Rice Lake SURVIVOR PL Rail Scale - Manual (Page 7)

Installation 3
2.0 Installation
This section describes procedures for installing the foundation and weighbridge for of the Survivor ® PL railroad
track scale.
2.1 Foundation Installation
Please reference foundation drawings supplied by Rice Lake Weighing Systems for the scale you have purchased.
Do not start construction of the foundation if you do not have certified prints.
1. Pour the scale slab(s).
2. Pour the approach slab and, if applicable, dead slab over rebar or optional anchor bolts.
Note
Anchor bolts should protrude from the concrete enough for the lower base plates to be secured onto them.
2.2 Weighbridge Installation
The following steps describe the procedure for installing the Survivor ® PL weighbridge.
1. Set load cell lower base plates over the pre-cast anchor bolts.
2. Install leveling bolts into base plates as shown in Figure 2-1.
Leveling bolts
Load cell lower
base plate
Anchor bolts
Figure 2-1. Leveling Bolts Installed into Lower Base Plate
3. Install load cell, spacer plate, and base plate onto lower base plates. 
Load cell
Load cell base plate
Load Cell Installed
Load cell spacer plate
Figure 2-2. Load Cell, Spacer Block, and Base Plate