Sherline tongue scale

[wkpoor]

Anyone have or used one of these? Are they the real deal for 100.00.

 

[Bill_C]

I can't help but think that for $10 I could buy a hydraulic jack from Harbor Freight, and mount a pressure gauge on the side....pressure times the area of the jack's rod equals the force exerted.


Or I could take my regular 200 pound household scale, put it under one end of a 4x4 beam, put a pivot under the other end of the 4x4, and drop the trailer tongue on the 4x4...make a couple of measurements and voila. Just saved $100 and didn't have to switch to Geico.

 

[wkpoor]

Its about convenience to check a load anytime but the bottle jack idea is a good one...Thanks! I got lots of bottle jacks lying around. I'm looking at a tongue load of 1000-2000lbs. Balancing a 4x4 may not be the best way but the jack would be.