What I have been doing lately

This last week I have been busy , I had a customer that uses the HELLLL out of their scales , the average truch that crosses the scale is about 250,000 lbs , about 200 trucks a shift x 2 shifts , so that makes about 400 trucks in a 24 hr period x 15 years , plus this scale is generly burryed in gumbo mud mixed with slag and rock dust ,

Here is some of the damage that I had to fix ,

Notice how the bace plate has sunk away from the ancors in this pic ,

Same bace plate from above ,

After a Sizeadle shim , some grout , and new ancors

Some pro spective , my Pickup is a F350 , the big truck is a 60 Ton cap bed ,

Here is some of the guys I am used to working with , Matt , Gary and Chris ,


Done , Handeld , and taken care of !!!!!!!
( Fuck all that " get-r- Done shit !!!!!!)

That was really interesting. I love it when I get an insight into the day-to-day lives of people living so far away from me. :)

The inchling LOVED the trucks, especially the two fer:
"A dump truck and a pick up truck!"

There is something about a huge truck that just makes a man look so .... rugged! You can post lots more pictures of the men you work with if you like (especially the one in the middle!)

Seriously tho - like Dana I love to know what people are up to. Very interesting.

Looks like the tare weight on that scale has been moving up,.......a lot. :lol:

BTW Zip, I noticed some #%$@^&* has screwed up your right front fender and got your truck all muddy.

Cool Zipster. Hey - is that the Mighty Mississippi in the background??

Yeppers thats the Mississippi river at Barfield landing ,
Yeah I know some dumb ass trashed my truck ( oh did I say dumb ass I ment ME , F@#king fire plug !!!!)
As to the guys , well they are just working guys , good folks .

If you guys want I have few more from a different job .

Hey, what kind of truck was that? It looks mighty familiar...

Komatsu , they get better fuel millage that the Uklids

the average truch that crosses the scale is about 250,000 lbs
Friggin ouch, I thought our local road wreckers were actually getting work done!

Friggin ouch, I thought our local road wreckers were actually getting work done!

Those have a load limit of 80,000 and axle weight restrictions ,
these big tonka trucks have structurial limits they can tote about 60 tons ,
rumor has it that these folks are going to be switching over to 100 ton trucks SOON ,
Oh and I may get to put in a scale to weigh these big boys ,
http://www.kresscarrier.com/
some where around 500,000 lbs of rolling stock

zippyt wrote:

If you guys want I have few more from a different job .

SG wants the guys, inch and I want the trucks.

Kress Corporation was founded by Edward S. Kress in October, 1965. Two months after being founded, Kress made its first contribution to the mobile equipment industry. A slag pot carrrier for the Edward C. Levy Company was delivered.

What? They founded the company and delivered one of those monsters in two months? The carrier must have been mostly built before the lawyers made the company, a company. :smack:

Al right dude , comeing right up ,
But I think this should be in the quailty images thread .

Ok here is an NTEP ( National Type Eval Program ) test of a prototype heavy duty off road scale , average truck crossing this scale is around 350,000 lbs , 9-11,000 weighments per month ( or so I am told ) , this was a few years ago , there HAVE been some modifications since then .
This is a view of the scale from the side being loaded with test weights ,

we had to consentrate the load in various places on the scale , ( each one of those silver blocks weigh 1,000 lbs ) ,

Here is some prospective for you , these guys are about 6' tall ,

Trucks for Foots ,



Loading up the final test , unknown weight ( steel coils at about 50-60k a piece ) and known weight ,A+B should equal C (and yes the carts are certified as well ),

And this ladies and gents is the final load ,


425,060 lbs , the inspecter had us leave it on the scale for over 2 hours , then clear it all off , then do it ALL again on both ends of the scale .
The scale zeroed off and repeated the weight on BOTH ends Both time he had us do it !!!!!!!

If "A" (steel coils), is an unknown weight, and "B" (blocks) is a known weight, how do you know what "C"(total) is supposed to read? :confused:

A+B=C-D=E
A is unknown weight
B is known weight
C is the sum of these two
D is the scale reading
E is the error
you add it up , then see if the scale reads the same +/- just a little

zippyt wrote:

A+B=C-D=E
...
you add it up , then see if the scale reads the same +/- just a little

What is the resolution of this scale. I find it difficult to believe it is accurate to six digits. Generally a digial meter has a resolution of about 15,000 different weight values. IOW a scale rated up to 40,000 would measure in increments of maybe 3 pounds - ideal best. What is the resolution of that scale?

This scale has a cap of 500,000 lbs x 50 lbs ,
The Inspecter had me put it in 5 lb increments to exadurate the errors , not enough error to mention

That is a cool fucking job zippy, I am envious.

The thing I liked most about being a photog was meeting different folks and seeing different industries. I did a lot of work at GE plants. plastics, power, etc. never got boring. Just wicked long hours. 10 hours was a short day, 14 normal, 18 long...

zippyt wrote:

This scale has a cap of 500,000 lbs x 50 lbs ,
The Inspecter had me put it in 5 lb increments to exadurate the errors , not enough error to mention

That would be a 14 bit resolution scale - about right. Theoretical maximum resolution would be about 31 pounds.

That would be a 14 bit resolution scale - about right. Theoretical maximum resolution would be about 31 pounds.

How did you come up with that ???

The scale is rated for 10,000 counts leagle for trade .


Oh and Foot , one thing that I LOVE about my job is seeing all the different processes it takes to make the most inaquious things ,

zippyt wrote:

A+B=C-D=E
A is unknown weight
B is known weight
C is the sum of these two
D is the scale reading
E is the error
you add it up , then see if the scale reads the same +/- just a little

How can you add A + B, if A is unknown? :confused:

its what the scale says it is

Oh, ok...weight the unknown A, add the known B, and see if the scale changes by the known B. :smack:

Yeppers , what you are looking for is a known net weight change