I don't trust short scales. 2 of the 6 yards I have been to have short scales. Took in a dump trailer full of appliances and they tallied it at around 300 lbs. I said no way, this was full of heavy freezers and what not.
What could I do? I already dumped it. I went back and forth, he looked at his slips, trying to figure out where he weighed wrong. Finally decided he would give me 1,000 lbs. I said fine, and never went back.
2nd yard that has a short scale, sometimes it doesn't seem right, but I usually go there if their price is higher, which is rarely. Main yard has a huge semi truck scale. Seems spot on for the most part, although I have noticed weights seem higher if I bring bins and have them weighed on the inside scale. Just basing this on eyeballing the material from load to load.
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