roadhawk
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Found it- thanks.
Mowing Roll over question....
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CurlyDave
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I have the "Clinometer - level and slope finder" from Peter Breitling, and it cost 99 cents.
It is frequently updated and is very effective.
Might not be free, but it is darned close and well worth it.
I have used it for all sorts of things besides finding level. Want to estimate the height of a tree? Hold your iPhone against a rest of some sort and sight the top of the tree along the edge. Read the slope and do a little trig on the built in calculator -- there it is.
When I needed to determine the % grade of a hill, I used a board to even out the small bumps and valleys and got an instant estimate in degrees. The tangent of that angle is the grade. Saved hundreds in engineer fees.
It is frequently updated and is very effective.
Might not be free, but it is darned close and well worth it.
I have used it for all sorts of things besides finding level. Want to estimate the height of a tree? Hold your iPhone against a rest of some sort and sight the top of the tree along the edge. Read the slope and do a little trig on the built in calculator -- there it is.
When I needed to determine the % grade of a hill, I used a board to even out the small bumps and valleys and got an instant estimate in degrees. The tangent of that angle is the grade. Saved hundreds in engineer fees.
eepete
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:thumbsup: for the Clinometer! It's work a buck to get the larger number display.
Odd how you'll drop $5-10 on some hunk of metal for your tractor, but agonize over a buck for an app for the iPhone (or maybee that's just me...
)
Thanks for the tip CurlyDave :thumbsup:
Pete
Odd how you'll drop $5-10 on some hunk of metal for your tractor, but agonize over a buck for an app for the iPhone (or maybee that's just me...
)Thanks for the tip CurlyDave :thumbsup:
Pete
killdozerd11
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Just have to use that bubble in your butt
In 40 years ive come close but have only turned over two rigs
a 637 scraper that blew a tire on a mountain job
a 966 loader when the foreman kept wanting me to come closer to the ditch we were putting gravel in ...i shook my head no and shifted to reverse the the side of the ditch caved...seat belts are your friend
I have people that will never get on a dozer with me ever again...pussys :laughing:
In 40 years ive come close but have only turned over two rigs
a 637 scraper that blew a tire on a mountain job
a 966 loader when the foreman kept wanting me to come closer to the ditch we were putting gravel in ...i shook my head no and shifted to reverse the the side of the ditch caved...seat belts are your friend
I have people that will never get on a dozer with me ever again...pussys :laughing:
techwrtr2
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There is nothing like working with a dozer.
roadhawk
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Which of the magnetic or adhesive ones have you all used and like?
I really like the one that goes to 100% on both sides :laughing:. I guess if you're going to flip over and keep rolling down the hill that one might come in handy!
Using my IPod and the free version, I found that I was on slopes about what I was figuring (about 10 degrees or so) , until I checked when I was on other stuff like holes, prior ruts, and in particular, close to a tree (pine) and the slope increased as I went over the build-up next to it. I got to 15 degrees in no time, and some were at 18-20 when I got off and started checking the next trees. I had a FEL and a brush-hog on, and weighted tires. And I was going SLOW. I continued to cut but stayed away from the big humps next to trees, and tried to get my angle so that I was going up/down as much as I could.
Pucker factor is definitely a learning experience, and gets better with practice. The downside is like many other things; learning how much is too much is sometimes not a good thing, but until then you don't know what how much is.
Chicken and egg sort of thing. :confused2:
I really like the one that goes to 100% on both sides :laughing:. I guess if you're going to flip over and keep rolling down the hill that one might come in handy!
Using my IPod and the free version, I found that I was on slopes about what I was figuring (about 10 degrees or so) , until I checked when I was on other stuff like holes, prior ruts, and in particular, close to a tree (pine) and the slope increased as I went over the build-up next to it. I got to 15 degrees in no time, and some were at 18-20 when I got off and started checking the next trees. I had a FEL and a brush-hog on, and weighted tires. And I was going SLOW. I continued to cut but stayed away from the big humps next to trees, and tried to get my angle so that I was going up/down as much as I could.
Pucker factor is definitely a learning experience, and gets better with practice. The downside is like many other things; learning how much is too much is sometimes not a good thing, but until then you don't know what how much is.
Chicken and egg sort of thing. :confused2:
RoyJackson
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Yep, it is. The tiltmeter (either R&B's or the cell phone apps) can tell you what the slope is...but not if your tractor is capable of handling it. That's when the operator has to use judgement.
eepete
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I know where I'm comfortable, nervous, and "no way". I'm just curious to find out what the angle is, and the tilt-meter (cell phone in my case) just lets me put a number on that. Having tipped over once, I'm probably too careful which is probably just about right. Every tractor is different, every terrain is different, no way that can be condensed to a single number. Also coming up to speed on seat of the pants judgement on a JD 4520 with cab, and at this stage of "seat training" the number is part of the process.
I have no intent of looking at the tilt-meter when actually operating, that has to be seat of the pants judgement, as many correctly point out.
Now the apps that's _really_ needed on the iPhone is the one that calls the house for help when the tilt indicates you've rolled over.
Pete
I have no intent of looking at the tilt-meter when actually operating, that has to be seat of the pants judgement, as many correctly point out.
Now the apps that's _really_ needed on the iPhone is the one that calls the house for help when the tilt indicates you've rolled over.
Pete
As eepete says, it is hard for me to look at a tiltmeter while operating. I find I get a serious case of the willies and it's time to get off the slope. For several around my property I back down and drive up.
And wet grass? Fugettaboutit
And wet grass? Fugettaboutit
ChuckinNH
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I'm kind of curious how the tiltmeters work without driving on the slope? Seems to me that a gadget you could hold in your hand, or mount on a stick might be easier. I guess when things do go bad, the last thing you look at is the tiltmeter so you know where that point is the next time? I still don't understand how they help if you hit soft soil. a rock you didn't see, etc. I have very few slopes that are constant from one end to the other anyway, and others that the town snow plows "modify" every year.
I still don't understand how they help if you hit soft soil. a rock you didn't see, etc. I have very few slopes that are constant from one end to the other anyway, and others that the town snow plows "modify" every year.