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Setting up a scale, never done it
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 899648" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I have a Tru-test platform scale with two loadbars as shown in your second picture.</p><p></p><p>I would be very concerned about the set in the first picture due to there being 4 separate loadbars.</p><p></p><p>Cattle scales are very different than scales for say shipping pallets. Pallets don't generally move around while they're being weighed. A real cattle scale is designed to weigh cattle as they move back and forth on the platform then locks in a weight and holds it in the display.</p><p></p><p>If I were you I would go with a scale setup designed to weigh cattle. Often the cheapest solution is not cheapest long term if it doesn't work. Get one that also has a seller standing behind it.</p><p></p><p>What are you mounting these load cells to?</p><p></p><p>Good luck. </p><p></p><p>Jim</p><p></p><p>a simple readout (EZweigh2) and platform with two loadbars:</p><p><a href="http://www.for-most.com/scales.html" target="_blank">http://www.for-most.com/scales.html</a></p><p></p><p>For-most sells and stands behind their stuff and Trutest. If you call Formost they may have a dealer nearby who can help you get setup and may have a demo or used unit for sale which is what I bought. I set one of the platforms in my alley just ahead of the chute and started with an EZ weigh readout. I put a piece of black rubber belting on the platform. cattle don't mind stepping on it and it keeps manure out from under the platform.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 899648, member: 7509"] I have a Tru-test platform scale with two loadbars as shown in your second picture. I would be very concerned about the set in the first picture due to there being 4 separate loadbars. Cattle scales are very different than scales for say shipping pallets. Pallets don't generally move around while they're being weighed. A real cattle scale is designed to weigh cattle as they move back and forth on the platform then locks in a weight and holds it in the display. If I were you I would go with a scale setup designed to weigh cattle. Often the cheapest solution is not cheapest long term if it doesn't work. Get one that also has a seller standing behind it. What are you mounting these load cells to? Good luck. Jim a simple readout (EZweigh2) and platform with two loadbars: [url]http://www.for-most.com/scales.html[/url] For-most sells and stands behind their stuff and Trutest. If you call Formost they may have a dealer nearby who can help you get setup and may have a demo or used unit for sale which is what I bought. I set one of the platforms in my alley just ahead of the chute and started with an EZ weigh readout. I put a piece of black rubber belting on the platform. cattle don't mind stepping on it and it keeps manure out from under the platform. [/QUOTE]
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