I built one of these and find that it works well. It was orginally from
beehacker.
http://www.beehacker.com/wp/?page_id=55https://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-scale-to-weigh-bee-hives/
I have drawn plans up if you need them. Can you build simple stuff?
Good luck,
Bill
On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 8:16 PM Justin Kay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm looking for a fairly easy, mobile, one person hive weighing system to
> periodically weigh some hives (~30) over successive months, to track
> changes to hive weights over winter. Anything that involves leaving the
> hive on the scale won't work (too expensive to replicate 30 times), and
> anything that involves physically lifting the hive and placing it on a
> scale won't work (too difficult to lift by myself).
>
> I was thinking of using an A frame ladder, attaching a pulley hoist (
> https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_11839_11839) at the top,
> and putting a crane scale (
> https://www.amazon.com/Outmate-Digital-Crane-600lbs-Plastic/dp/B01FP085C4/ref=sr_1_9?crid=1VXSX45KKTY3A&keywords=spring+scale&qid=1563922762&s=gateway&sprefix=spring+sc%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-9)
> on the other end. The scale would hook onto a ratchet strap that's wrapped
> around the hive, to keep it in place while weighing. Lift the hive up with
> the pulley hoist long enough for the crane scale to take a reading, then
> drop it back down and move onto the next hive.
>
> Sound reasonable? Anyone know of an easier/cheaper/simpler method?
>
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