Thanks for the tip....i live about 30 minutes East of that gent so i have an idea of what scales your talking about....might be worth a trip.
Thanks again.
> Dave & Rich,
>
> I was visiting a GMCer near the Thousand Islands and he told me that the Canadian weigh station near him had the scales always on and operative.
> Damned if they weren't! I don't know if that's typical on the cold side of the border, but worth checking out.
>
> Those scales also didn't have the "lane chute" so I could pull the whole axle(s) on the scale than just the wheel(s) on one side and do a little
> arithmetic.
>
> As far as the slope of the road, when a truck is pulled over and they break out the scales, the road isn't always level. If you Google it you'll
> find the equation they use to compensate for the weight difference due to the slope. Generally, though, a degree or two out won't make an
> appreciable difference.
>
> Richard
--
Rich Mondor,
Brockville, ON
77 Hughes 2600
Thanks again.
> Dave & Rich,
>
> I was visiting a GMCer near the Thousand Islands and he told me that the Canadian weigh station near him had the scales always on and operative.
> Damned if they weren't! I don't know if that's typical on the cold side of the border, but worth checking out.
>
> Those scales also didn't have the "lane chute" so I could pull the whole axle(s) on the scale than just the wheel(s) on one side and do a little
> arithmetic.
>
> As far as the slope of the road, when a truck is pulled over and they break out the scales, the road isn't always level. If you Google it you'll
> find the equation they use to compensate for the weight difference due to the slope. Generally, though, a degree or two out won't make an
> appreciable difference.
>
> Richard
--
Rich Mondor,
Brockville, ON
77 Hughes 2600
