Scale Recommendations?

[Wildrover]

Anybody have any idea on where I can get a good, yet low rent scale that is good for measuring grain in lbs.  I have the smaller one lb scale that is essentially an ounce/gram scale but I need something bigger since I'm buying grain in bulk now?

thanks

WR

[howlingdog]

I use a dairy scale, spring loaded that I picked from a local feed store. hang a 5 gal bucket from it set to zero and you're set

[MaltLicker]

I never thought about a hanging scale.......how about fishing supplies?  Those guys weigh fish to the ounce for competitions.  A hanging scale sounds great for the bulky base grains.  You'd want a tare button to zero out the bucket's weight. 

I had to look............wow, with the tare button you can weigh multiple fish grains, and not have to measure, empty, reset, clean three bowls, etc.  I'm getting one. 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E7UJTG

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4328456&sourceid=1500000000000003260410&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=4328456#ProductDetail

[Wildrover]

Fish scale?  I hadn't thought of that, sure is a lot cheaper than some of the other scales I've been looking at from homebrew stores

[SleepySamSlim]

Words that do not go together


fishing competition


digital fish scale

To each his own I guess ... I mainly trout fish using barb-less hooks and flies mostly. Land the fish - remove the hook - let them rest a minute and back they go. Of course some folks think this is crazy too. I can recall landing a 22 inch Deschutes River Red-Side trout after a 15 minute fight. I rested the fish for a few minutes into the cool current. When I set it loose several folks were upset.


A digital fish scale       Great for brewing though !

[stadelman]

This one works great for me-

http://www.amazon.com/Ultraship-Electronic-Digital-Shipping-Kitchen/dp/B000JQTVLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1255356279&sr=1-1


The front face is removable, so you can read the display when you're weighing bulky items.

[MaltLicker]

Thanks for the tip.  I just bought a 35 lb version on ebay. 

........ebay search term, if interested"

ULTRASHIP 35 DIGITAL SHIPPING SCALE POSTAL POSTAGE d+AC

[Rep]

Words that do not go together


fishing competition


digital fish scale

To each his own I guess ... I mainly trout fish using barb-less hooks and flies mostly. Land the fish - remove the hook - let them rest a minute and back they go. Of course some folks think this is crazy too. I can recall landing a 22 inch Deschutes River Red-Side trout after a 15 minute fight. I rested the fish for a few minutes into the cool current. When I set it loose several folks were upset.


A digital fish scale       Great for brewing though !

Good for you.  I just bought a place that has a trout stream running through it.  I will spend some time this winter taking some of the overhang branches out so people can move along the banks and cast a bit.  Might even take it up myself.