weighting scales question

Mac Taylor

https://www.donedeal.ie/farmtools-for-sale/cattle-weigh-beams-nationwide-delivery/17438562


Hi, seen this add on Donedeal. Anyone use them. The downside I see for weighting animals is that the animal could kick off the platform that are sitting on the weights?


its about half the price of a scales just not sure. Tks.

patsy_mccabe

I saw that add Donedeal and googled the number on the unit. It looks like a chinese import.

Mac Taylor

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I saw that add Donedeal and googled the number on the unit. It looks like a chinese import.

Yeah, I am thinking this would be false economy!

patsy_mccabe

I often thought of using a Crane Scales and welding up a frame to hang onto it.

Mac Taylor

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I often thought of using a Crane Scales and welding up a frame to hang onto it.

I'd like to get a scale, handy when selling bulls to know their weight. Maybe Santa will be good!

Reggie.

Mac Taylor wrote: »

I'd like to get a scale, handy when selling bulls to know their weight. Maybe Santa will be good!

Did ya behave yourself is the question

Genghis Cant

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Maybe Santa will be good!

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/12/06/santa-has-sack-torn-in-workshop-accident/?utm_source=WWN_Facebook_Page&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=Social_Link&utm_content=Article

Not sure about Santy after this work related injury :-)

Mac Taylor

Reggie. wrote: »

Did ya behave yourself is the question

I could give you a long complicated answer but in short NO!!!!


With the new regs re smokey coal etc, I'm not even sure of a bag of coal.

Mushy06

i got it this year, i had 9ft by 28inch wide H-iron at home that i put on it as platform. i welded few pieces on to platform to stop it moving.
My problem is that my own crush is too narrow and cattle touching off side so reading jumps little bit (+/-10kg). But ill make cage for it over Winter months to steady her up. No problem with lighter cattle though.

Hard Knocks

When you can buy scales at €1400 & claim vat back (as it will be fixed), why pay for bars & build platform after.
Least with proper you can ring manufacturers if something goes wrong

Cavanjack

Hard Knocks wrote: »

When you can buy scales at €1400 & claim vat back (as it will be fixed), why pay for bars & build platform after.
Least with proper you can ring manufacturers if something goes wrong

They won't give You the vat back on a weighing scales, tried it ok but revenue sent it back. Maybe some of the bigger crate types can be classified as fixed.

Mushy06

Also if you want to claim it back on Tams you must spend €2000 before you get grant

Zr105

Mushy06 wrote: »

i got it this year, i had 9ft by 28inch wide H-iron at home that i put on it as platform. i welded few pieces on to platform to stop it moving.
My problem is that my own crush is too narrow and cattle touching off side so reading jumps little bit (+/-10kg). But ill make cage for it over Winter months to steady her up. No problem with lighter cattle though.

There must be savage weight in that!! It won’t bend anyway!

johnnyw20

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Industrial-Beam-Scales-Pallet-Weighing-Cattle-Crush-Scale-Heavy-Duty-Weigh-/292138263305

Just stumbled across this. For the money I might invest and make up my own platform

Mushy06

johnnyw20 wrote: »

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Industrial-Beam-Scales-Pallet-Weighing-Cattle-Crush-Scale-Heavy-Duty-Weigh-/292138263305

Just stumbled across this. For the money I might invest and make up my own platform

thats more or less same as the auto supply. you'll be almost paying double that price with taxes and delivery unless you going for a little drive

Dakota Dan

Mushy06 wrote: »

i got it this year, i had 9ft by 28inch wide H-iron at home that i put on it as platform. i welded few pieces on to platform to stop it moving.
My problem is that my own crush is too narrow and cattle touching off side so reading jumps little bit (+/-10kg). But ill make cage for it over Winter months to steady her up. No problem with lighter cattle though.

Jaysus, is it elephants or cattle you are weighing?

Mushy06

:D

elephants might be easier to get into the crush. H-iron was in corner of shed for 30 years. about time it did some work.

Dakota Dan

Mushy06 wrote: »

thats more or less same as the auto supply. you'll be almost paying double that price with taxes and delivery unless you going for a little drive

Taxes? Brexit isn't complete yet.