Shahdol weighbridges for the coalfield sidings, the paddy mills and the Sone valley.
Shahdol is the headquarters of a division that also takes in Umaria and Anuppur, and it stands on the Katni–Bilaspur railway in the basin of the Sone and its tributary, the Johila. Two economies run side by side here. The mines of the Sohagpur coalfield, worked around Sohagpur, Burhar and Dhanpuri, send coal out on tippers to the sidings and to consumers, and the farms of the river plains grow paddy as their main crop, with wheat and gram after it, for the Krishi Upaj Mandi yards and the rice and dal mills of Shahdol, Beohari and Jaisinghnagar. Mahua gathered in the forests, sand and gravel lifted from the river beds and stone from the crushers make up the rest of the traffic. Symphony supplies weighbridges, truck scales and dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा / tol kanta) across Shahdol district.
For coal, a transporter or siding contractor at Burhar, Dhanpuri or Sohagpur normally installs a stamped weighbridge of 100 MT capacity and 18 m length, in pit-less steel or with a concrete (RCC) top, worked out from the axle load of a loaded tipper or multi-axle trailer, and its SMFW slips name the vehicle, party and material. Rice millers at Shahdol, Beohari or Jaisinghnagar choose a 60 MT, 16 m platform that holds a tractor and both its paddy trolleys at once; mandi agents, dal mills and flour mills manage with 40–60 MT capacity and 12–16 m length. River sand, gravel and crusher yards go for an 80–100 MT, 18 m weighbridge with an RCC top; a mahua or forest-produce dealer takes the 40–60 MT, 12–16 m size with a weatherproof cabin; and a public dharam kanta on the Umaria or Anuppur road usually runs to 60–100 MT and 16–18 m. Made in Ahmedabad, each Shahdol weighbridge is dispatched about 2 weeks after the order is commercially cleared and the PO is received.
Coal loaded in three shifts and paddy that arrives in a few busy weeks: what makes a Symphony weighbridge right for Shahdol.
- Coal tippers weighed around the clock, beside two short grain seasonsA 100 MT, 18 m platform with stored fleet tares for the coal, 60 MT on 16 m at the rice mill, and SMFW slips naming vehicle, party and material.
- Coal dust and abrasive grit carried onto the platform by every wheelAn RCC top where tippers of stone and sand cross, IP67/IP68 sealed load cells and cable kept in closed conduit.
- Hard murum on the uplands, river silt on the Sone and Johila plainsA soil check fixes the depth: shallow pedestals on murum, deeper ones in silt, approaches that shed water and a platform set above the flood line.
Who needs one in Shahdol: Tipper fleets, coal transporters and siding contractors working the Sohagpur coalfield around Burhar, Dhanpuri and Sohagpur; rice millers and paddy buyers at Shahdol, Beohari and Jaisinghnagar; commission agents in the district's Krishi Upaj Mandis; millers of dal and wheat flour, and oil expellers; mahua collectors and forest-produce dealers around Jaitpur and Gohparu; sand and gravel suppliers along the Sone and the Johila; stone crushers and contractors on the road, railway and housing projects of the division; brick makers and building-material stockists; agri-input dealers; warehousing and freight operators on the Umaria, Anuppur and Beohari roads; owners of public dharam kanta.
Also called a dharam kanta (धर्म कांटा), truck scale or weigh bridge. We also serve Sohagpur, Burhar, Dhanpuri, Beohari, Jaisinghnagar, Gohparu, Jaitpur.
Coal contractors, rice mills and sand yards across Shahdol district.
Coal tipper fleets and siding contractors
Coal from the Sohagpur coalfield moves to the sidings in tippers around the clock, and the contractor has to tally every weighed load with the dispatch papers when the month closes.
Our setup: Stamped, 100 MT and 18 m, in pit-less steel or with an RCC top; a stored tare for each fleet tipper; IP67/IP68 sealed load cells against coal dust; SMFW slips carrying vehicle, party and material.
Paddy millers, dal mills and mandi agents
Paddy comes in from October behind tractors with two trolleys, and wheat and gram from March, so most of a mill's buying is done within a few crowded weeks.
Our setup: 60 MT on 16 m at the rice mill and 40–60 MT on 12–16 m for the agent or dal mill, pit-less steel and stamped for trade; SMFW balances paddy bought against rice, bran and husk sold and keeps each regular tractor's tare.
River sand, gravel and crusher yards
In the dry months tippers load sand and gravel from the Sone and Johila beds and grit from the crushers, and the spill grinds at whatever surface it lands on.
Our setup: An 80–100 MT, 18 m weighbridge surfaced in concrete (RCC), whose structure has a 25-year warranty (T&C apply), with sealed load cells and SMFW slips listing material, party and vehicle.
- Shahdol city and its surroundingsthe Krishi Upaj Mandi, rice, flour and dal mills, the railway goods shed, workshops and building-material yards
- Sohagpur and Burharthe coalfield siding, coal transporters, tipper operators and the contractors of the mines
- Dhanpuricoal loading, siding contractors, workshops and the colony market
- Beoharigrain traders, rice mills, sand and gravel yards, the Rewa road
- Jaisinghnagar and Gohparugrain traders, rice and dal mills, forest-produce traders, brick kilns
- The Umaria, Anuppur and Beohari roadscoal and grain transporters, godowns, crushers and public weighbridge operators
Firm murum on the plateau, soft clay beside the rivers: where a Shahdol weighbridge should stand.
Coal sets the pace at a Shahdol weighbridge. Mines do not stop for harvest or festival, and a contractor running tippers between the coalfield and a siding puts one loaded truck after another on the platform around the clock; each slip is later matched against the dispatch papers, so a missing or doubtful entry costs real money. For this duty the platform is 100 MT on 18 m, pit-less steel or an RCC top, stamped, and it is designed on the axle load of a laden tipper rather than on its headline capacity. SMFW keeps a stored tare for every truck in the fleet, so a returning tipper needs only its loaded weighing, and coal dust is kept away from the load cells by IP67/IP68 sealing and cable run in closed conduit. Grain arrives on a different clock. Paddy is the district's main crop: from October, tractors drawing two trolleys queue at the mills of Shahdol, Beohari and Jaisinghnagar, and from March wheat and gram follow into the mandis. The rice miller's platform is 60 MT on 16 m, stamped for trade, and SMFW sets every lot of paddy bought against the rice, bran and husk that leave the gate. Agents and dal or flour mills, buying in smaller lots, work well on 40–60 MT and 12–16 m. River sand and gravel from the Sone and the Johila, and stone from the crushers, travel in tippers too; their 80–100 MT, 18 m platforms get a concrete top, because grit spilt on bare steel scours it. Ground changes from one yard to the next. Hard murum and laterite on the uplands carry shallow pedestals, while silt beside the rivers needs deeper pedestals, approaches that shed water and a platform set above the monsoon flood line. A soil check at your yard settles the depth, and with the site sketch and the heaviest axle load the engineer draws the foundation.
| Recommended for | Vehicles | Capacity | Weighbridge | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice miller or paddy buyer at Shahdol, Beohari or Jaisinghnagar | Tractors drawing two paddy trolleys, grain lorries | 60 MT | 16 m | Pit-less steel, stamped |
| Mandi agent, dal or wheat-flour mill at Shahdol, Beohari or Gohparu | Pick-ups, single trolleys, 10-wheel grain trucks | 40–60 MT | 12–16 m | Pit-less steel, stamped |
| Coal tipper fleet or siding contractor at Burhar, Dhanpuri or Sohagpur | Laden 10- and 12-wheel coal tippers, multi-axle trailers | 100 MT | 18 m | Pit-less steel or RCC top, stamped |
| River sand, gravel or stone-crusher yard on the Sone and Johila | Tippers of sand, gravel and grit | 80–100 MT | 18 m | RCC top, stamped |
| Mahua and forest-produce dealer at Shahdol or Jaitpur | Produce lorries and tractor-trolleys | 40–60 MT | 12–16 m | Pit-less steel, weatherproof cabin |
| Public dharam kanta on the Umaria or Anuppur road | Coal tippers, grain lorries, tractors and trailers | 60–100 MT | 16–18 m | Pit-less steel or RCC, stamped (dharam kanta) |
Starting points only. Send your heaviest truck and daily traffic and we confirm the size.
From the siding drawing at Burhar to the first stamped tipper: a Shahdol order in six steps.
Six steps for your project in Shahdol. Most of the waiting is the foundation curing, so the drawing comes first.
- 1 · Your traffic in ShahdolTell us the heaviest vehicle you weigh (here, typically tractors drawing two paddy trolleys, grain lorries), the space at the gate and the daily count. An engineer replies within one working day.
- 2 · Size and quotationOur usual starting point (rice miller or paddy buyer at Shahdol, Beohari or Jaisinghnagar): 60 MT, 16 m weighbridge, Pit-less steel, stamped. The quotation comes with the foundation drawing.
- 3 · Foundation on siteYour civil contractor builds the concrete pedestals to our drawing; we can check the levels before the weighbridge arrives.
- 4 · Fabrication and dispatchBuilt and tested in our Ahmedabad workshop; dispatch in about 2 weeks from a commercially cleared order with PO, then delivered and placed on your foundation.
- 5 · Installation and calibrationWeighbridge placed, load cells and indicator connected and calibrated, slip printing set up, and Legal Metrology verification supported.
- 6 · AMC and serviceAMC, breakdown visits, calibration and annual re-verification support from our technical desk, so the weighbridge stays accurate for years.
Questions from Shahdol's coal transporters, millers and sand suppliers.
Who supplies weighbridges in Shahdol?
Which weighbridge suits a coal transporter or a siding contractor in Shahdol?
Which weighbridge suits a rice mill or a mandi trader in Shahdol?
How long does a Shahdol weighbridge take to arrive?
What decides the cost of a weighbridge in Shahdol?
शहडोल में कोयला परिवहन, राइस मिल या रेत-गिट्टी यार्ड के लिए धर्म कांटा कैसे स्थापित करें?
Tell us your site. We recommend the platform.
Send a site photo, vehicle size and daily vehicle count. An engineer replies within one working day.