Weigh lock
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weigh-lock-203-255185
title:
Weigh lock
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A weigh lock is a specialized canal lock designed to determine the weight of barges in order to assess toll payments based upon the weight and value of the cargo carried. This requires that the unladen weight of the barge be known. A barge to be weighed was brought into a supporting cradle connected by levers to a weighing mechanism. The water was then drained and the scale balance adjusted to determine the barge gross weight. Subtracting the tare weight would give the cargo weight. Originally w
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weigh_lock
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2021-06-22T03:09:11Z
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