Can the weigh scales at shippers be trusted?

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742231

{"replyTo":"","text":"I like to hit the nearest cat scale and keep that yellow slip on the dash so the pigs see it. \n\nIf they see it they know if they try to say your overweight you can fight in court and most likely win. \n\nTypically they leave you alone","replyToPid":0}

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462372 发表于 2019-08-30 11:02:03 yes, they might not be certified scales but they're not off by a thousand pounds. if it's close, go to a certified scale.

","text":"Actually 2 weeks ago came across a scale at a paper place that was off by 6000. \n\nLast week at sugar plant it was off by 3000. \n\n","replyToPid":197234}

542330

{"replyTo":"","text":"Never trust a shipper scale. If you are close to being over weight find the closest cat scale. ","replyToPid":0}

462372

{"replyTo":"","text":"yes, they might not be certified scales but they're not off by a thousand pounds. if it's close, go to a certified scale.","replyToPid":0}

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542330 发表于 2019-08-30 14:02:40 Actually 2 weeks ago came across a scale at a paper place that was off by 6000. \n\nLast week at sugar plant it was off by 3000. \n\n

","text":"With those discrepancies, you can't call those scales","replyToPid":197324}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Depends on the shipper, but generally no. The CAT scale has standards. You don’t know how often the shipper ones are calibrated. \nUnless they are at a meat plant that pays incoming drivers by weight....","replyToPid":0}