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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 547218" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I agree with the usefulness of having scales - I weigh mine every time they go thru the alley. However I question whether or not you can purchase a brand new quality scale system with catwalk/trough, strain gage load bars and a reliable monitor for $599. I don't know what brand you are looking at but those load bars each have several very high quality strain gages and bridges in them, sealed from weather and 2000 lb bulls with lots of stainless steel and aluminum... Unless this is a closeout or something I would stick with a name brand, especially in this type of product. </p><p></p><p>Suggest you talk to someone (a user, not salesman) in your climate who has used exactly the same setup for a number of years and see what their experience has been. If you can't find someone who has been using exactly this same system offered at 599 I think I would look at a more proven one. jmho.</p><p></p><p>This is the system that I use. I did not buy it from these folks but the system is simple for a small operation (I keep a clip board to record weights and eartags), works well and is durable. It zeros nicely between animals. steers etc don't exactly stand still when they're in the alley so you can weigh them. This system has a way of stabilizing quickly so you can move then thru.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://tru-test-livestock-scale.goscales.com/" target="_blank">http://tru-test-livestock-scale.goscales.com/</a></p><p></p><p>The top system on the page with the aluminum catwalk which fits under the alleyway. I did not want to pour concrete for the scale so I set two small sections of chainsawed RR tie, one under each load bar, to keep them on a reasonably firm flat (use a board and bubble level to get them in plane) surface and out of the mud a bit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 547218, member: 7509"] I agree with the usefulness of having scales - I weigh mine every time they go thru the alley. However I question whether or not you can purchase a brand new quality scale system with catwalk/trough, strain gage load bars and a reliable monitor for $599. I don't know what brand you are looking at but those load bars each have several very high quality strain gages and bridges in them, sealed from weather and 2000 lb bulls with lots of stainless steel and aluminum... Unless this is a closeout or something I would stick with a name brand, especially in this type of product. Suggest you talk to someone (a user, not salesman) in your climate who has used exactly the same setup for a number of years and see what their experience has been. If you can't find someone who has been using exactly this same system offered at 599 I think I would look at a more proven one. jmho. This is the system that I use. I did not buy it from these folks but the system is simple for a small operation (I keep a clip board to record weights and eartags), works well and is durable. It zeros nicely between animals. steers etc don't exactly stand still when they're in the alley so you can weigh them. This system has a way of stabilizing quickly so you can move then thru. [url=http://tru-test-livestock-scale.goscales.com/]http://tru-test-livestock-scale.goscales.com/[/url] The top system on the page with the aluminum catwalk which fits under the alleyway. I did not want to pour concrete for the scale so I set two small sections of chainsawed RR tie, one under each load bar, to keep them on a reasonably firm flat (use a board and bubble level to get them in plane) surface and out of the mud a bit. [/QUOTE]
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