Heel Fly
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We are 35 miles from the nearest scale, we are thinking about buying a scale and weighing our calves here instead of in town. What do you all think, do you take a pencil shrink, how much?? Let me know what you think.
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Cowpuncher
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Better check with the state before buying a scale.
We have an almost-new 30,000# scale integrated into our corrals and it is really nice to use HOWEVER
for a scale to be legal for trade it must be licensed by the state.
We were paying an annual scale license of $75.00 for our scale. When the state ran low on money, they raised the annual license to $400 with a $450.00 fine for every day it is used without a current license. State subsequently lowered the license to $330 which is what we paid this year.
The joy of it is that we pay the same fee for our scale which is used about one day a year as the grain elevator does to use theirs constantly.
Above state is good old Colorado. Never trust a politician when they need money!!
We have an almost-new 30,000# scale integrated into our corrals and it is really nice to use HOWEVER
for a scale to be legal for trade it must be licensed by the state.
We were paying an annual scale license of $75.00 for our scale. When the state ran low on money, they raised the annual license to $400 with a $450.00 fine for every day it is used without a current license. State subsequently lowered the license to $330 which is what we paid this year.
The joy of it is that we pay the same fee for our scale which is used about one day a year as the grain elevator does to use theirs constantly.
Above state is good old Colorado. Never trust a politician when they need money!!
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I think 2 or 3% is the pencil shrink when weighing on your own scales.
There are a couple of people around here who have portable scales
that are certified and they haul them to the various ranches on delivery day. Everyone that I have talked to thinks it is great.
The Superior Rep at Ekalaka has one, and that's how the consignors
calves from around here are weighed in the fall.
There are a couple of people around here who have portable scales
that are certified and they haul them to the various ranches on delivery day. Everyone that I have talked to thinks it is great.
The Superior Rep at Ekalaka has one, and that's how the consignors
calves from around here are weighed in the fall.