- 1. [CBQ] Stock Scale Layout (score: 1)
- Author: "Nelson Moyer" <ku0a@mchsi.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:44:37 -0500
- Group, I'm building a standard stock pen and 8x14 ft. stock scale from drawings in BB#25. I'm not sure how to arrange the scale relative to the pens. I'm guessing the 10 ft. angled fence segment at t
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- 2. Re: [CBQ] Stock Scale Layout (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:54:24 -0700 (PDT)
- Nelson Stock yards were built with the layout of the track. Page 20 and 22 of BB#25 show this and the photos in the rest of the bulletin show how layouts varied. As a space saver put it right on the
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- 3. RE: [CBQ] Stock Scale Layout (score: 1)
- Author: "Nelson Moyer" <ku0a@mchsi.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:03:12 -0500
- Yes, I understand the pen location, it's the scale location relative to the pen that I can't see in photos or find described in text. Nelson Nelson Stock yards were built with the layout of the track
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- 4. Re: [CBQ] Stock Scale Layout (score: 1)
- Author: STEVEN HOLDING <sholding@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:54:46 -0700 (PDT)
- Some small town yards may not have had a scale with the livestock being weighted at a transit yard(Galesburg and or Montgomery) Where they were off loaded rested and fed before the push on to Chicago
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- 5. RE: [CBQ] Stock Scale Layout (score: 1)
- Author: Gerald & Virginia Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:37:33 -0500
- I'd agree with Steve that many small yards did not have scales as few of those I photographed in the 70's had scales or any evidence that there had been a scale. I would assume a lack of scales at ou
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- 6. RE: [CBQ] Stock Scale Layout (score: 1)
- Author: Cy Svobodny <ctsvobodny@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:17:50 -0700 (PDT)
- I worked for AMTRAK for 30 years. In that time spent time assigned to Winona, MN. The Milw. Rd. had a track scale at Winona because of the huge amount of cars of grain etc both inbound and outbou
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- 7. RE: [CBQ] Stock Scale Layout (score: 1)
- Author: "Nelson Moyer" <ku0a@mchsi.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:40:59 -0500
- Gerald, Track scales are not the same as stock scales. Track scales weight cars, while stock scales are a wooden scale platform with a perimeter fence and gates on each end for weighting livestock to
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