Anyone have a scale on their loader?

[Hay Dude]

Sounds great, but I load off road in fields. I want to know what each bale weighs, as I load them, not after they are loaded.
Already know what the truck/trailer/combo weighs. Want to avoid overloading.
Also want to know what bales weigh for feed hay buyers.

The scale I am considering costs $995.

 

[leonz]

Thats not going to matter much if you get pulled over, they look
at the gross weight on all trailer axles with thier scales.

You need to have a county certified scale ticket for legal tender.

Short of buying a trailer with a load cell body you should stick with
the drive over scales and a certified scale house.

The issue is gross weight period and with a scale ticket in hand
and whether you get nailed for an overweight without a permit

If you are handling that many bales annually a small digital platform
scale with load cells for your set up can be leased to purchase and you
avoid bickering with a customer and you can give them a copy of the
scale ticket.

 

[Hay Dude]

Bro……
I appreciate what you’re trying to explain, but you are overthinking/analyzing this.
I’m trying to see what the approximate weight is of my bales is. It’s not for reselling to customers or making and claims to what a bale weighs.
I have a scale on my square baler.

This isn’t a term paper for college physics. I’m a farmer that is curious of my bale weights when I load my truck. I’m not going to drive over a certified scale, nor do I need to.

Thanks.

 

[MoKelly]

Bro……
This isn’t a term paper for college physics. I’m a farmer that is curious of my bale weights when I load my truck. I’m not going to drive over a certified scale, not do I need to.

Thanks.

Now that is funny.

 

[WranglerX]

Bro……
I appreciate what you’re trying to explain, but you are overthinking/analyzing this.
I’m trying to see what the approximate weight is of my bales is. It’s not for reselling to customers or making and claims to what a bale weighs.
I have a scale on my square baler.

This isn’t a term paper for college physics. I’m a farmer that is curious of my bale weights when I load my truck. I’m not going to drive over a certified scale, nor do I need to.

Thanks.

What?????....... Can't you take the weight of one bale on baler scale and then just multiply that (average) weight by number of bales.....

 

[two_bit_score]

Thats not going to matter much if you get pulled over, they look
at the gross weight on all trailer axles with thier scales.

You need to have a county certified scale ticket for legal tender.

Short of buying a trailer with a load cell body you should stick with
the drive over scales and a certified scale house.

The issue is gross weight period and with a scale ticket in hand
and whether you get nailed for an overweight without a permit

If you are handling that many bales annually a small digital platform
scale with load cells for your set up can be leased to purchase and you
avoid bickering with a customer and you can give them a copy of the
scale ticket.

The popo gives farmers in farm country the benefit of the doubt, generally speaking. They don't need "no stinking scale tickets".

 

[Hay Dude]

What?????....... Can't you take the weight of one bale on baler scale and then just multiply that (average) weight by number of bales.....

Well, you could go into the baler monitor and clear the “job” memory, bale the whole field and the monitor will add up the total bale weight for you. So you may bale a field that produces 60 bales or 120,000lbs of hay, but each bale has it’s own unique weight, of course.
Since typically there’s 50-150 bales in a field and my trailer holds 16 (but 14 is the max load by weight it‘ll carry), you’d have to weigh each bale again while loading them.
I don’t like guessing what weight is on my trailer. 1st & 2nd cutting hay usually have different weights and so do different grasses, moistures, etc.

 

[JONNY BOYYYE]

I am thinking about a loader scale. Tired of guessing bale weights.
Found this one. $1,000.

Hydraulic Front End Loader Scales for sale

Hydraulic front end loader scale that's user friendly, easy to install, and made in the USA! With a water-resistant corrosion proof enclosure and stainless steel adjustable stand/mount, it is suitable for use in harsh weather conditions.

www.scaledynasty.com

Anyone with knowledge on these or scales in general?

might be cheaper to find a old tractor or truck scale and use that. Then you can weigh several bales at a time and subtract each load from the machine weight..

 

[kenhar]

Well, you could go into the baler monitor and clear the “job” memory, bale the whole field and the monitor will add up the total bale weight for you. So you may bale a field that produces 60 bales or 120,000lbs of hay, but each bale has it’s own unique weight, of course.
Since typically there’s 50-150 bales in a field and my trailer holds 16 (but 14 is the max load by weight it‘ll carry), you’d have to weigh each bale again while loading them.
I don’t like guessing what weight is on my trailer. 1st & 2nd cutting hay usually have different weights and so do different grasses, moistures, etc.

 

[kenhar]

You have asked one of the most entertaining questions for a while. Thanks for the chuckles.