{"id":774,"date":"2022-11-21T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T09:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1800scales.com\/blog\/?p=774"},"modified":"2022-12-16T17:49:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T17:49:47","slug":"build-your-own-single-animal-cattle-scale-review-overview-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1800scales.com\/blog\/build-your-own-single-animal-cattle-scale-review-overview-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Own Single Animal Cattle Scale Review \/ Overview \/ Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are going to continue our popular series where we look at some YouTube videos of scales being constructed and provide our thoughts and opinions. In this entry we’re going to take a look at a build your own single animal cattle scale. The man in the video uses his existing livestock equipment but adds the scale components kit<\/a> underneath. What do we think about the process? Well let’s get to our analysis!<\/p>\n

Build Your own Single Animal Cattle Scale Kit Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First, the existing kick gate steel components are good quality. The current equipment is bolted down to the concrete. The man in the video is planning on bolting the four shear beam load cells<\/a> to pieces of wood in each corner of the platform. You can see in the video that he is planning on just using the load cell spacers and not using a mounting plate to bolt the load cells into. If you’ve read our past articles<\/a>, you know that we’re fans of using a mounting plate if possible.\u00a0 However, with this being wood, I’m not sure if he could use the mounting plates. In case you don’t know, mounting plates are normally welded to the platform and provide a great place to bolt the load cells.\u00a0 And then, a scale foot is screwed into the shear beam load cell on each corner of the weighing platform.\u00a0 Each foot is adjustable to accommodate for any uneven weighing surfaces<\/a>.<\/p>\n