My Truth on RK Tractors

[aczlan]

Gosh, I love autocorrect.

It reads like the boss killed an inclinometer in the store back in the day. Pure gangster.

But seriously, I don't recall it off hand, but that does ring a bell. There's not one there now.

Here is a similar one on Amazon for $12: Amazon.com: Car Inclinometer, Waterproof Angle Slope Tilt Indicator Level Meter Gradient Balancer Finder Tool For Car Vehicle : Automotive

Aaron Z

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks!

 

[MossRoad]

It's for a car vehicle...

Love the description.

Car Inclinometer, Waterproof Angle Slope Tilt Indicator Level Meter Gradient Balancer Finder Tool For Car Vehicle​

 

[ovrszd]

Back in the day there was a Sponsor here that sold them. I bought one from them to ease my wife's stress mowing while I was Deployed. I do not remember the name of the sponsor though....

 

[5030]

On Flea Bay for $7.99 each. Exactly the same a the pictured one.

 

[5030]

Back in the day there was a Sponsor here that sold them. I bought one from them to ease my wife's stress mowing while I was Deployed. I do not remember the name of the sponsor though....

If I remember correctly, was called a 'Clinometer'. Still have my TbyNet Tee shirt and hat somewhere. Those were the days. Much younger then, not sure about wiser however.

 

[ovrszd]

If I remember correctly, was called a 'Clinometer'. Still have my TbyNet Tee shirt and hat somewhere. Those were the days. Much younger then, not sure about wiser however.

I think you are right about the name. And the younger part. And the wiser part.

 

[hornett22]

Since they got bought out by Bass Pro, they are just another Wally world store. Not worth the time.

They were like that before BPS bought them.

 

[Ishkatan]

If I remember correctly, was called a 'Clinometer'. Still have my TbyNet Tee shirt and hat somewhere. Those were the days. Much younger then, not sure about wiser however.

I bought this one and I hate to say it but it is not very good. Amazon.com
It bounces too much when in motion - it's simply a weight on a string with no damping fluid. Also, it is really hard to get the lines aligned to read accurately if you don't have it at about eye level. Mine is on top of the RK37 dash and I am looking down so I see a smiley face. The base allows it to be tilted back and forth but weight arrangement means the indicator is always horizontal. I read that someone opened theirs up and adjusted thing and I may do the same.
I had low expectations so I also got the Lev-o-gage Inclinometer Amazon.com. That works nicely, pasted high on my windshield, and tells me that when I practice my Kegel exercises the tractor is approaching 15 degrees. I'm cautious but starting to accept 10-13 degrees. The rest of the time I go up and down the hill or diagonally.
Bora Spacers came but the bolt thread did not match my tractor. The company is responsive and seems willing to make it right. Sadly, they don't make cone (car hub) shape bolts in 16x2.0 pitch which is what my RK37HC seems to have. I'll be posting about that in the RK thread. I will have to wait for the snow to melt (or roads to get cleared) in the Sierra Nevada to get the replacements but they sound like they are eager to have a happy customer.

 

[aczlan]

2.0 MM thread pitch is pretty coarse, that's a thread every other MM.
Doesn't RK use fine pitch threads for their lugs?

Source: https://www.austain.com.au/useruplo...ical_information_sheet_metric_pitch_table.pdf

Aaron Z