Summer will be here before you know it\u00a0and if you haven\u2019t\u00a0had your\u00a0truck scale tested and inspected lately\u00a0now is the time. The changing of the seasons brings us warm weather, but it also brings running water to truck scale pits and foundations. If left unmaintained, the mud and debris can wreak havoc on truck scale operations and accuracy. We\u00a0recommend completing the following steps to ensure your\u00a0scale is\u00a0up and running in time for the busy summer season. You, the scale owner, can actually do quite a few of the steps below.<\/p>\n
Take a walk around the\u00a0perimeter of\u00a0your scale. Examine the entire deck, scale pit, foundation and approaches for any major structural or surface problems. If you see any\u00a0foundation deterioration be sure to fix it right away.\u00a0Any deck and approach repair is not merely cosmetic; those issues can have a negative effect on the scales performance. Flaking rust and crumbling concrete falling into the pit will add maintenance costs now, but in the future they will reduce the scales’ usefulness.<\/p>\n
We’ve been\u00a0servicing truck scales\u00a0for a long time and the most common cause of incorrect weighments is debris under the scale (or in the pit) binding movement. Clean all dirt from each component. Remember, even though most scales these days are electronic, they still have moving parts underneath. Load cells still need to be able to deflect through their capacity range.<\/p>\n
To cut down on any future debris problems,\u00a0it’s a good idea to invest in\u00a0flexible T-Grip or T-Strip rubber molding. These moldings, while being flexible enough to work with the movement of the scale, will keep debris from causing problems and eventual damage to the scale. Depending on the scale design, the molding might only be necessary to cover the end gaps where the trucks enter and exit the scale. Scales weighing open trucks<\/a> or messy operations will also need side molding to protect against spillage falling into the pit.<\/p>\n If you have a mechanical truck scale<\/a> with pit, it’s a good idea to have your scale greased periodically.\u00a0You can call our office to schedule this at your convenience. Our scale technicians will generously lubricate all moving contact points with heavy bearing grease including\u00a0load buttons that fit into load cells.<\/p>\n If rodents or radio frequency interference are problems for you, it might be a good idea to switch to a cable offering both rodent protection and EMI\/RFI protection. We recommend the Rice Lake EL147RP cable. For protection against rodents only, run the cable through conduit or in the Rice Lake SURVIVOR\u00ae Cable Armor.<\/p>\n After you’ve looked over your truck scale<\/a>, give us a call\u00a0to discuss what services you’d like our scale technician’s to take care of. We can do truck scale<\/a> greasing, troubleshooting, calibration, and connecting a remote display scoreboard. You can reach\u00a0the Central Carolina Scale\u00a0service department at (919) 776-7737.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summer will be here before you know it\u00a0and if you haven\u2019t\u00a0had your\u00a0truck scale tested and inspected lately\u00a0now is the time. The changing of the seasons brings us warm weather, but it also brings running water to truck scale pits and foundations. If left unmaintained, the mud and debris can wreak havoc on truck scale operations\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,15],"tags":[26,41,37,40],"class_list":["post-702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-truck-scales","tag-calibration","tag-repair","tag-rice-lake","tag-service"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1723,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions\/1723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralcarolinascale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}