Tara TR-1-NK-HE With Thermal Printer: Ticket on the Mast
- pete8781
- Aug 29
- 4 min read
A Houston yard that already owns a hydraulic loader scale does not need a second “what is a loader scale” article. It needs the ticket on the mast. The carton All Scales USA actually stocks in Cypress is the Tara Systems TR-1-NK-HE with thermal printer — $1,499, six in stock. Live slug: forklift-scale-hydraulic-scale-loader-scale-highly-accurate-with-thermal-printer. The no-printer kit and the hose-tap talk already live here: Front End Loader Scale from Cypress. This post is the 54005 printer install only.
Caption: TR-1-NK-HE + 54005 in Cypress — 5,000 psi sensor, 12 ft cable, thermal ticket on the mast.
What the live page actually prints
Brand Tara Systems. Model TR-1-NK-HE + 54005. Product type hydraulic forklift / loader scale. Sensor 5,000 psi temperature-compensated. Sensor cable 12 ft to the display. Accuracy about +/-1% of the lift’s capacity. Graduation 10 lb to 10,000 lb; 50 lb above 10,000 lb. Capacity follows the machine’s hydraulic lift capacity. Display 6-digit 0.56 in high-brightness LED. Enclosure water-resistant sealed housing with stainless tilt bracket. Power 12 V DC (24 / 36 / 48 V converters optional, not assumed). Output serial printer / computer data. Warranty 1-year limited (Tara Systems). Printer 54005 thermal paper printer in this carton. A T-fitting for the hydraulic line is not assumed. Maker: Tara Systems TR-1-NK-HE hydraulic system — that page names option 54005 as the thermal paper printer.
Leaf: forklift and loader scales (four live SKUs). The $1,048 no-printer sibling is already written. Do not treat this $1,499 carton as a second loader explainer.
Hose tap plus ticket on the mast
Pete at pete@allscales.com, (832) 766-5410, installs this as a hose tap and a printer, not as a new scale class. The sensor goes in the hydraulic line. The 12 ft cable runs to the 6-digit LED. The 54005 sits on the mast or in the cab so the operator tears a ticket without driving back to a floor scale. That is the whole job. If you do not need the ticket, stay on the front-end loader post and the $1,048 carton.
Caption: No-printer TR-1-NK-HE already posted — $1,048. This article is the 54005 ticket carton.
What we ask before the printer kit leaves 21249 FM 529 Rd.
Forklift, front-end loader, or both? Capacity still follows the machine, not a printed ceiling on this SKU.
Do you already have a TR-1-NK-HE head and only need paper? This carton is the full kit plus 54005, not a printer-only spare.
12 V on the machine? 24 / 36 / 48 V converters are optional — not in this box unless we quote them.
T-fitting on the hose? Live copy does not assume one. Say so on the call.
What is in the Cypress carton
TR-1-NK-HE digital indicator.
5,000 psi hydraulic pressure sensor.
12 ft hook-up cable.
12 V power lead.
54005 thermal paper printer.
T-fitting not assumed.
We do not do truck scales, pit scales, axle scales, or weighbridges. A loader ticket is a yard call, not a weighbridge. How we take that call: Houston calibration from Cypress. Service: scale calibration Houston. No ISO 17025. No A2LA. This kit does not print NTEP on the live page — do not sell by the ticket as legal-for-trade. Texas talk: NTEP in Texas.
How Cypress mounts the 54005
The printer is why a Houston loader operator can drop a ticket in the cab instead of writing the bucket on a pad. Serial output on the TR-1-NK-HE is why 54005 is the option Tara lists, not a random receipt brick. Stainless tilt bracket is why the LED survives a dusty Cypress yard. Those three sentences are the printer-install upsell from the $1,048 kit. If the job is a floor scale with a ramp, stop — that is already posted and is not a hydraulic hose.
Typical Cypress jobs on this $1,499 carton: a landscape yard that totals buckets all morning, a scrap forklift that needs a ticket at the scale house, a contractor who already priced the no-printer kit and then asked for paper. We have also seen a shop try to hang the 54005 on a machine that is not 12 V. Converters exist. They are not in this box.
House kits and extra cells we build in the same shop are always MNM Scales — full name. Manufacturer literature stays on tarasystems.com. Sister catalog: ek1200i.com. We will not send you to a competitor dealer. Email pete@allscales.com a photo of the hydraulic block if you are unsure the sensor taps where you think.
Pete will zero the LED on a known bucket at 21249 FM 529 Rd if you ask. That is a Cypress yard conversation, not a certificate. We will not print Texan-certified on a hydraulic loader ticket. If a test mass comes up, we say Texan-tested.
Paper on the mast is why a Cypress landscape crew can total ten buckets without a floor-scale round trip. Serial printer data on the TR-1-NK-HE is why Tara lists 54005 on the hydraulic page, not a USB label printer from a shipping counter. 12 V is why we ask what the machine actually runs before the carton leaves FM 529. Those three sentences are the install, not a spec reprint of the loader explainer already posted.
If the printer jams on a dusty Houston afternoon, call. We will not invent a spare-paper SKU that is not on the live page. Extra 54005 paper and converters are a quote. Floor-scale tickets still belong on floor scales, not on a hydraulic hose. Parts we build in the same shop stay MNM Scales.
A backhoe or a skid steer is still a hydraulic machine. Capacity still follows that machine. We will not print a 10,000 lb ceiling on this SKU just because the graduation table goes there. If your lift is smaller, the kit still matches the lift. If someone wants a hanging crane instead, that is a different leaf and a different post.
FAQ
Is this a second loader-scale explainer?
No. The loader explainer is already live. This post is the 54005 ticket on the mast.
Is a T-fitting in the box?
Live copy does not assume one. Call (832) 766-5410 if you need the hose tap quoted.
Who do I call?
All Scales USA, 21249 FM 529 Rd, Cypress, TX 77433. (832) 766-5410. pete@allscales.com. Also: (281) 656-2666 · (832) 290-3120.
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