Weight sensors on truck bed?

[robbo 110]

send your truck to paddington springs @ wembley, it wont help if you do get a tug an weighed but if your truck sits level whilst loaded (over) it may stop you attracting attention

[atree]

Normally stop chipping when all the chips are falling back out...

[Danny Boy]

Uprate your suspension & keep a tyre inflator on the truck to pump them up when you have a heavy load.

 

Obviously I couldn't recommend you travel overweight, but at least don't attract attention.

[likeitorlumpit]

Apparently mercedes do one on their sprinter

But what tree surgeon uses a sprinter I hear you ask

[nick channer]

i'm having one fitted on my artic timber trailer... all singing and dancing for £800.. thought that was cheap myself... accuratr to within 20 kilo's..

[Danny Boy]

seems cheap!

is that new or 2nd hand?

[nick channer]

seems cheap!

is that new or 2nd hand?

 

brand new.. there coming out tomorrow to fit it... its for my timber trailer so i'm having the display up by the crane so i can see exactly what i'm putting on..

[Stumpgo]

With a tipper it can be done cheap and easy.

 

All that is needed is to plumb in a T piece between the pump and ram and fit a push button valve and pressure gauge to it.

 

With a level load on level ground, to get a weight just tip the body a tiny bit, around an inch, press the valve button, read the pressure and cross reference to your calibration chart.

 

For calibrating I built up a balanced load in stages using feed sacks of known weight.

 

I would not claim 20kg accuracy but still a pretty fair guide.

[Billy]

With a tipper it can be done cheap and easy.

 

All that is needed is to plumb in a T piece between the pump and ram and fit a push button valve and pressure gauge to it.

 

With a level load on level ground, to get a weight just tip the body a tiny bit, around an inch, press the valve button, read the pressure and cross reference to your calibration chart.

 

For calibrating I built up a balanced load in stages using feed sacks of known weight.

 

I would not claim 20kg accuracy but still a pretty fair guide.

 

 

This is what i was gonna suggest, find out what pressure is on the hydraulic fluid with a legal load, or just over and take note then check pressure and refer to this on jobs until your on it or close then unload, cheaper than fancy sensors.