Laser Receiver Mount Help

[Xfaxman]

John, that laser system looks like a lot of fun to use.

I may be missing something, but from a geometry standpoint, I don't think the receiver still needs to be plumb after you tilt the blade. Yeah, the laser line will intersect the receiver axis at the angle of blade tilt but the only point of interest is when the laser line passes thru the target point on receiver- where the two arrows touch. You'd still be able to distinguish that.

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I don't have any experience with this, but from what I read on the Website, I think it needs to be plumb after the blade is tilted to the desired angle, then it will show "level" and "on grade", keeping the blade at the desired angle and on grade. But I have been wrong before.

The receiver shows on grade and tilt:

Product Information and Details

The Apache Bullseye 5+ Machine Control Laser Receiver has built-in blade tilt indication which helps the operator keep the blade level for increased production and accuracy.

Can be programmed to match an existing or known grade for slope matching operations.

Center On-grade provides an equal amount of grade information above and below on-grade. Use on dozers, graders, scrapers, and box blades.

Plumb indication built in for quick and accurate grade checking.

Offset On-grade provides more information above grade utilizing the entire receiver for productive excavation.

Three selectable accuracies for each on-grade location.

Up to six channels of grade information plus directional out of beam indicators.


Maybe someone that has used it will chime in.

 

[RDrancher]

Xfax - Here is the Bullseye 6 link http://www.engineersupply.com/Manuals-and-Help-Docs/Apache-Bullseye-6-Laser-Receiver-Manual.pdf. This one has "ACE" or angle compensation. It's $500 or so more than the 5+. From what I read I believe that it can be programmed to make up for off-plumb. I'm pretty sure that your swing plate idea will work just as well and be just a bit less expensive. :thumbsup:

After thinking about it a while I'm pretty sure that having the mast centered will aid in averaging the grade over the width of the blade.Offsetting the mast to the right for my tractor neck will only read that side of the blade. That's probably fine for swales, but not for flatwork, taking into account the slop in the 3-point linkage.

 

[Garrett2006]

Do you have or can you make a video of you using the skid steer and the receiver the way you have it mounted. Looking to do the same. Hoping you might have a how to Video of set up and running it. Thanks

 

[RDrancher]

Do you have or can you make a video of you using the skid steer and the receiver the way you have it mounted. Looking to do the same. Hoping you might have a how to Video of set up and running it. Thanks

Thankfully I don't have that machine anymore and never did take the time to build a setup for our SVL90 bucket or the tractor. We are going to cut apart our landplane at some point and probably (maybe) add a laser attachment. I'll put it on here if we do.

 

[Garrett2006]

Thanks, I just got a svl95-2 and looking to set something up on the bucket or land plane for grading using a rotary level. The automatic grading attachments with receivers are way to expensive although prob do a great job and make there money back of in that business. For now I値l have to stick with trying to figure out how to make it work manually adjusting the bucket or land plane to what the receiver is reading.

 

[RDrancher]

Congrats on the '95! On the landplane you just need a pole mount and then use a receiver like the Apache linked in this thread. This type of receiver is much more forgiving to use when manually adjusting by joystick than the hand held. Just watch the arrows. Without getting too fancy, you could make a mount out of a simple galvanized floor flange and threaded pipe.

 

[Garrett2006]

You wouldn稚 be able to tilt the bucket or land plane though for adjustments though correct? You would only want to raise and lower the arms. Also in assume any machine mount receiver would work? Thanks for the help

 

[RDrancher]

You wouldn稚 be able to tilt the bucket or land plane though for adjustments though correct? You would only want to raise and lower the arms. Also in assume any machine mount receiver would work? Thanks for the help

As long as the bucket is down on the stops or real close, I wouldn't worry about slight tilt adjustments for the cutting edge. Without machine controls that cut isn't ever going to be spot on anyway. For sand or lighter materials you could just leave it a smidge high and then backdrag slowly while watching the laser to hit the mark. A landplane works best for this method with the cutting edges set flat with the skids. I prefer not having rear facing blades on a landplane, rather using the back edge of the cutting edge for smoothing. In heavy soils like our nasty black Texas clay, I would treat it just like we always have. Over cut, spread loose material back over, then cut to grade.