Scale for weighing tires?

We got 3 pullers in the shop and 5 different sets of tires. Was wondering if their is an inexpensive scale that I could buy to hang the tires on rims from a boom and get an accurate weight of each set of tires?
 
What's wrong with a simple bathroom scale? You will have to make something to set the tires on, but that should be close enough. Take a piece of plywood about three feet long. Put one end on the scale and block the other end of the plywood. Put the tire in the middle of the plywood. Read the scale and double the reading. Cheap and readily available. I keep one in my tractor shop for weighing stuff for my pullers.

OTJ
 
I have both an old "feed scale" and a
bathroom scale. For items under 350#:
the bathroom scale is faster and
easier.
 
I got tired of using 2 bathroom scales. Being able to look at both scales without the tire leaning was very hard. When the tire would lean,
the scale would change. I bought an electronic 660# scale for under $60 on ebay (also Amazon), seems to be accurate and easy to use. Platform
was around 12"X14". Has a remote display so you can put it where you can easily read it
 
(quoted from post at 07:39:28 03/17/17) We got 3 pullers in the shop and 5 different sets of tires. Was wondering if their is an inexpensive scale that I could buy to hang the tires on rims from a boom and get an accurate Dweight of each set of tires?

Wait till the race car guys from the other side of the shop have gone, go borrow their computer scales. Don't drop anything on a load cell and bend the platform, creates hard feelings.

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A old beam scale like they used years ago if you can find one hang tire an wheel on pick up and adjust the weight on bar works really good.
 
That's about the same thing I do, Jack. I used a 2x12, and marked the end pivot points, as well as the center, and double the reading.
 

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