bird dog
Well-known member
I am not usually one to stir things up but you good folks need to be warned here. I have had a very unpleasant transaction with B&B scales. My ordering experience was horrible and their quality control is non-existence. To start off it took three weeks to get them after being promised shipment in 5 days. Here is everything else that was wrong.
1. I was bolting down to concrete so they ship bolt down feet that screw into the load bars. The feet I received had the wrong bolts welded on them. The man who owns the company said he would send me new ones the next day. I still haven't received any. He also said I could build my own and he would reimburse me. I did and sent him a email with the modest charge. No refund has been given yet.
2. None of the bolts in the load cell were tightened. They are a large socket head screw. Of course I didn't have a allen wrench large enough to fit.
3. Weigh bars are only painted on the sides and bottom. The top is raw steel. These should be powder coated. I painted them with Priefert blue. They look like $#%t but at least they won't rust as bad.
4. The cable that goes from the junction box to the indicator was missing a tiny screw that held the plug in place. It didn't matter as two of the solder connections were not done correctly and had come lose. Luckily I had a extra cable.
5. The box the unit came in had enough packing peanuts to fill a large garbage bag. I now have them scattered all over Hill and Limestone counties not to mention the ones in my pens. I hope the calves won't eat them.
After two long hot days and a 56 mile round trip to Fastenal in Waco I finally got them installed under the chute. This is my second set of scales to install. The first ones were built from a scale kit sold to me by A&A scales from New Jersey. They have worked fine. They were installed under a pan in the alleyway and I would have done that again but that wasn't an option with this set of pens. Nest time I think I had better stick with a more reputable company.
1. I was bolting down to concrete so they ship bolt down feet that screw into the load bars. The feet I received had the wrong bolts welded on them. The man who owns the company said he would send me new ones the next day. I still haven't received any. He also said I could build my own and he would reimburse me. I did and sent him a email with the modest charge. No refund has been given yet.
2. None of the bolts in the load cell were tightened. They are a large socket head screw. Of course I didn't have a allen wrench large enough to fit.
3. Weigh bars are only painted on the sides and bottom. The top is raw steel. These should be powder coated. I painted them with Priefert blue. They look like $#%t but at least they won't rust as bad.
4. The cable that goes from the junction box to the indicator was missing a tiny screw that held the plug in place. It didn't matter as two of the solder connections were not done correctly and had come lose. Luckily I had a extra cable.
5. The box the unit came in had enough packing peanuts to fill a large garbage bag. I now have them scattered all over Hill and Limestone counties not to mention the ones in my pens. I hope the calves won't eat them.
After two long hot days and a 56 mile round trip to Fastenal in Waco I finally got them installed under the chute. This is my second set of scales to install. The first ones were built from a scale kit sold to me by A&A scales from New Jersey. They have worked fine. They were installed under a pan in the alleyway and I would have done that again but that wasn't an option with this set of pens. Nest time I think I had better stick with a more reputable company.