tiltmeters

[W5FL]

Rick,

I like that 25 degree unit. I guess that is the same one used on the dual 25 unit? Sounds like the dual unit is the best $46.00 I will spend this month.

Now I will have to get a nice steel canopy to hang it on.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

wen,
yes it is same unit. must warn you however, it is a little
tough to level both as one unit.takes a perfect 90 degree
corner to mount properly. or can construct your own 90.
I just make a little kometex block, and hook two together
on a pivot bolt to make the dual indicator. primitive but
effective. By the way, not sure if i mentioned before, we
now have our own label machine. A guy ordered one today
and wanted label that said " this is Rons tractor.Don't
even think of touching it." Shipped it this afternoon.
The standard label for #25D says ' CAUTION-DO NOT EXCEED 20
DEGREES. RICK.

 

[gordon]

Well Bird I just got mine and mounted it to the windshield. It arrived very promptly and well packaged. So far I'll say this my gut instinct over the years is as good as the meter. When hiney starts to pucker it's 15 time to duck and roll 20-25. Overall so far a good investment just for the peace of mind alone. I'm also glad for other people just getting used to a tractor that such a simple but functional item can be bought for a reasonable price. Shame that they don't come stock on all new tractors.

Only mounted it with the double sided tape for now so I can remove it and mount it on the new tractor. With the new tractor I'll have to get used to a new feel and the meter will sure help.

The only bad thing I can say is that my name was misspelled and the street name was wrong and still made it to me within three days of ordering it---pretty impressive. He must have mailed it as soon as I got off the phone with him good work Rick.
Gordon

 

[Will]

There might be a way to combine the small size of the 23c, the useful scale of the 25d, and make it easier to mount as well. A tiltmeter will only give accurate readings if it is mounted vertically. If it is mounted at an angle (like on a slanted dashboard) it will report a higher degree of tilt than is actually present. For instance, if the 23c were mounted at an angle of 45 degrees, it would indicate a range of slopes from -35 to +35 degrees. It would take some custom painting to get it to report the actual tilt. There's a formula for converting the actual versus reported percentage of slope given by a slanted tiltmeter.

Well, the more I write the less clear it looks. The point is that by mounting that 23c at a different angle, you can get the advantages of small size and a more useful range of slope.

 

[W5FL]

I guess the actual angle is the angle read divided by the Cosine of the mount tilt. Close enough for my work if it is mounted within 30 degrees (14%). At least it is off the fail safe direction. The main reason for mounting them vertical is to make them insensitive to motion in the other perpendicular axis.

The ROPS canopies seem to be the best place, even if the canopy was just a lightweight plastic one. I think I will mount mine on a heavy metal canopy. Kinda like the idea of having a brush deflector above my head that will bend rather than break! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

If you don't have one of those sloping NH hoods, looks like mounting it vertical on the hood or the loader bar that connects each side of the loader frame would be fairly easy. The dash seems to be the least likely place unless you use a sloped block to get it near vertical.

 

[Will]

The formula is tan(actual angle) = cos(angle of inclination of tiltmeter) *tan(angle you see on tiltmeter). The tangent of the angle is the slope of the angle, so 45 degrees is slope 1. This formula agrees with the not so useful fact that a tiltmeter installed on an angle will read two side to side tilts correctly: 0 degrees, i.e. no tilt, and 90 degrees, i.e. the tractor is lying on its side.

If you are going down a slope with a vertically mounted tiltmeter, it will report a greater side to side lean than you are actually doing - just what safety demands.

 

[W5FL]

Rick,

Is this 25 degree one the one you are now working on? When you buy them in a pair for front/back and side/side are the scales the same and the danger zones the same? When do you expect to be shipping them?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Wen,
The one I am re-working is same one. It will have a different radius on glass tube. Body and scale will remain
the same. I hope to have a small supply by Friday or
monday at latest. The yellow will be at 20 on s to s one.
And red will be at 21 and up. Front to back will be yellow
starting at 25. No red. Not a large enough scale.
Rick.

 

[mdbarb]

Lemme see if I have this right. A portion of my land that I want to work is 310 feet long and rises 70 feet.. That would be approx 23% or 13 degrees. It would seem I could travel sideways on this slope, but it feels wayyyyyyyy too tippy. I only go up and down. I have a b21 with backhoe and loader in the lowest possible position. Just talked with the dealer and he has a valve I can buy to put water in the tire, hopefully that will add to my sense of security.

 

[Bird]

mdbarb, I only calculate that to be 10.16 degrees; did I miscalculate something? However, I can tell you that I don't like driving on a 10 degree side to side slope for any longer than I have to. I'd go up and down it, too, if possible.

Bird

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

Bird,

Maybe that NEW camera you just got has you looking at things from a different angle./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif By the way nice camera, and I saw your "tip and tilt" pictures... nice job and nice pictures. I showed the 460 to Santa but she ignored me.
/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

 

[Bird]

Al, I think I'm going to be satisfied with this camera; just have a lot to learn. The pictures were made at 1280 x 960 resolution, then I lightened them some with the software and resized them to 640 x 480 before posting. And I don't understand why they look better on the forum than they did when I was manipulating them before posting./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Bird