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BurlyGuys How accurately does your... 08-23-2012, 03:15 PM
Mick That threw me. too. I quit... 08-23-2012, 03:36 PM
BroJer well, when i get off the... 08-23-2012, 03:46 PM
happyscraper The scale at one yard I use... 08-23-2012, 04:46 PM
Bull0525 I know for a fact that the... 08-23-2012, 06:46 PM
Bear There's one yard here that... 08-23-2012, 06:50 PM
Mechanic688 Take your truck (loaded or... 08-23-2012, 09:15 PM
Bear I've never tried that Mech,... 08-23-2012, 10:29 PM
Mechanic688 Around here they charge $... 08-23-2012, 10:49 PM
mascraps its frustrating. atleast... 08-23-2012, 10:32 PM
KzScrapper Rounding up or down to the... 08-24-2012, 04:11 AM
Filthy ferrous to the 20lbs, non... 08-24-2012, 07:22 AM
diesel My scale is an old fashioned... 08-24-2012, 07:55 AM
Russell All truck scales usually... 08-24-2012, 08:54 AM
wayne In the UK every scale that is... 08-24-2012, 11:35 AM
Mick Same in the US. That's why I... 08-24-2012, 12:05 PM
Bear That's the law here too Mick?... 08-24-2012, 12:28 PM
hobo finds Can't see it here! Scale... 08-24-2012, 02:08 PM
Sirscrapalot I can't see it, I go... 08-24-2012, 02:16 PM
Mechanic688 The truck scale doesn't have... 08-24-2012, 07:24 PM
drozenski any truck scale will have a... 08-25-2012, 01:15 PM
bensjunk there are a few yards around... 10-15-2012, 08:57 PM
corycouch My yard goes by 20s to, I... 10-15-2012, 09:22 PM
newattitude I have no idea how scales... 10-16-2012, 08:41 AM
Libertytow hmm the yard i got to for... 10-16-2012, 09:21 AM
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    there are a few yards around me that screw people around with their scales. i took a whole bunch of parts from work in, 2500# worth, and the only yard here that i could get rid of them at without pulling them apart was shady as the day is long, weighed my stuff where i couldnt see the readout, and if it didnt weigh 2860 i would have been really upset. either way im not going back there. im with sirscrapalot, even if they give me the low side of it im out maybe a buck on average, not worth the headache especialy when you have a good yard to go to. start complaining about something that minor and they might not be so friendly next go round. off by a hundred pounds or the non ferus scale off by 20, that would have me upset.


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    My yard goes by 20s to, I just figured that the loaded weight and tare weight were rounded the same way, I didn't see the post about the trays but I don't see anything wrong with throwing them in, I'm all the time throwing in shrouds, carpet, dash pads seats, heck anything that came out of a car into another car, it's just part of breaking down sometimes you miss some things in your clean up nothing wrong with throwing it in the next car, fridge, computer case or whatever your breaking down, just my opinion

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