Loader front bucket level indicator

[Monster5601]

I have some vision in one eye. I find ways to get things done. I can run the tractor fine just can't see if bucket is level. I try and not let my blindness get the best of me. Have to keep moving on . I just can't see well enough to drive on the roads.

I've got good eye sight, both eyes and I can't tell if my bucket is level. I need to add a leveling rod.

 

[etcallhome]

One could be made by installing limit switch and beeper on loader arm. I do not know of anything commercially available. Another option would be to turn a light on and off on the dash. That way the beeping would not irritate you.

Good luck and have fun with your new tractor! :thumbsup:

Agreed !
The Pits ,,,great to hear you aren't letting this get you down.. Our daughter is 1 or 2 points from being legally blind without her glasses .. See could not see our grandsons lying on the floor without glasses.
OK now ,if you can get a hold of some of the AT&T or Ohio Bell employees they might be able to help you getting info or The Telephone Pioneers of America .
I never helped wired or design items, but we had beeping softballs, beeping cones to play horse shoes. a beeping sound for blind child to shoot a target with a bb gun.
Hope some of this info helps . Like PapaPerk I think a flashing light going to solid color or just a bright light when level would be better than a beeping sound plus in noisy areas you might not be able to hear the beeping sound.

 

[thepits]

thanks i'll come up with something soon , just trying to figure out how I would set everything up. need some kind of switch. I talked to a guy from ADT I was thinking a door contact would work but he said that they are not weatherproof. i'll keep plugging away and get something to work . sorry to hear about your daughter , i'm legally blind in one eye WITH GLASSES I take them off can't see a thing. been this way for 33 yrs i'm used to it . thanks for the info

 

[bakerg]

Check my post in the following thread on how I made an indicator for my Massey, maybe you could modify it to fit your needs.:thumbsup:
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...3-gc-series-owner-upgrades-modifications.html

 

[blunosr]

Bakerg, that is just slick! If you put a little jingle bell on the end of the rod, you would hear it when the rod jumps in or out of the the notch. Thanks for the great idea, I think I'll make womething similar.
Bye for now,

Troy

 

[LarryD]

Why couldn't you just use a simple door contact wired to a relay to control a light or beeper. There has to be two moving parts on the loader that pass close enough to get a magnetic contact to trigger.

You could also rig a mercury switch from an old thermostat but it would stay "on" even past the level point. It would also trigger in your tractor wasn't level.

 

[thepits]

I was thinking the same thing until I was told that the DOOR CONTACT was not for outdoors and not weatherproof.

 

[LarryD]

I wouldn't be the least bit concerned at $3 bucks a pop. Heck, throw a plastic enclosure aroud the main body or a little heat shrink. It would take a lot to interfere with the magnet. I would be more concerned with UV than moisture.

Build it, patent it, and we'll all buy it!:laughing:

 

[ETpilot]

I have thinking about making a level indicator using a reverse magnetic switch. I happen to have a switch sitting on my work bench now. The wired switch would be positioned when bucket is level. The reverse actuator would be on a swinging plumb bob bracket. This way you can find level not just on the ground but in any height position.

I have just been thinking about it. I need to make a model and see if it would be practical. Then see if it would work on the bucket. A light or horn, controlled by a relay, would indicate level. Light out or horn off would be out of level. May work, may not.

 

[thepits]

was thinking of the same thing. I've been looking at some proximity switches and maybe useing a light , I think the horn would drive me crazy . Some people use the rod method but my vision is just not good enough. My son and I was looking at the bucket last night and we are thinking of mounting the proximity switche as low as possible so no brackets would be in the way . i'm sure we will come up with something . thank all of you for your help.