Re: wieght

[Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx>]

Good advice Don.  I especially like your reference to "when the Yogis are 
gone."

One may also run your car across the truck scale at any landfill (garbage 
dump) which is what I did and kept the verbage short just like Don advises.

Gary Pavlovich
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From: "Don Dulmage" <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:50 AM
Subject: wieght


> Book weights are meaningless.
> Cant find a scale, let me help. Any grain facilty  , any gravel pit, many 
> truck stops  many mniciplaities have scales. A $5 bill and a box of donuts 
> will get you a weigh anywhere at one of these AS LONG AS you dont take up 
> their time . Just tell the scale guy you want a wieght and give him the 
> donuts. drive on andweigh , get you ticket , Pay him waht he asks and go. 
> Remember he doesnt want to hear your lifes story  or about your car so if 
> you are considerate of that he will give you a weigh anytime you want. if 
> he is not busy.  All animal feeed is sold by weight so the local feed 
> store would have to have scales.
> I used to teach my students "They is little info in life that cannot be 
> had for a box of donuts and a cup of coffee. " This is one of those.
> This is how you do it. Drive to the scales and find the weighmaster who 
> runs the scales. Ask this and only this. Do you have time to weigh  my 
> car?  He will either say yes or no. If he sees the donuts yes is most 
> likely . Ask him how much after the weigh and just pay him, it wont be 
> unreasonalble and he will be there for you if you need him again.
> Some big farms of grain producers have sacles too.  I think right here in 
> our little ara I could find probaly 25 to 30 weigh facilties with in 
> 20minute drive. I am sure your town is no different.  They are just not 
> obviuos. Ask a farmer or a trucker. They will know. Also another way. Our 
> DOT highway scales have digital readouts visable to the truckers . Some of 
> my pals have told me they go through the scales when they are closed at 
> night and the Yogis are gone and can read the weight through the window 
> easily.
> I think though your 3600 is within a 100 to 150 pounds if not closer. 
> Still as I said in my book. Weigh it. Most guesses are extremely light.
> Don
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