh neat! |
| [15:15:31] | <symbioquine[m]> | We track our inventory of 50# bags of rabbit food in farmOS so we know how long until we have to buy more. |
| [15:16:47] | <mstenta[m]> | that's awesome - i've thought about doing that for chicken feed |
| [15:37:20] | <skipper_is[m]> | We've got a built in manual counter in our Massey Ferguson 3 baler, it wouldn't be too hard to swap it out for an electronic version, just needs to hit a switch instead |
| [15:38:31] | <mstenta[m]> | do we need a "Hardware" category on the forum? :-) |
| [15:42:58] | <FarmerEd[m]> | Maybe |