Tilt Meter mounting on JD 4300

[markie61]

You can order them from TBN's store at this web page . Buying here supports Tractorbynet!
Mark

 

[chico922]

Is there a real point to have one of these? I know if I'm on a hill and i don't think i need a meter to tell me that. I guess it would be useful when mowing but is that it?


JD 755

 

[PineRidge]

It's a guy thing. You know guys they got to have all the toys. Heck I have my tip-o-meter sitting here on my desk next to me, even before my dealer delivered my NH (hopefully today). Now for safety sake the tip-o-meter is a very good idea as sitting on your keister can't always give you the proper perspective on the amount of grade that you are working with. I have mowed my pond dam more than once and always wondered exactly what the slope was, now I'll know. And if it turns out to be more than a 15 degree angle then I'll deal with the mowing at a 90 degree angle.

 

[PineRidge]

I recommended in an earlier post that the tilt-o-meter might be mounted in an area other than in line of sight on the hood keeping the clean look of the tractor. This is a shot of how I mounted mine on the left FEL support on my TC-40D. As you can see from the picture it is easy to see from the operator position. I used a bit of RTV silicon to mount it so that I didn't even have to drill any holes and if I need to remove it for any reason use a piece of dental floss to get behind the tilt-o-meter to saw the silicone lose. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif