I have a Fairbanks platform scale and would like to get some information about it prior to an attempt in restoring it. I have several questions; the first is where to locate the model and/or serial numbers. I don't know if this is revelent or not but the numbers PQ# and PQ4 (or possibly PO3 and PO4) are cast into the long and short lever assemblies. Apr 04, 2016 Got to wondering about the year of my Fairbanks ' D ' engine and after looking up the numbers I'm not sure of the year. Next, there is a wing nut on the beam locking device and I am not sure if it is like a threaded nut or exactly how it is dismantled. The cap assembly ( wooden board over the beam) is completely rotted off (non existant) I have no idea what the deminisions are for it. Can someone could direct me as to where I might locate an owners/operators manual and a parts breakdown? I am planning on having the parts powder coated but am unsure as to whether or not this will affect the operation or accuracy of the scale. Any other information or tips for me on this project will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any and all help. How to install windows 7 from usb in dos mode. Does your scale sit on a counter or is it a floor model? I restored one for a friend that is a counter top model. It has a cast brass nameplate. This particular model was called 'Invincible'. Don't remember off hand if the serial number was stamped in the nameplate or if it was stamped in the balance arm. I did note the number of the one I worked on. It is #703965 Please post pictures of yours, if possible. I did find a web-site for the International Society of Antique Scale Collectors. They may be able to provide some information. Does your scale sit on a counter or is it a floor model? I restored one for a friend that is a counter top model. It has a cast brass nameplate. This particular model was called 'Invincible'. Fairbanks Morse Scales Code 1124Don't remember off hand if the serial number was stamped in the nameplate or if it was stamped in the balance arm. I did note the number of the one I worked on. It is #703965 Please post pictures of yours, if possible. I did find a web-site for the International Society of Antique Scale Collectors. They may be able to provide some information. John: Thanks for the reply. My scale is a 500 pound capacity floor model. I will have to learn how to post some pictures of it. When I do I will. Thanks also for the web site for the Int'l Scale Collectors. I'll take a look at that. ---------- Post added at 07:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:37 AM. As part of a very large part of my occupation, I work with literally thousands of Fairbanks scales, and Fairbanks Scale personnel every day, and while we don't use many lever-type mechanical scales, we do have just a few of them. Not bench-top or floor model- they're in-ground multisection lever scales where the sliding weight beam and multiplier levers have been replaced with strain gauges. In any event, the concept of Thaddeus Fairbanks' lever-supported platform scales all ring the same tune- the dimensions of the levers, distances between fulcrums and pivots, yield a load distribution and multiplication of leverage which results in a very predictable and linear translation of weight. One of the amazing things about Fairbanks Scale, is that it has been around, as an internationally-operating scale company, since the day Thaddeus sold his first platform scale. Their headquarters is located in Kansas City, and if you happen to take a visit there, you'll get a tour down the hallways, where the entire history of Fairbanks platform scales seems to appear. Fairbanks Morse Scale Serial Number ListI would find it highly likely that, if you were to contact them, with photos of your unit, and the identification numbers, that they would be able to tell you the vintage, and perhaps even the sales history of that unit, and they very well may have a document set on that unit, or at very least, one of similar structure, so that when you're working on it, you have a thorough understanding of how it all works. I don't think I'll be down in your area any time soon, but if I happen to find myself in your area, I'd be happy to stop by and take a peek, and tell you everything I know about it, and what to be careful of when restoring, to preserve it's proper function. As well as how to set it up, test, and adjust it to perform just as it was originally intended. They're elegantly simple, and the testing and adjustment procedures are very straightforward, once you know what you're looking.
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