Archive for Truck Scales

Truck Scales Webpage updated

When you need accurate truck weights and unsurpassed durability, it only makes sense to call Central Carolina Scale, Inc. Truck scales are available in either full-electronic or electromechanical types with either concrete or steel platforms, above ground or pit.  Now, it is easier than ever to search for the specfic types of truck scales you are interested in.

Read the rest of this entry »

Comments off

What will it cost me if I don’t buy a good scale?

Choosing the right scale and the right scale company for your application is extremely important. Whether you are looking for a small Ohaus balance or a large Rice Lake 80 foot long Truck Scale, you can save a lot of time and headaches by choosing the right company from the start. Even in today’s tough economy, consumers need to understand the total cost of ownership. For example, downtime often is the most significant cost incurred in industrial settings. In operations like landfills, aggregates, and quarries, many vehicle scales act as the “cash register.” If the scale isn’t

Read the rest of this entry »

Comments off

Become more efficient with a fork lift scale

 Rice Lake CLS model fork lift scales are factory calibrated and delivered with innovative packaging that allows safe and fast installation. Compatible digital indicators can accept data wirelessly from the two-channel digital iQUBE® junction box, located on the scale carriage. Or, if you choose, the wired version communicates weight data via the coil cable provided with the scale. For wireless versions, the communication electronics are protected in enclosures mounted to the back of the indicator and in the junction box. Both models are designed with a separate on/off switch to conserve forklift power and will display battery hours remaining before a recharge is needed.

The CLS has a 5,000 lb capacity that is electronically and mechanically supported by two 5,000 lb stainless steel load cells and mechanical overload protection. The centering pin is welded directly to the scale instead of using mounting bolts that often break. The welded centering pin ensures proper

Read the rest of this entry »

Comments

CUSTOM SIZED FLOOR SCALES MANUFACTURED

Need odd sized floor scales for unique applications or to fit an existing pit without modifying it? Have special loading requirements? Point loading? Let us quote and design a custom floor scale for you or your customer!

Due to the unique engineering and manufacturing capability at our suppliers facility in Terre Haute, Indiana; we are adept at providing special designs at standard pricing, usually with only 3 to 4 week lead times.

Read the rest of this entry »

Comments off

Quality versus Price

Sometimes ideas about what to write on this blog just fall right into my lap. I just got off the phone with a potential customer who was asking for a price on a scale system. Once I told him the price, he immediately questioned me and wondered why my item was so much more expensive than a “similar” item he had just seen on another website. I

Read the rest of this entry »

Comments

2007 promises to be a great year

We are extremely excited to bring you some great products for 2007. As always….we will continue to bring you the tried and true products you’ve grown to love, but we will offer some new items that are sure to bring some added benefit for you this year.

 Our wrestling scale lineup is as strong as ever with the W series of digital scales. We also have some exciting new digital indicators coming out this year, pallet jack scales, etc… Be sure to visit our site often in 2007. Have a happy and safe new year!

 

Comments

Portable Weighing at its best!

The Aatlas Kwik-Weigh KW-1 electronic pallet truck scale features a floating platform (ball and cup suspension) with back lighting when weigh is applied to forks. It also featues, LB/KG toggle switch, center of zero indicator, automatic zero tracking, push button zero, push button tare with net/gross indication, RS 232 serial port (Bidirectional) and low battery indicator.

The truck itself features: 2.9″ lowered for height, sealed ball bearings throughout, bearings at all pivots can be lubricated easily, hard chrome plated ram and piston, urethane seals and wipers, ball thrust steering and foot release. Also the high quality leak proof pump assures maintenance free service.

Comments

Survivor Truck Scales

Rice Lake Weighing SURVIVOR EZ Steel Deck Flattop Truck Scale Built with more steel than other truck scales currently available, the SURVIVOR EZ steel deck truly sets itself apart as the toughest truck scale on earth. Featuring a 12.5-inch-thick steel weighbridge, the SURVIVOR EZ is certified by an independent PE to deliver exceptional performance for at least 2 million weighments! Under legal highway loads, the SURVIVOR EZ weighbridge deflects less than 1:850.

In addition, it stands at an overall height of 20inches, providing a large and easily accessible clean out. With an up to 14-foot-wide loading area it delivers greater safety and faster processing, allowing your operation to run at full potential. In order to meet the growing need for flexibility, the SURVIVOR EZ incorporates a modular design that is expandable. As traffic patterns change or your business grows, it can be relocated easily and quickly.

Comments

Truck Scales by Cardinal

Cardinal’s low profile EPR vehicle scale consists of modules fabricated to minimize height and maximize strength. Heavy-duty structural tubing is placed in strategic locations to support vehicle loading. Utilizing Cardinal’s double-ended shear beam load cell, the EPR allows for unobstructed freedom in the weighbridge. Easy access to load cells and wiring from the sides make installation and maintenance a snap!

Cardinal EPR SERIES Low-Profile Pitless TRUCK SCALES … Over 70 years of scale design expertise are incorporated into these scales. Interlocking yoke and pin means fast, “No-Bolt” assembly; easy access to load cells and wiring makes installation and maintenance a snap. Installation is not only fast and easy, but also inexpensive. Select from a wide variety of popular capacities and platform sizes available in both Cardinal’s checkered steel deck or the pour-in-place concrete deck models.Choose an EPR with either a concrete deck or steel deck.

Comments

Truck Scales by Thurman are built well…

For more than 50 years, Thurman Scale has been providing top quality weighing equipment for industries including Agricultural, Mining, Timber, and Steel. Thurman Scale specializes in off-road type vehicle scales. Off road or on, Thurman Scales are built to the highest standards in the industry as a direct result of years of truck weighing experience in demanding workplace environments. Many of these models offer traditional rocker column designs or our rugged and accurate double ended shearbeam load cells.

Thurman’s 8530 and 8540 are electronic truck scales that feature a low profile, side rail design. The 8530 Series features a durable concrete deck and the 8540 Series is equipped with a rugged steel deck design. Both can be used with either standard analog instruments or digital instrumentation with Intalogix Technology.

Comments