Tobacco Scale

[Southern Planter]

Can anyone recommend a good scale to use at a farmers marked for weighing tobacco at a farmers market?

 

[bonehead]

does it have to be certified??? i would check that first. i use a taylor digital restraunt scale for home brewing and other stuff. i like them because they have the tare function and there are a lot of different weight ranges available.

 

[DrBob]

I bought some scales from ezsell scales. an online seller of scales of all sorts. I paid about $30.00 for one that would weigh up to 60# and was accurate to .02 oz.

 

[Southern Planter]

I don't know yet about the need for certification. Dr. Bob, looks good, the biggest problem I was having was that most sites did not disclose the accuracy at the low end.

 

[DrBob]

if it is a farmers market they sell corn by the dozen and squash of all sizes without a scale. This is tobacco here

 

[Knucklehead]

I ship from home so I got a postal scale from USPS. They're kind of pricey, but I figure the post office can't argue with a scale they sold me. https://store.usps.com/store/browse...tMailingShippingSupplies:subcatMSS_MSS_Scales

 

[BigBonner]

I bought a set of shipping scales and I bought a set off of ebay , produce scales .

Shipping scales can drift and one or two leaves will not change the scale until several leaves are put on it .

My produce scales are great . A half of a leaf will change the scale . They are accurate and I check mine with 5 pound sugar bags every now and then for accuracy .
But I always add extra leaf to make double sure I send the correct weight .

 

[Knucklehead]

I bought a set of shipping scales and I bought a set off of ebay , produce scales .
Shipping scales can drift and one or two leaves will not change the scale until several leaves are put on it .
My produce scales are great . A half of a leaf will change the scale . They are accurate and I check mine with 5 pound sugar bags every now and then for accuracy .
But I always add extra leaf to make double sure I send the correct weight .

I checked out those produce scales on ebay. They have some really great prices and will weigh large amounts. I wish I had seen them before I got those shipping scales.

 

[FmGrowit]

I just eye it up...close enough.

 

[BigBonner]

What I like about those scales is they have a rechargeable battery inside . They stay up a long time without being plugged into electric . Just plug into electric and recharge or use plugged in .
I turn mine off when I don't need them .

 

[Southern Planter]

Thanks Larry, I had no idea what I was looking for.