Lamb/Sheep scales

[Beef farmer]

@exmoor dave sooty, a have worded that badly, we have a manual 3 way draft pratly. That has electronic weigh scales.
I've a friend who fatten 0000s of hogs who has the model your on about, and he loves it. 6k to buy mind, but he says he just stands in the forcing pen, feeling a few backs to make sure there fit, and has 3 different pens at the front for fit nearly fit and no where near fit. Says he wouldn't go back, we always weigh with 2 of us. One on the crate and one forcing. So I can see it has huge benefits. Don't this you would wanna move his though, as we often weigh in the field the lambs are at.

 

[Beef farmer]

And who the hell is sooty. Start again, sorry, I have

 

[Kezman50]

Resurrecting an old thread here but I’m having a strong look at the digital sheep/lamb weigh crate by allied weighing and wondered if any members owned and or have used this crate.......would welcome any views. Quite a few things I like about it, the price being one of them. Not keen on hinged doors, would rather have sliding or scissor type doors but not a deal breaker. Had a word with Allied (Andy) he got across that it is very strong and possibly a bit bigger than some which made me wonder if a lamb could possibly turn round in it? It’s not got tapered sides like some do. Opinions on the indicator and general access to the lamb?

 

[TexelBen]

Resurrecting an old thread here but I’m having a strong look at the digital sheep/lamb weigh crate by allied weighing and wondered if any members owned and or have used this crate.......would welcome any views. Quite a few things I like about it, the price being one of them. Not keen on hinged doors, would rather have sliding or scissor type doors but not a deal breaker. Had a word with Allied (Andy) he got across that it is very strong and possibly a bit bigger than some which made me wonder if a lamb could possibly turn round in it? It’s not got tapered sides like some do. Opinions on the indicator and general access to the lamb?

I've not got their weigher, but I converted a pig weigh with their kit, smaller lambs turning around is really, really annoying [emoji36]
Slows the job down and winds me up. Luckily most of them are getting too big now.

 

[Kezman50]

and you find the indicator fine after your conversion. Good at keeping charge? Quick response to weigh? etc

 

[Spudie]

What sort if money was the conversion as I've an old Poldenvale needing done

 

[Kit]

I hope no one minds a shameless sales plug, I have a prattley 3 way shedding scales available if is interested. Good piece of gear but we've upgraded to something with eid.
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[Bill dog]

@Al R is this any use for you ? Rather than your combiclamp for weighing !

 

[Al R]

@Al R is this any use for you ? Rather than your combiclamp for weighing !

View attachment 819912 View attachment 819914 I hope no one minds a shameless sales plug, I have a prattley 3 way shedding scales available if is interested. Good piece of gear but we've upgraded to something with eid.
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@Bill dog thanks for the tag although I may be sorted

 

[unlacedgecko]

View attachment 819912 View attachment 819914 I hope no one minds a shameless sales plug, I have a prattley 3 way shedding scales available if is interested. Good piece of gear but we've upgraded to something with eid.
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How much?

 

[Kit]

How much?

£1000

 

[unlacedgecko]

£1000

Does that include weigh bars? Or literally just the draft crate?

 

[Kit]

That's with the trutest load bars but without a weigh head

 

[unlacedgecko]

That's with the trutest load bars but without a weigh head

£500 cash and I'll be up next week.

 

[Kit]

£500 cash and I'll be up next week.

Bit shy at that I think but thank you for the offer. There's been a variety of offers made on here so I've decided to stick it on ebay as maybe the fairest way forward.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prattley...7?pageci=dbbd8e13-bf79-42ec-a939-797e7f12741d

 

[Kezman50]

Just had a word with a producer of a certain weigh crate. He does an analogue and a digital version. He is not keen on his own digital version because he feels that they are to be frank not very robust and not very accurate..... which I thought was very honest of him to admit that! Opinions on those with digital regarding that they are indeed as the name implies only an “indicator”

 

[neilo]

Just had a word with a producer of a certain weigh crate. He does an analogue and a digital version. He is not keen on his own digital version because he feels that they are to be frank not very robust and not very accurate..... which I thought was very honest of him to admit that! Opinions on those with digital regarding that they are indeed as the name implies only an “indicator”

Really? I have an old IAE pig weigher that has been converted with Pharmweigh suspension cells and a EaziWeigh2 head unit (many years ago). I would say it has been bang on, every time.

I also have a CombiClamp, to which I have added weigh bars and an Eaziweigh head unit, which can be slightly more variable tbh. I think that’s more down to the CombiClamp set up not being quite right (less rigid), rather than the weighing gubbins though.
I do know that I sure as hell wouldn’t want to go back to estimating the weight from the best guess on a constantly moving spring balance though.

 

[TexelBen]

and you find the indicator fine after your conversion. Good at keeping charge? Quick response to weigh? etc

Yep, keeps charge well, responds well and pops a little arrow on and a beep when it's happy/stable weight. Couple of seconds unless the lamb is going mental

 

[TexelBen]

What sort if money was the conversion as I've an old Poldenvale needing done

£250 ish iirc?

 

[Chapelton]

We've got a TruTest suspension cell that is no longer required if anyone's interested. Worked well in our old Bateman crate (which we've since sold) but I had to put the old spring gauge back on to get any interest in it.