The ESİT Hippo Heavy-Duty Modular Steel Weighbridge is an above-ground, surface-mounted truck scale manufactured by ESİT (Turkey), a European-standard weighing equipment manufacturer with a long track record supplying legal-for-trade weighbridges across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Unlike a traditional pit weighbridge, which requires the platform to sit flush with the road inside an excavated concrete pit, the Hippo is a surface (above-ground) modular steel weighbridge: it sits on prepared foundations at ground level, with ramps leading vehicles up onto the platform.
The “modular” design means the platform is built from standardized steel sections that bolt together on site, rather than being poured or welded as a single unit. For the Hi-A model, sections come in a fixed 3-metre width with lengths available from 4m to 22m in 2-metre increments — so the 22m × 3m configuration reviewed on this page is the largest standard build in the range, sized specifically for full articulated trucks and trailer combinations common on Kenyan highways.
Explanation;
| Model | Nominal capacity (ton) | Minimum capacity (kg) | Sections e=d* (kg) | Platform size (m) | Platform | Loadcell number | Loadcell model | J-Box | Indicator |
100T-HI-S-0322 | 100 | 1000 | 50 | 3x22 | Steel | 8 | SC | J-10 | PWI-T |
Explanation;
| **Loadcell | |
| Model | SC |
| Protection Class | IP68 |
| Mounting Kits | SC-EL |
| Fixed operating temperature interval | -10°C ... +40°C |
| Operating temperature interval | -40°C ... +80°C c |
| ***Indicator | |
| Model | PWI-T |
| Protection Class | IP54 |
| Feeding tension and strentgh | 90-265VAC 60W |
| Operating temperature interval | -10°C ... +40°C |
| J-Box connection box | |
| Protection class | IP66 |
| Material | Alüminyum |
| Enviroment | |
| Fixed operating temperature interval | -10°C ... +40°C |
| Operating temperature interval | -40°C ... +80°C |
| Feeding tension and strentgh |
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Frequently asked questions
Final delivered and installed cost depends on civil works, site access, optional features, and delivery location — contact Scalestech for a site-specific quotation.
Yes. The unit carries CE certification and legal metrology approval, and Scalestech coordinates verification and stamping with Kenya’s Weights and Measures Department (under the Weights and Measures Act, Cap 513) as part of installation, so it is cleared for legal-for-trade use once commissioned.
Class C6 is an OIML legal metrology accuracy classification that defines the weighbridge’s verification scale interval and therefore its certifiable precision. It is the accuracy class required for standard commercial and legal-for-trade truck weighing in Kenya and most East African markets.
Yes. The modular design ships in standard container-compatible sections, making it practical to deliver to sites in Kampala, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Kigali, Lusaka, or Khartoum. Local legal metrology verification requirements differ by country and should be confirmed before shipment.
Scalestech recommends calibration every 6–12 months to keep the weighbridge accurate. Weighbridges used for trade must also be re-verified as required under the Weights and Measures Act.
A modular steel weighbridge like the Hippo Hi-A sits above ground on prepared foundations and is assembled from bolt-together steel sections, generally requiring less civil works time. A concrete pit weighbridge is built flush with the ground inside an excavated pit, which typically requires longer construction and curing time but can suit sites where a flush-to-ground profile is a specific requirement
Optional add-ons include an automatic vehicle recognition system, camera system, ex-proof scale variant, external modem output, remote display, side step barrier, and traffic lights — each priced separately from the base unit.
