I don't remember if I posted to this thread or not.
BUT every time I see a thread about bucket level indicators, I keep wondering what they actually do.
I have the simple type indicator like the one member "repeat" provided the picture of. It tells me the relationship between the ground and the loader bucket bottom, or whatever other reference I might want to compare to.
My impression is that level indicators that are somehow mechanically linked to the tractor, show when the bucket is "level" with the tractor frame. I guess this could be useful in some cases, but I often find myself in a situation where I don't want the bucket bottom to be parallel with the tractor frame. I want it to be angled in reference to something else other than the tractor frame...
So what am I missing? Are these things really, overall, that useful? I do get it that if moving snow on a surface you might find them useful, until the surface angle changes and the bucket edge either digs in or effectively raises when the surface drops away.