My alternative to position control with pictures

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cchoate

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Here is my answer to pc. B7500's don't come with it, so I came up with this.

laser pointer - $10 @ Office Max
12v to 3v power supply - $8 @ Walmart
metal yard stick - $2 @ Walmart

Basically, the laser spot hits the yard stick on the implement, and you can keep track of how high it is everytime. I do keep yard sticks on all my implements including one on a drawbar for watching the mmm.

Here is a picture of the power supply and laser pointer mounted in and on the tool box under the seat.
 

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Here's another of the laser pointer.
 

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Dirt scoop with metal yard stick showing laser spot.
 

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Sorry, the last 2 pictures are reversed.
 
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Chris-you've got some great ideas. Thanks for taking the time to share.

Richard
 
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Cool! Just really, really cool.
 
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Re: My alternative to position control with pictur

That's a neat idea. Maybe you could use the same technology to let you know when your FEL bucket is level.
 
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Re: My alternative to position control with pictur

Only if I had a fel. Maybe soon.
 

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