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Thought those new wireless load indicators were just a fad until a job in Phoenix
I saw a crew using them on a tower crane setup and figured it was extra junk to break. The foreman let me try his unit for a lift, and the real-time weight readout on my phone was dead accurate, even with a tricky swing. It showed a 2-ton shift I wouldn't have felt in the cab. Now I'm looking at getting one for my own rig. Anyone run these daily and have a brand they trust?
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milesbailey7mo ago
Wait, a two-ton shift you couldn't feel in the cab? That's a terrifying amount of weight moving without any feedback. Makes you rethink all those "feel it in the seat" moments. I'd be sold after seeing that number pop up, no question.
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the_miles7mo ago
That scale reading is impressive, but I've seen a lot of trucks where the numbers don't match the real feel. A load can be perfectly balanced on paper, but you still get that floaty, unstable feeling on a specific stretch of highway with a crosswind. The seat-of-the-pants feeling tells you when the weight is working with the suspension, not just sitting on it. I trust that gut check over a digital readout every time.
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