tilt meter on B7500

[Mike_Dumond]

I don't think anyone said to look at the tilt meter only. I think Greg summed up the operating with a tilt meter question pretty well.

I've got one and I use it to adjust my pucker factor when needed. Although it's just my opinion, it is shared by many.

You just have to remember that it isn't the holy grail of slope estimation, but it is a pretty good tool.

 

[OrangeFloyd]

Wouldn't the Tilt Meter be a decent tool for rough-grading? Should give you a pretty good feel for this process I would think.

-OF

 

[theboman]

I put mine on the botton side of the top of the grill. I have pic somewhere ... I'll look for it.

 

[theboman]

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[theboman]

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[theboman]

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[PineRidge]

How about a picture of one mounted on a 40 HP New Holland? Easy to see, yet out of the way.

 

[chrisjbell]

No pic to add, but a comment (can't help myself sometimes /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif)... I have tilt meters on both my Kubota and my little JD lawn tractor. For both machines I drilled a hole in the hood and mounted them right in front of me where I can see them all the time.

It is true that they don't predict the future, but I find them quite useful when I start to get nervous about the way the machines "feel". (Yes, I do take my JD on slopes - can't really help it where I live.) I take it nice and slow on slopes, but it really is the gopher holes and rocks on the upside that will cause a tractor to flip.

When I'm getting concerned (pucker factor rising), I look at the tilt meter and figure how much leeway I have - if I'm close to the limit then I figure that I'd best not proceed 'lest the unforseen hole or rock push me beyond said limit. So while they will not prevent a rollover, I think that tilt meters are a useful tool in trying to anticipate one and avoid it. If you know you are already on a 20 degree slope and that there is rough terrain ahead, that is useful information that can help you figure out your next moves.

OK, so I'm a fan of 'em. Must admit it. And I haven't rolled a tractor...yet /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

 

[theboman]

Yeah when I feel the pucker coming on I play close attention to the Tilt Meter.