Terrain Contour Control

[Inspector507]

Jim McCuan from Integration Engineering has his TCC (top&tilt) at Louisville. Here are a few pictures.....rather bad ones due to the camera. I'll try to take better ones tomorrow. Here's one with the box scraper in motion.

 

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Box in motion

 

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In Motion again

 

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pic 4

 

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pic 5

 

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Here's the cylinders hooked up to a DK35

 

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Joystick control with console that can be ROPS mounted. Looked very good to me /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[PineRidge]

I'm impressed. Looks like it is a nice package. Any idea on pricing Inspector507?

 

[Inspector507]

For the whole set-up......top cylinder, tilt cylinder, hoses, joystick, console and mounting brackets for ROPS mounting..........I heard him quote $1200-1250

Oh yeah, joystick can be plumbed open or closed center, console major tractor colors too /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Henro]

Jerry,

Does the contol stick work like a loader control, so that you can top and tilt at the same time if you want?

Looks pretty interesting...I may be in the market for a t&t setup this year...if I can sneak it past my wife... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[raynman]

Henro,

Let me know if you sneak past the wife, also how you did it /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

It would be nice to have and doesn't seem to be to $$ /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[ScottAR]

Very nice!! Just what I would like...

Is that a tilt meter on the blade? Nice touch! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

If the price stays close to the unofficial quote, I would be very interested.

 

[Inspector507]

Henro,
Yes the joystick works just like a loader valve, both operations at once. Jim had it connected to automatically run controlled by a PLC. His son kept shutting it off so he could demonstrate...(play) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Inspector507]

Scott,
I verified today.........$1250 including hoses.
Of course you can buy it piece at a time as well. Start with the top link add joystick and tilt later. I didn't get a picture of the joystick handle with pushbuttons on it. You can control a total of 12 cylinders with the add-on electric diverters.

 

[sassafraspete]

Inspector.... thanks for all the info/pictures. As good as being there....well maybe not. I can see how it would be the cat's meow on blade/ grading work....but would you be able to hook up...say ...a 3 bottom plow and plow 20 acres or would you need to go back to the solid 3 PH arms?

sassafras

 

[Inspector507]

I have such limited experience plowing, I'd hate to say if it would work or not. But I do know with the check valves on the cylinders, that keeps the implement where you want it, without it raising up over bumps.

Scott......that was a dual axis tiltmeter on the blade, it was more of a demonstration as to the angle acheived more than anything else for the viewers to see. Jim even mentioned he needs to put one where the user can see it when looking back at the blade.

 

[ScottAR]

I hadn't really considered using it while working...... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I just thought it was a nice piece of showmanship... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[mhalla]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( His son kept shutting it off so he could demonstrate...(play) )</font>

<font color="green">And I must say it was indeed fun to play with it having been at the show yesterday, visited Jim's booth, and got to play with it myself.

That terrain contour control is a fine piece of engineering that clearly resolves some of the problems associated with regular plain old top and tilt systems.

Mike
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