Moving
heavy equipment can be a risky affair if you don't know
exactly what a piece of equipment actually weighs. Often
there is no available public scale where you can check
your weight before you run into a CHP scale. Counting
on the equipment to weigh what the manufacturer's tag
states that it weighs (back when it was brand new) can
be very problematic. Repairs, wear plates and water in
the tires for ballasting can all add pounds. And that
can mean a big fine.
Check
weighing part of Granite Constructions' asphalt plant
in Dalton's Fontana yard.
In order to solve that problem,
DTI has recently purchased eight 20,000lb digital axle
scales. We will use these scales to check-weigh loads
when commercial or public scales are not available. Often
the oversize loads that we haul are too wide and/or tall
to fit on commercial scales anyway. CHP scales, while
nice and wide, are not a good way to check weight. |
These
scales will be especially useful for plant moves. We
will be able to check towed crushers and asphalt tanks
on-site. If through repairs or residue a piece of equipment
has grown heavier, we will be able to fix it on-site,
rather than being stranded at a truck stop or CHP scale.
With eight scales, we can weigh a 16-tire axle group.
This
picture demonstrates how the scales are placed, so that
each tire will end up sitting on a portion of the portable
scale.
The scales are light enough that one man can easily position
the scales to weigh a whole truck. The scales are accurate
to within 1%. We transport the scales in a custom aluminum
box that can be moved in any company pilot truck. DTI
also offers these portable scales, complete with an operator,
to our customers as an added service.
Please contact Matt
Klenske for pricing and availability. He can be reached
at (800) 333- 2400 extension 1560. |
