Forklift Scale - Freight Mate Analogue Scale

Our Low- Cost Mechanical Solution For Onboard Weighing

The ‘FREIGHT MATE’ onboard weighing system is our low cost mechanical weighing solution. It displays a weight reading of any lifted load on a large, easy-to-read 150mm dial. You can rely on this system to perform accurately and reliably on most forklifts and reach trucks thanks to its heavy-duty construction.

FEATURES:
- ±1% accuracy of machine capacity
- Heavy-duty construction
- No loss of lifting capability
- Solidly mounted bracket
- Ease of integration and change over
- Australian design and substantially manufactured
- Mechanical/Hydraulic solution
- Low cost installation and purchase price
- Stainless-steel gauge and tube construction
- Perfect for wet and dusty environments
- Suitable for intrinsically safe areas

BENEFITS:
- Improved safety
- Increased business efficiency
- Eliminate overload fines
- Avoid under/over loading trucks
- Reduce trips to the weighbridge
- Check incoming/outgoing goods
- Prevent machinery and racking overload

HOW THE FREIGHT MATE WORKS:
The ‘Freight Mate’ uses a Bourdon tube which measures hydraulic pressure - a method widely acclaimed for its superior sensitivity, linearity, and accuracy.

A Bourdon tube is a curled-up, flattened metal tube with the base-end held fixed near the pressure inlet while the tip-end is free to move. Any pressure inside the tube tends to unflatten the cross-section which strains the Bourdon tube tip to straighten. Any movement in the tip is sensed by a linkage that is attached to the indicator mechanism and drives the needle to display a
weight measurement on the gauge.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Hydraulic/Analogue

Applications: Suitable for most forklifts and reach trucks

Accuracy: ±1% of capacity (e.g. if lift capacity is 1000kg then accuracy is +/-10kg)

Resolution:
-10
-20
-25
-50
-100
-200 (to suit forklift)

Gauge housing: 150mm diameter, all stainless construction

Overload: Overload and underload stops included

Manufacture: Substantially Australian (80%)

Recalibration: Recommended every six months

Fitting time: Two hours maximum

Other: Suitable for intrinsically safe areas

Warranty: 12 months on instrument and sensors

Approvals: Non-trade use

Temperature: Temperature compensated