How accurately does your yard's scale weigh?

well, when i get off the scale and head for the window, and it bobs between 220 and 240, I am good when it hits 220. forget the couple bucks, I feel better all day ;-)

The scale at one yard I use dose that also but when I look at the pay ticket it always has the higher weight.

I know for a fact that the yard I use here is right on, no bobbing around. Although a few around here that I have read about on here like to keep the scale inside, thus allowing them to say whatever they want. And I have weighed about 10 lbs of copper at home took it to one yard and they show it at 6.5, but that's a different story. Just goes to show that you need to be safe and have a good idea in small amounts before you take everything in.

There's one yard here that I'm sure the weights are far lighter than they should be, I've felt very strongly about this at least twice, but, you can't see their readout there at all. Can't see it at the other one either, but theirs always comes out more than I figured it would

I've never tried that Mech, does it bother them to weigh you? does it cost anything to use it?

its frustrating. atleast every 1 out of 5 times i go i seem to have 420 lbs light iron, and 60lbs HMS... i just wish they weighed the exact amount and didnt round down. but heck they pay so d*** well 215/ton compared to 145/ton 2 towns over.

My scale is an old fashioned dial type scale whith 20lb increments. With a close look at the dial I split the lines and pay on ten pound increments. If anyone has a question about their weight I invite them into the scale house to read their own weights.

All truck scales usually weigh by 20 lb increments. I am a truck driver and any scale I've ever been to does it this way. My yard scale does the 20 lb dance every time. The scale operator times it to hit the lower weight. When I have time I am going to a certified scale and will weigh and compare. I was very suspicious for a while when I first got my new trailer, not knowing how much she'd hold. I simply walked on the scale, asked to see the readout counsel. I weigh 200 lbs on the dot ( most days). It read 200 lbs.

Now, whether they can manually tinker with it, or punch in whatever # they want when your sitting on the scale is another chapter.

Originally Posted by Mick

Same in the US. That's why I never buy anything by the pound. I don't have a certified scale.

That's the law here too Mick? I was thinking it darned well should be. I have at least 3 yards here, and not one of them has a visible readout of the weight, not on the truck scale anyway

Can't see it here! Scale looks like rounds 10 lbs. I would always look at starting truck weight and compare it to other trips I have made.

I can't see it, I go elsewhere. If that makes me a jerk so be it. I don't have time to play games when I go to the yard. I got things to do, time is money and all that. I want to get in, get weighed, unload, weigh out, repeat for copper/alum/etc. and get on my way. Not sit an play around while you try an con me outta .50 worth of bloody shred. If your a yard that does that..well I won't be one of the ones you rip off, at lest not twice. An if it happens at all I will make sure everyone I know hears about it. Of course if ya treat me right like my regular yard, I'll brag to everyone about how your the awesomesauce of the scrapping world.

Thats just how I roll and I won't apologize for it. Treat me right and we're good, try an screw me over, an I'll be sure everyone hears about it.

Sirscrapalot - Doesn't tolerate fools, idiots, or shady businesses.