Originally Posted by
kinipela
first off thank you all for your help. The items we were brining fit in the back of an F350. We had 3 bbqs all aluminum and brass stripped, bed frame. 3 cast iron chairs, screen door, 3 buckets of misc weighing approximately 25 pounds each, baby crib metal frame, cast iron table, 2 dish washer racks, 2 pieces of steel about 5 pounds each, 1 steel table that was really light, 1 easy up that was only the poles. The dumpster was about 6 ft wide by 4 ft tall maybe.
well it doesn't sound like they were off by much, here's why I say that....you and the yard are 25% apart on your judgement of the weight (600 you, 450 them).
Let's assume you were optimistic by about 10% and if the scale was in the low end of the range it might be off by 5% (even when tested and certified) because the instrumentation isn't perfect, and scales/gauges and any other measuring tool are usually most accurate in the midrange (that's why your speedometer goes to 120 or thereabouts). Also, perhaps they uh, "compensated" 10% a few years ago when they weighed the container. Add it all up, and when the subtracting is done, you're at 461 lbs.
But most likely your estimation was off more than theirs -- remember they have a big expensive scale and it is tested, and you're most likely guessing and putting buckets on an old bathroom scale. I'm not being critical, we've all been there.
It's all part of it. They got guys trying to sell them concrete and water, so they aren't losing any sleep about shorting a few pounds on a small load. the best thing you can do is take your next load to a different yard, see how it goes, make some mental comparisons.
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