Load Tolerance

load tolerance is the "close enough" amount when loading an ingredient it tells feedcomp how much weight can be over or under the target before the app auto advances to the next ingredient setting a load tolerance helps you work faster instead of trying to hit an exact number with a heavy loader, feedcomp auto advances to the next ingredient once the loaded weight reaches the chosen range this keeps your loading flow smooth while making sure your animals still get the right mix you can set a different tolerance for every ingredient in your list for example, if you need 1,000 lbs of corn silage and your load tolerance is set to 100 lbs, feedcomp will auto advance to the next ingredient as soon as the scale hits 900 lbs this saves you from having to delicately load tiny amounts of the ingredient as it reaches its target reaching the load tolerance takes into account that a bit of more of the ingredient may still drop from the loader into the mixer before the loader drives away to get the next ingredient see ingredients docid zm5tz6ctwpsjyumocaki for instructions on setting load tolerance in both pulse and the mobile app choosing the right tolerance because you can set a unique tolerance for every ingredient, you can balance speed and accuracy based on what you are loading consider these two categories bulky ingredients for items like corn silage or haylage, a higher tolerance (such as 20–50 lbs) is common these ingredients make up the bulk of the diet, so a small difference won't hurt the mix, but it will save the feeder a lot of time precision ingredients for expensive or high impact items like minerals and vitamins, a low tolerance (such as 1–5 lbs) is better since these are fed in small amounts, accuracy is more important than speed important considerations to get the most out of the load tolerance feature, consider the following avoid unintentionally auto advancing ("skipping") ingredients always make sure the load tolerance for an ingredient is lower than the smallest amount for it in your recipes if your load tolerance is higher than the total weight of the ingredient in a recipe, feedcomp will think you are finished loading it before you even start for example, if you need 400 lbs of an ingredient but your tolerance is set to 500 lbs, the system will auto advance it, which may appear to a feeder as if the app skipped the ingredient entirely scale stability if your mixer scale "bounces" or jumps while you are driving or while the load is mixing, a sudden spike in weight might hit the tolerance range and cause feedcomp to auto advance too early manual loading if you prefer to confirm every load yourself, you can set the tolerance to "0 " this is often used for water or very expensive liquid supplements where you want to see the exact final weight before moving on