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No Cat scale before State scale

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by hunts2much, Nov 14, 2009.

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  1. May 10, 2014 #31
    Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    Preplan is your friend!

    Look for scales on the way out of a shipper before you even get there to load. If there do not seem to be any before the state scales ask here if anyone has local information.

    Mikeeee
     
    Pmracing, May 10, 2014
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  3. May 10, 2014 #32
    skellr

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    Well get back to you after the "flip-flops not only for the shower" discussion.
     
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  4. Aug 13, 2014 #33
    Grumppy

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    The only two times I have ever been called in the scale house for being over weight, the scale master gave me a little piece of paper with my weights on it & told me he would give me one chance to get it right. If it wasn't right when I pulled back on the scale, he would issue a ticket. Otherwise, if the weight was good when I come back on the scale, I was good to go.

    I understand this is not always the case & I don't know how common it is but that is my two experiences. Both times were in Louisiana. Sorry I couldn't provide any additional info for the OPs question. Good luck.
     
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  5. Aug 13, 2014 #34
    kemosabi49

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    I read a lot of good tips here. The landfills, household movers, some ready mix/aggregate companies etc. And if the shipper loads heavy, they will have been asked the same question you have a lot of times, so they should be able to tell you. Also check the yellow pages under "public scales", especially in urban areas.
     
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  7. Aug 14, 2014 #35
    Mountain Hummingbird

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    Call the DOT ask them if they know of a scale near by if not ask if you would be able to use their scale to set you weights
     
    Mountain Hummingbird, Aug 14, 2014
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  8. Aug 14, 2014 #36
    CrappieJunkie

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    Rookie question how do u use state scale if closed??/
     
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  9. Aug 14, 2014 #37
    Pmracing

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    I have seen some that have a digital board with all three weights displayed. It was still on when the scale was closed.

    And probably a camera that flashes when the middle display reads 38,920!

    Mikeeee
     
    Pmracing, Aug 14, 2014
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