[SML] Road case weights - Update

[Bruce Purdy]

Dave Vick wrote:

> I've always just hung a 1-Ton chain hoist with a 5k dynometer & a pair of 9' nylon slings on it, and used that rig to weigh stuff. Just sling & lift, let the dyno needle settle, and there's your weight.
> 


	Thank you all for your suggestions about weighing my road boxes. In the end, Dave’s suggestion was the closest to my final solution. The perfect answer came of-list from lurker Dave Dickinson. As a non-rigger, I don’t have a load cell or a chain hoist like Dave V, but following Dave D’s suggestion I bought a “Game scale” from the hunting section at Bass Pro-Shop. I hung each case with a ratchet strap from the scale, which in turn hung from a beam running across a pair of crank-up lighting stands. I cranked the stands up enough to get the case in the air and got the weight. (All 200 Lbs or less.)

	I know this isn’t likely DOT accurate, but it is fine for my needs - making sure I don’t overload my van.  Total cost: $25, and a good tool to have around for future use.

> (My road box weighs 1,673 lbs full, btw…)

	OK, so mine aren’t really heavy, but “Heavy" is a relative term. :-)

Bruce
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Bruce Purdy
Central New York Magic Theatre Co.
http://cnymagic.com




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