LazyK
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Bird...I'm curious about an item mounted on your canopy, upper 2 o'clock position. A tiltmeter ?
Lazy K - Chip
Lazy K - Chip
Mounting Tiltmeters
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LazyK
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Harv...nice set-up and fabrication. I take it that the width and height (top edge) are functionally meter related. Is the mounting position of your panel unique to you and your operating "seat?"
Lazy K - Chip
Lazy K - Chip
Bird
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Chip, in the center of the front of the canopy, you can see the trapezoidal light (has the black grid on the face). Just to the right of that, as you look at the picture, you can barely see the edge of the back side of the tiltmeter; however, that is the 7489 tiltmeter that has since been moved to the right side of the canopy for a front to rear reading, and in it's place is now the new 25 tiltmeter for a side to side reading (and it got to 18 degrees today when I was mowing, which I don't like AT ALL). I'm guessing that what you're asking about is the round shiny object almost in the corner of the canopy (left of the light as you're looking at the picture) and that's my rear view mirror. I didn't have one on my last tractor and I got tired of turning every few seconds when I drive on these country roads to see if anything was coming behind me.
Bird
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Yep, Harv, that really does put the tiltmeter in the right place for viewing; much better than having to glance up at the canopy as I have to do.
Bird
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glennmac
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Re: Mounting Tiltmeters--Chalkley Technology
Hey, I wasn't trying to be heretical. (My heresies are well planned.) I just ordered a tiltmeter and this was a serious technical question.
People are trying different mounting techniques. I don't have a canopy and Harv's method is far to complex and time-consuming for me. Probably requires advanced, MIT-level tools that I don't understand -- like drills and wrenches.
Seriously, I'd like to mount my meter on my grill guard but be able easily to move it somewhere else when hogging. Sounds like a strong magnet might work, but I haven't seen the meter yet nor the kind of magnets you guys are using.
Hey, I wasn't trying to be heretical. (My heresies are well planned.) I just ordered a tiltmeter and this was a serious technical question.
People are trying different mounting techniques. I don't have a canopy and Harv's method is far to complex and time-consuming for me. Probably requires advanced, MIT-level tools that I don't understand -- like drills and wrenches.
Seriously, I'd like to mount my meter on my grill guard but be able easily to move it somewhere else when hogging. Sounds like a strong magnet might work, but I haven't seen the meter yet nor the kind of magnets you guys are using.
Bird
Rest in Peace
Re: Mounting Tiltmeters--Chalkley Technology
An interesting thought, Glenn. If the magnet is strong enough to keep the tiltmeter from moving around, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Bird
An interesting thought, Glenn. If the magnet is strong enough to keep the tiltmeter from moving around, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
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Harv
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Re: Mounting Tiltmeters--Chalkley Technology
Glenn -
There's enough chain-yanking on this board (I yank as hard as anyone) that I'm not always sure of my footing. /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif
My real concern with mounting tiltmeters with magnets is the calibration issue. Unlike Chalkley Cups, tiltmeters must remain absolutely fixed to the tractor in order to guarantee any degree of accuracy. These magnets, although powerful, are still subject to being moved from whatever position you place them in.
Even a slight shifting of a few degrees would render your slope indications meaningless, so I think it's best to use a more secure means of attachment.
I was hoping this thread would attract some input as to how others have mounted their meters. All I've heard about so far is from canopy owners. Anybody else out there?
Glenn -
There's enough chain-yanking on this board (I yank as hard as anyone) that I'm not always sure of my footing. /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif
My real concern with mounting tiltmeters with magnets is the calibration issue. Unlike Chalkley Cups, tiltmeters must remain absolutely fixed to the tractor in order to guarantee any degree of accuracy. These magnets, although powerful, are still subject to being moved from whatever position you place them in.
Even a slight shifting of a few degrees would render your slope indications meaningless, so I think it's best to use a more secure means of attachment.
I was hoping this thread would attract some input as to how others have mounted their meters. All I've heard about so far is from canopy owners. Anybody else out there?
PaulB
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Re: Mounting Tiltmeters--Chalkley Technology
Regarding the magnet - I think, but I threw out the ddirections so I can't double check, that my tiltmeter instructions specifically stated to NOT have the meter anywhere near a magnet. If my memory is correct, my guess is the little floating football in the glass tube is ferrous.If anybody out there did keep their instructions, please look that up, or maybe Rick will pick up on this post and we can hear directly from the horses keyboard.
Regarding the magnet - I think, but I threw out the ddirections so I can't double check, that my tiltmeter instructions specifically stated to NOT have the meter anywhere near a magnet. If my memory is correct, my guess is the little floating football in the glass tube is ferrous.If anybody out there did keep their instructions, please look that up, or maybe Rick will pick up on this post and we can hear directly from the horses keyboard.
PaulB
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Harv - looking at your mounting board picture (nice job by the way), my dash is similar to yours, but smaller. It is at what looks like a similar angle off of vertical, which I guessed to be 15 degrees. I KNOW Ricks instructions say to mount to a vertical surface, but I held my tiltmeter vertically and at a 15 degree angle off of vertical (to approximate the angle of my dash), and at all angles of tilt in the horizontal plane (i.e. the way we read it), there was no error induced by moving the vertical angle of the meter. So...I took the paper off the double sided sticky tape and stuck the meter on my dash. I THINK this is OK, as I THINK I adequately tested the meter at vertical and nonvertical positions before I decided to mount it there, but if I did something really stupid hopefully Rick will pick up on this thread and let me know.
