It's Trueload
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DERWENT MEASUREMENT a Control of Derby is marketi the Trueload electron weighing system, designed eliminate loading error and sure that vehicles run to desi and legal capacities.
Haulage contractor Key Brothers, of Maldon, Essex, h had the system fitted to a frc end loader and claims that it I duces the loading margin of I ror to 0.5 to 0.75 of one per CE on a 20 tonne load.
It comprises a control al display unit mounted in ti loader's cab, in full view of tl operator, and a load sensing c fitted in the top lift ram. Power provided by the vehicle's 12 24v supply and each shovel la is registered within two seconc The control unit displays tl target load which is keyed in I the operator, the weight in tl bucket at each pass and tl amount still required. Any e cess in the final bucket load be tipped off until the free ru fling display equals the weig required figure.
The Trueload costs 0,01 when fitted in a loading shov of less than one tonne capaci or £4,000 for a shovel of mo than one tonne and takes b tween four to five hours to fit.