Rice Lake TradeRoute HL Series - Installation and Service Manual (Legal-for-Trade) - Manual (Page 15)

Scale Installation 11
2.4 Attachment of Container to Scale
Once the scale modules are attached to the truck frame, the container can be attached to the scale.
Mounting brackets must be attached to the container to bolt the container to the scale. Mounting hole dimensions
are shown in the following figures. Rice Lake Weighing Systems recommends the following bolt sizes for
attaching the container to the scale.
System Size Hole Drill Size Bolt Size Torque Spec (ft-lb)
5K or 10K 3/4
"
5/8
"
Grade 8 70 – 90
15K 7/8
"
3/4
"
Grade 8 90 – 110
Measure distance D from module to module to determine distances between mounting brackets on the container.
All hole dimensions must be  1/16 " .
Important
Shipping bolts shown below are used for shipping and keeping the load cell assemblies aligned during
installation. They must be removed as soon as the container is attached to the scale and before testing
hydraulics.
Figure 2-9. Mounting Hole Dimensions
37.5˝
(952.5 mm)
19.75˝
(501.7 mm)
D
7˝
(178 mm)
37.5˝
(952.5 mm)
Shipping
(Alignment)
Bolts
Double Cell
Assembly
Single Cell
Assembly