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APPENDIX G
.....................................................................................................................WEIGHED LOAD TEST SUGGESTIONS
In Step 4
-All possible sources of weighing errors should be minimized. Make sure the truck is fully on the scale -
split axle weighing should be avoided. Always pull the truck on the scale in the same direction. Mark the
scale and insist the truck stop in identically the same location. Get a fresh tare weight for each load. Use
the tare weight taken before the truck was loaded, not after the load was dumped. Try to account for and
minimize fuel use.
In Step 5
-Run at least three repetitions at the maximum production rate, three at the minimum production rate and
three at the average production rate and expect all tests to be within the governing tolerance. If in
tolerance data can not be obtained over the entire operating range, the scale weighbridge assembly most
probably needs adjustment.
In all case, DO NOT TRUST ANYONE! Do everything, check everything and verify everything yourself. Double check
every calculation and every operation. If any part of or person involved with any test procedure is changed the test should
be restarted from the beginning. If anything can go wrong or if any dumb mistake can be made, it will be.
ABSOLUTE REPEATABILITY OF PROCEDURE, OF TECHNIQUE, AND OF CONDITIONS IS REQUIRED FOR
REPEATABILITY OF RESULTS.
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