Just wondering which brand of truck and trailer scale to buy.
3 Axel tractor with a RGN 3 axel with a flip in the near future.
Looking for input.
Truck and Trailer Scale ?
Discussion in 'Heavy Haul Trucking Forum' started by FLHT, Mar 18, 2019.
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Exterior Digital Load Scales – Right Weigh
I have a set of analog Right Weighs on my tractor but I put in a digital pressure gauge and I like it better for the tractor.snowman_w900, Oxbow, Razororange and 3 others Thank this. -
You set those up on a cat scale?snowman_w900, Oxbow, cke and 1 other person Thank this. -
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I use Right Weigh scales on all of our trucks and trailers as well. Mix of digital and analog. No problems with them and they hold calibration.
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I just use a pressure gauge. Load it up, weigh, check where the gauge is. Simple math will tell you how much one psi equates to in pounds. Pretty accurate from that point
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Math? That sounds like a whole lot of work.
I use pressure guages on my multiaxle. Mostly because I don't feel like changing it over.snowman_w900, Oxbow, cke and 2 others Thank this. -
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I don’t do heavy work. And I #### sure don’t go thru...well anyways.
I have a pressure gauge on my conestoga, but being that the rear axle slides, and the gauge is based on the front axle; I’m just interested in the setup. Depending on how something is loaded, spreading the axle could change the weight on the drives as well- ie put the rear axle closed up as a tandem centered 10’ or so from the rear and load something chunky off the ### end behind the trailer axles, makes me think it’d pick some weight off the nose? I never ran a closed tandem setup on a trailer really?snowman_w900, wore out, Oxbow and 3 others Thank this. -
Before I bought my scales I did a LOT of research. Airweigh seems to be the big brand out there but I liked the Right weigh better. It was about 1/3 the money and had more features. On thing that might work for you is the Right Weigh has 4 configurable modes for axle configuration. I’ve got mine calibrated for tandem, tri and quad.
Honestly though I think a digital air gauge is just as good. I put on in my dash and have made a spreadsheet kinda that it’s darned accurate as long as you don’t adjust the leveling valve.snowman_w900, Oxbow, cke and 3 others Thank this.
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