How do you weigh loads of produce

Drillman

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Mixed Farmer
I will just the on board combine weigher. I’ve no idea how you set it up and it only appears to work at random intervals but the gestapo don’t k ow that😂😂😂
 
No idea- try RDS

Thanks it was mentioned.

There are also weigh cells to set up a temp weigh bridge, confused as to which is the cheapest. Avery offer both no idea of price though.
No shortage in the "countryside" around here. Animal feed mills, quarries etc have weighbridges. There's one 500 yards from my yard and another two within ten miles

I've one 5 miles away but the customer is 6 miles away in opposite direction.
 

goodevans

Member
Trailer weighers. Pretty accurate really, certainly good enough to sell corn down to the last load.
I have a RDS weighload 200 and just checked it over weighbridge and 40 kgs out on a 10 ton trailer load and not been used for 12 months.It can be calibrated for up to 5 trailers I think
 
I have a RDS weighload 200 and just checked it over weighbridge and 40 kgs out on a 10 ton trailer load and not been used for 12 months.It can be calibrated for up to 5 trailers I think

I've looked at the website.

So do you have to tip the trailer to weigh the load & does slightly sloping terrain affect the reading?

How do you know how high to tip the load?

I think it was about £1200 3 years ago ithink

So maybe £!,800 now, I could afford that.

Weighbridge is better because can weigh fertiliser spreader or sprayer attached to tractor for calibration, but got to be way more expensive.
 

Highland Mule

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Livestock Farmer
Surely someone makes a commercial version of this sort of thing?

 

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