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Introduction
Loadrite scales have become essential tools in heavy equipment operations, especially for wheel loaders, excavators, forklifts, and similar machines using hydraulic lifting. These onboard weighing systems improve accuracy and efficiency in material handling, enabling operators and site managers to optimize loading tasks and overall productivity.
Product Range and Features
Contractors using Loadrite systems report first-time accurate truck loading, reducing cycle times by up to 15%. Some operations have cut overload fines and increased tonnage hauled per shift, conserving fuel and lowering operating costs. The ease of use also reduces operator stress and training time.
Conclusion
Loadrite scales provide a high-tech, reliable method for monitoring and managing material loads lifted by heavy equipment. Their integration into wheel loaders and excavators improves operational efficiency, profitability, and safety, supporting modern construction and production sites in achieving peak performance.
Loadrite scales have become essential tools in heavy equipment operations, especially for wheel loaders, excavators, forklifts, and similar machines using hydraulic lifting. These onboard weighing systems improve accuracy and efficiency in material handling, enabling operators and site managers to optimize loading tasks and overall productivity.
Product Range and Features
- L2180 Wheel Loader Scale: Advanced onboard weighing with multipoint weighing zones, speed compensation, and dual pressure sensors for high accuracy regardless of lift speed or terrain unevenness. Includes data logging and monitoring features.
- L2150 Loader Scale: High precision with reliable basic data functions and real-time weighing during operator's movement.
- Sprint Scale: A cost-effective, user-friendly system for compact machines and basic weighing needs featuring a simple six-key interface.
- Force Scale: Basic weighing system focusing on fast and reliable measurement without complex reporting features.
- X2350 Excavator Scale: Automatic weighing zone adjustment and patented technology compensating for ground slope and rotation, enabling accurate in-truck loading and data reporting.
- Increased Productivity: Accurate first-time loading reduces cycle times, avoids truck turnaround delays, and enhances material delivery volumes without extra equipment.
- Improved Profits: Reduces double handling and haulage trips, avoids overload fines, and maximizes load per trip.
- Cost Control: Optimizes fuel use relative to tons moved and increases machinery utilization by identifying underused capacity.
- Process Improvement: Tracks individual machine activity, inventory levels, and machine stress to support preventive maintenance.
- Pressure Transducers: Sensors connected to loader hydraulic systems measuring cylinder pressures during lift.
- Rotary Triggers: Devices sensing arm positions ensuring load measurement timing and repetition accuracy.
- Indicators: Rugged displays inside the cab showing weight data and production information with an intuitive interface.
- Slope Compensation Kit: Corrects weighing accuracy on sloped or uneven ground.
- Optional Printers and Remote Buttons: For immediate record documentation and operator entry.
- Multipoint Weighing: Use of several sensors or trigger points to improve measurement accuracy.
- Speed Compensation: Accounting for loader arm movement speed changes during weighing.
- Loadrite Indicator: The cab-mounted display unit that shows weight and logs data.
- Slope Compensation: Mathematical correction used to adjust scale readings when the loader is on an incline.
- Real-Time Data Logging: Capturing and storing load data continuously during operations for performance tracking.
Contractors using Loadrite systems report first-time accurate truck loading, reducing cycle times by up to 15%. Some operations have cut overload fines and increased tonnage hauled per shift, conserving fuel and lowering operating costs. The ease of use also reduces operator stress and training time.
Conclusion
Loadrite scales provide a high-tech, reliable method for monitoring and managing material loads lifted by heavy equipment. Their integration into wheel loaders and excavators improves operational efficiency, profitability, and safety, supporting modern construction and production sites in achieving peak performance.
