Made a bucket level indicator

[Jw5875]

Found a youtube vid of a guy making one. Kinda modified mine from his.
Used 5/16 rod with a beam hanger from Home Depot for mounting the eyebolt.
Drilled and tapped the cylinder bucket pin with just enough of thread to keep the
bolt from going into the hole for the retainer bolt.
I used a solid rod (tigged two pieces together for length) and figured that I could make final adjustment by moving the beam clamp.
I placed a piece of rubber backed carpet under the beam clamp as to not chip the paint.
Heated rod with torch to make a clean bend.

Total Time: 3 beers but may need 1 more for painting

JW5875

 

[Looking4new]

On my Kioti, the level rod was a full inch and a half too long. I got the bucket level and then scored the rod with a dremel tool. Rolled the bucket into the full dump position to make sure the rod would stay in the guide and rolled it back and cut the rod off at the score mark.