Tilt or level indicator

[J_J]

My Pt-1445 has a tilt /level indicator on the lift arms. It is a rod that slides inside a pipe, and gives indication of tilt. Does anybody else have that on their machine?

 

[RegL]

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I have one on the 1430 but I don't use it cause I think it would only be useful on flat ground or a consistent slope. of course, it could be , that I just don't know how to use it. I just use the back of the bucket as an indicator.

 

[MossRoad]

I had one on my FEL on the IH2500B. That big tractor with the engine out front made it all but impossible to see where the bucket was. I had to watch the lift arms for that little hesitation between up/flat/down whjen curling to guess where the bucket was. Not a problem on the PT425 with forward operator postition. I can just look at the bucket most of the time.

 

[stray]

How about a pic of that level? With my large red bucket it would be handy

 

[Highridge]

I've got one on the 1430 also.

 

[KentT]

I'd like to see pics also, since my PT 425 doesn't have one.

I've found them to be helpful when trying to do "finish work" and trying to be more precise.

 

[menchhofer]

I have the same red mark on my rod on the 1430 but could not figure out how to use it either........

 

[J_J]

The way I use the rod indicator is to level the bucket close to the ground with a level. I then mark the rod with red or white paint at some point for reference. One could also rig up some electronic level with a led indicator to show level. A simple device would be a mercury switch to light the led . This will only work on level ground, but is better than nothing.
Two inclinometers would work also. one on bucket, one on frame of PT.

 

[J_J]

What we have on the PT now is a mechanical device to indicate level if set up correctly.

 

[Spiffy]

Count me in on a 2445. Don't use it though, maybe I'll have to try, but many years of just looking at the bucket (and your convient position on a PT) is hard to break.