Telehandler weighing system

[casper74]

I'm looking into getting a weigh system on my Manitou.
Does anyone have them on their telehandler? good, bad, any better or worse than others? Main use will be for feeding cattle with a mixer bucket and weighing grain.

 

[Hilly]

Rds but they are dear these days … i use merlo
Weighing and its good.

 

[ACEngineering]

I'm looking into getting a weigh system on my Manitou.
Does anyone have them on their telehandler? good, bad, any better or worse than others? Main use will be for feeding cattle with a mixer bucket and weighing grain.

Mixer buckets are very harsh on machine, if you dont have top spec hydraulics you will get problems. As a long term solution its a bad idea.

 

[beltbreaker]

I have an RDS Alpha 10 on my JCB and about to transfer it to my new one. It works well if calibrated right. The RDS guy up here is spot on and explained the system well. It's accurate for mixing into bruiser/heap and within 200kg of weight when loading waggons. I use it all the time and calibrate on local weighbridge annually.
Speak to RDS as I am sure the guy said to me one brand was a bit of trouble but can't remember if it was Manitou?

 

[T C]

I am doing exactly what you are looking at.
Mixer / auger bucket and RDS weigher.
Weigher was transferred to a new JCB last year.
It will work well if you want it to - you need to lift at a constant speed and not crowd at the same time.

 

[Badshot]

Friends tried one.
Didn't work at all well, something to do with a toetip bucket putting pressures where there shouldn't be.

 

[IOW91]

Had an RDS on a JCB 526 at a place I worked at. It Was good bit of kit if used properly.