Where do you prefer your scales?

[tom4018]

Looking to buy my own scales instead of borrowing. Used a platform behind my chute before which was ok but my alley is little wide so they stepped off the side. I have looked at something with a wider platform or considered putting bars under the chute, what do you prefer?

Here are some platforms I considered:
http://bbscales.com/Animal-Platform-Sca ... PLAT80.htm

http://www.cattlescales.com/diamond-ser ... -platform/

 

[dun]

Ours is a free standing unit with it's own sides and gates at each end. It's positioned in the alleyway (which it becomes) just before the palp cage.
It's similar to the one in the link but with the longue and tires/axles removed:
http://www.zeitlow.com/_files/uploads/2 ... alelit.pdf

 

[cypressfarms]

I guess you really need to be a big operation for a scale like the $1,200 one. I could see where it would definitely be helpful, but that one scale could buy me one more cow, or two calves.

How necessary is the scale anyway? I know, as far as gathering factual data, it is more precise; but I can't justify that expense. But I'm small potatoes.....

 

[dun]

I guess you really need to be a big operation for a scale like the $1,200 one. I could see where it would definitely be helpful, but that one scale could buy me one more cow, or two calves.

How necessary is the scale anyway? I know, as far as gathering factual data, it is more precise; but I can't justify that expense. But I'm small potatoes.....

You might be surprised at what you will save by using proper doasages for wormers and stuff. When we got ours I didn;t think we would use it for much, turns out we use it a lot all year long

 

[tom4018]

I guess you really need to be a big operation for a scale like the $1,200 one. I could see where it would definitely be helpful, but that one scale could buy me one more cow, or two calves.

How necessary is the scale anyway? I know, as far as gathering factual data, it is more precise; but I can't justify that expense. But I'm small potatoes.....

We are trying to grow our registered herd and need/want for that reason. I don't like borrowing even though I can.

 

[hrstrader]

Ours is in under the chute. The alley way was a pain to cut one calf sometimes. We have the tru test hd10-10 and it works well. Its designed to take a beating. Did a lot of research on this. The only problem that I have is that I would have like to used it to weigh horses too. Might do something different for them still yet though. They don't care for a chute very much.

 

[cypressfarms]

I guess you really need to be a big operation for a scale like the $1,200 one. I could see where it would definitely be helpful, but that one scale could buy me one more cow, or two calves.

How necessary is the scale anyway? I know, as far as gathering factual data, it is more precise; but I can't justify that expense. But I'm small potatoes.....

You might be surprised at what you will save by using proper doasages for wormers and stuff. When we got ours I didn;t think we would use it for much, turns out we use it a lot all year long

You may be right; but right now it seems like the 2012 Mustang GT. Nice to have, but not sure if it's in the budget...

 

[Cabo]

Check out Southwest Scales. I like mine.

 

[tom4018]

Check out Southwest Scales. I like mine.

Is this what you have?

http://www.southwestscales.com/qs30/pro ... tegory=SWS Livestock Scales

Do you have them on a concrete pad?

I was going to just put concrete where the weigh bars where if that would work.

 

[Cabo]

Mine are on wood now but need to be on concrete. Another "when I get around to it".