glennmac
Veteran Member
I agree that maximum cerebral power must be focused on the installation of a useful cupholder, the most important attachment for any tractor -- indeed, for any vehicle. The Chalkley Cup is apparently functional and particularly appealing to genetically-endowed gadgeteers. However, it is rapidly approaching false idol levels of reverence here, and its continued worship may therefore violate the Ten Commandments.
For the more tool-challenged among us, there is a commercial product that is much easier to install and more versatile, albeit less Tom Swiftian: the Spillmaster. This product comes in several models and is available in some autoparts places. Its virtue is that it is adjustable and can hold small cups, large (degaussed) Chalkley Cups, small bottles, big bottles, paper towel rolls ... you name it. I have an older model attached with velcro tape on my right fender.
The manufacturer's website doesn't have much info and only pictures the dual Classic model, but here it is:
http://www.hopkinsmfg.com
This (German?) site shows the various models:
http://www.silvicamp.de/e_spillm.htm
The old model I have is somewhere in between the Junior and Senior models. What looks especially avant garde is the Twin model -- shown holding two beverages and a cell phone. This model would fit perfectly on a Crisler Shelf (aka ROPS rack). In case you wonder what the Retro model is, those prongs adjustably fit inside your car's current cup holder (which are cleverly designed to hold no known cup).
My Spillmaster has held everything so far through 70 hours of vibrations, bumps and humps. The adjustable feature is great. You can take out your small/big coffee cup when it gets hot out, slide the adjuster clamp, and put in a small/big bottle of cold drink. And if you drink from bottles, you don't need a Chalkley Dust Cap for your Chalkley Cup.
Glenn
For the more tool-challenged among us, there is a commercial product that is much easier to install and more versatile, albeit less Tom Swiftian: the Spillmaster. This product comes in several models and is available in some autoparts places. Its virtue is that it is adjustable and can hold small cups, large (degaussed) Chalkley Cups, small bottles, big bottles, paper towel rolls ... you name it. I have an older model attached with velcro tape on my right fender.
The manufacturer's website doesn't have much info and only pictures the dual Classic model, but here it is:
http://www.hopkinsmfg.com
This (German?) site shows the various models:
http://www.silvicamp.de/e_spillm.htm
The old model I have is somewhere in between the Junior and Senior models. What looks especially avant garde is the Twin model -- shown holding two beverages and a cell phone. This model would fit perfectly on a Crisler Shelf (aka ROPS rack). In case you wonder what the Retro model is, those prongs adjustably fit inside your car's current cup holder (which are cleverly designed to hold no known cup).
My Spillmaster has held everything so far through 70 hours of vibrations, bumps and humps. The adjustable feature is great. You can take out your small/big coffee cup when it gets hot out, slide the adjuster clamp, and put in a small/big bottle of cold drink. And if you drink from bottles, you don't need a Chalkley Dust Cap for your Chalkley Cup.
Glenn