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DO the OTT charts work for estimating them also?

8/25/2011 12:18:12 PM

Colorado

OTT chart might be a good starting point.The field pumpkins also vary a lot with density and wall thickness.You can put em on a scale without picking

8/25/2011 1:53:10 PM

Mass

Duh?? Why didnt I think of that?? thanks cojoe!! amazing some of the simple things in life we overlook.

8/25/2011 3:13:18 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Great idea CoJoe...tried it w/ 5 different Lopes today, the skales never moved...do they need to be bigger than a baseball? Thankx...Peace, Wayne

8/25/2011 6:37:36 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Hmm we have always found they are light enough to pick up and use a small scale.

8/26/2011 2:00:46 PM

Colorado

Hi wayne!!!!

8/26/2011 3:51:43 PM

Mercersburg, PA

based on the little bit of weighing and investigating that i have done, they range from about 20% light to right on chart, but never heavy. i have been trying to look at benchmark type data with mine, but i have a very small data set to work with at this point. I typically take cc measurements. it appears that around 55 inches cc will get you one over 50#. thats about as far as i have gotten. my 63 pounder from last year taped at 64.3#, so close to chart. some of the weighoffs did measurements last year--look at GPC results.

8/27/2011 10:34:40 AM