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getting car weighed #1094036
10/14/11 12:17 AM
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i got my car weighed at the rock pit and it came in at 4,129 lbs w/me in it.then at the track it came in at 4,000 even.its hard to beleive this car weighs this much.69 b-body,bb, full trim ,6pt rollbar,frame tied ,caltracs.i need to find a scale that i can verify its calibration.

Re: getting car weighed [Re: bonefish] #1094037
10/14/11 12:24 AM
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if you went to a rock quarry it is certified scale !
i will say this, some scales 'break' at 25# , some at 50# even some at 100# but you wont find any over that amount! the normal break is 25#

Re: getting car weighed [Re: bonefish] #1094038
10/14/11 12:59 AM
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I don't doubt it weighs that much. Those things are tanks.


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Re: getting car weighed [Re: bonefish] #1094039
10/14/11 01:30 AM
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i need to find a scale that i can verify its calibration.


Go back to either scale and weigh yourself on it first and then drive the car on and get out, weigh it, get back in and weigh it again Most large commercial scales are not real accurate down low, below 10,000 lbs I weighed my Duster on one of the local state police scales for commercial truks, it siad that the car weighed 3100 lbs with me in it I took it to the Las Vegas MATS race and weighed it again,the track scale siad it weighed 3350 lbs with me in it, no changes I have since weighed it here in my shop on indidvidual 1000 lb platform(portable wharehouse scales that where certified by the state) scales and the scales at the track where correct, not the state commercial truck scales


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Re: getting car weighed [Re: Cab_Burge] #1094040
10/14/11 08:09 AM
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i need to find a scale that i can verify its calibration.


Go back to either scale and weigh yourself on it first and then drive the car on and get out, weigh it, get back in and weigh it again Most large commercial scales are not real accurate down low, below 10,000 lbs I weighed my Duster on one of the local state police scales for commercial truks, it siad that the car weighed 3100 lbs with me in it I took it to the Las Vegas MATS race and weighed it again,the track scale siad it weighed 3350 lbs with me in it, no changes I have since weighed it here in my shop on indidvidual 1000 lb platform(portable wharehouse scales that where certified by the state) scales and the scales at the track where correct, not the state commercial truck scales




allot of things come into play ,if the scale is used for selling product, it is certified!
now there are 'slides' that the scale moves on , if those 'slides' haven't been serviced, you will see those the scale throw out wrong weights,
the scales at youre local truck stop if they are 'cat scales will be acurate , if it has been maintained, if they have been maintained, they will be accurate, no such thing as not being accurate under #10000 , as i stated above , the 'break' of the scale does effect some of the exact numbers
69 rr all stock was @3500-3700 @ car








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