Crazy usses of tiltmeters

[RBManufacturing]

Hi Guys, Thought I would pass along a few uses people
have found for tiltmeters that I thought were interesting.
Besides the obvious roll-over prevention, I have customers
using them for landscaping, road building to insure proper
run-off. One company uses them to install and level
satelite dishes for t.v. One uses them to level radio
towers. Landfills use them to make a 3-to1 grade for
proper drainage. A few weeks ago, an elderly farmer called
and said he bought one a few months ago and said he recently
used his on a board to level the posts of a new pole barn,
and to match the angles of the rafters for the barn he was
building. Called to buy another one. Dropped the first one
20+ feet to concrete floor. It did not bounce well. Says he
has it attached to brackets with wing nuts, and takes it
off to level fence posts also. Another customer says he
does not need his because his land is fairly flat, but he
loans his tractor to his neighbor and just wants to feel
whoever might use his tractor someday is a little safer.
Numerous others allow their kids or wives to use their
traactors occasionall for chores and want them for their
sake. One company uses the small model on their rock
quarry dump trucks to insure truck load is distributed
equally. Less wear on truck and tires, etc. All small sales,
but they add up. Probably hundreds of uses I have not heard
of yet. Rick


Rick Hedgecock
R&B Manufacturing

 

[MChalkley]

Rick - Thanks! There's a few there I certainly wouldn't have thought of. I already use it for landscaping, though.

I'd certainly like to hear any other ideas of uses for Tiltmeters that anyone has, too.

MarkC

 

[Bird]

Rick, you didn't mention RVs. I noticed your ad in a Good Sam Club's magazine I picked up to look at in a doctor's office a month or so ago. I was a member and subscribed to that magazine quite a few years, but dropped it 6 years ago when I quit traveling. Over the years I had 6 different RVs and always had some kind of "bubble" level checking devices, but nothing of the quality of your tiltmeters.

Bird

 

[RBManufacturing]

Guys, I forgot one. A plumber/pipe layer in Canada uses
one to show drop in drain pipes. He has his marked at
1/4 in. drop per ft. etc. Also to level horizontal pipes.
I guess there are levels to do all of these things, but
it appears this one has turned out to be more versatile
than I thought. I have used one to level fence posts
myself, and even to level or keep a uniform drop in the
top rail of my wood fence I put around my yard. And
Bird, you are right, I do sell a few to camping folks.
A 4w.d. drive jeep club in Az. uses them to test
performance of rigs when tires, suspension etc. is changed
to see if climbing ability has improved, as well as to help
prevent rolling over. Rick

Rick Hedgecock
R&B Manufacturing

 

[Thomas]

Rick,
I would think that state&towns&cities would be more interested in tiltmeters, when mowing steep grades to insure the operator safety...also loggers that travel thru the woods w/ skidders plus excavator to cut trees.


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[s1120]

Sounds like something that would be a good idea for a 4 wheel drive also.

Paul Bradway

 

[Anonymous Poster]

...back-up for the instrument in your P-51 Mustang?

 

[RBManufacturing]

Thomas, you're right. Alot of towns state etc. Use my meters
for safety. Some use them to show when they are operating
at a danger level for the motor not oiling also. I am
currently working with a small tractor o.e.m. for oiling
motor. Too steep, and the oil sump will not pump oil.
Saves the owner and dealer alot of headaches. Rick

Rick Hedgecock
R&B Manufacturing

 

[Bird]

Rick, in the last couple of days someone was asking about that on the CTB, and I don't know at what angle you have to be concerned about the motor oil circulating right, or what angle the hydrostatic transmission might fail to work right. I'll bet a lot of us would be interested in what you do on this topic.

Bird

 

[RBManufacturing]

The small o.e.m. I spoke of says 20 degrees on their
particular tractor is the limit. Front to back OR side to
side. I would imagine it varies alot. They told me that
1 1/2 to 2 minutes of no oil would do damage. Anyone out
there know any other limits ??? Mark ??? I will also call
a few o.e.ms to see if they will tell me. Rick

Rick Hedgecock
R&B Manufacturing