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I'll never see another scale ticket like this...

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by KMac, Sep 27, 2012.

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  1. Sep 27, 2012 #1
    KMac

    KMac Road Train Member

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    Got the BOL from the shipper, looked at the weight, ok no problems with the gross, now where to set the tandems... oh hell just pick a hole and head to the scale...

    Apparently I picked the right hole...

    First weigh:

    Steers - 12020
    Drives - 31180
    Tandems - 31100

    Maybe I should get a lottery ticket today.
     
    KMac, Sep 27, 2012
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  3. Sep 27, 2012 #2
    striker

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    20 lbs over on the steers
     
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  4. Sep 27, 2012 #3
    KMac

    KMac Road Train Member

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    Full tanks... not getting a ticket for 20#
     
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  5. Sep 27, 2012 #4
    inktoxicated

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    perryville would prolly bust u anyway just to be mean
     
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  7. Sep 27, 2012 #5
    PackRatTDI

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    What was the axle setting, was the 40 foot mark between the tandems? I find that most of the time that position works for me.
     
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  8. Sep 27, 2012 #6
    KMac

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    Their scales, hell noones for that matter is calibrated close enough for.that ticket to hold up...

    @12000 lbs, 120lbs represents 1%... 20lbs represents 1/10th of 1%

    Gross is 6000lbs under, they are not writing a ticket, and with fuel beimg burnt off to get to the scale... that 20lbs disappears in no time.
     
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  9. Sep 27, 2012 #7
    KMac

    KMac Road Train Member

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    One hole forward of that... just a guess, worked pretty well though.
     
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  10. Sep 27, 2012 #8
    Okieron

    Okieron Crusty Okie

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    If you haul the same trailer a lot you get used to where it goes by weight and you can get it close to get you to the scale , but dang that was way close !
     
    Okieron, Sep 27, 2012
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  11. Sep 27, 2012 #9
    bigdad7

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    and i heard them cat scales are set to show more weight than really there by at least 100 pounds it;s prob legal anyways
     
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  12. Sep 27, 2012 #10
    MNdriver

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    sure you will.


    It's called experience.
     
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