Where to mount tiltmeter?

   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #1  

OverlyRun

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Rockingham County, Va.
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NH TC35 bought 5/01
OK I've read all of the posts, even though I have yet to press close to "pucker factor" territory (nothing I am doing is so important as to bother testing my or the tractor's tolerance in this regard). But I bought the tiltmeter anyway. It is here, shipped very efficiently by R&B.

The problem: the dash and hood on the NH TC35 are so compact that there's no good (read "easy") place that I can see to mount the thing. To bolt into the close-in dash would require taking the whole housing apart...a process that from the looks of things involves about 12 bolts placed in difficult to reach (without a very long socket extension) places ... presumably placed that way for a reason. The hood further forward has got double layers of fiberglass and seems like there it would get swept clean by brush in any event.

Where do people mount their tiltmeters, especially on NH TC35-45's?

Any help welcome because for the time being the meter is doing a great job telling me the shelf in the workroom is not quite level. (I got the model 25).

Chas
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #2  
Chas, it can be a problem, more on some tractors than others. Really, I haven't yet found a good place on my TC29.
It's been talked about on various different tractors, with a few different solutions. I would guess the loader supports are probably your best bet. Good luck.

Ernie
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #3  
Hi Guys,
Rick here. I have a proto-type new mount that uses only
the adhesive strip. It is a bracket made for a different
application, but if my customers like it, I will make a mold and
inject it out of a graphite material, or abs. The proto-type is
steel. I found it in a hardware store, and made some
modifications. E-mail your address, and a note saying you
want to test one, and I'll send it along. No charge, but I
would like your honest opinion. I'll be at;
RandBMfgInc@worldnet.att.net
Thanks, Rick

Rick Hedgecock
R&B Manufacturing
http://www.tiltmeter.com
(816)587-9814
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #4  
Rick - You'd do a lot better if you weren't so hard to get along with.

P.S. For the sarcasm-impaired among us: /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

MarkC
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Hi Mark,
Both my wife Nancy, and my business partner Brenda tell me how
bad I am. It's just that I'm so good at it. Rick

Rick Hedgecock
R&B Manufacturing
http://www.tiltmeter.com
(816)587-9814
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #6  
OverlyRun,

I'm not sure this will work with your tractor or how you run the machine but I just mounted my TiltMeter on the right FEL vertical FEL support with the two sided tape supplied with the meter. I figured this would be a temporary placement until I could find a way to mount the meter. The TiltMeter has been on the tractor for at least six months and it is exposed to the weather without any problems. Surely the easiest solution and the fastest....

Hope this helps...
Dan McCarty
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #7  
Rick, I have what I would assume is the equivalent of a tiltmeter. It is from a World War II bomber. It is made of metal, uses a fluid and ball with indexs in degrees. I'm sure you have come across these in your business. The degress goes pretty extreme for hard banking planes. Rat...
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #8  
Rat, it sounds like you have part of a turn and bank indicator. Probably more rugged than what's available today, but I don't think the ruggednest is gonna help unless you drop your tractor from 39,000 feet. If I remember, the liquid is some sort of mineral spirit, and the ball should be bakelite. Not sure, but I think the tube was of glass.

I think it was used in the bombardiers position to make sure of straight and level flight prior to bomb release. (now, you got the rest of the bomber to go with that?)
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter? #9  
Yup, that's a slip/skid indicator. There is an instrument called a "turn & bank" that includes a gyro (on top) and the ball (on the bottom). The gyro shows your bank angle, and the ball indicates whether the turn is "coordinated" or not. If the ball is on the one side of the turn, you are slipping, if it is on the other side, you are skidding.

Here's a link to the "modern" equivalent.

The GlueGuy
 
   / Where to mount tiltmeter?
  • Thread Starter
#10  
Ernie, Dan, Rick,

Thanks for the reassurance on the 2-sided tape. I will stick the meter on the right-hand FEL support (less likely to get knocked off as I mount and dismount) and see if this "temporary" arrangement lasts as long as it has for others. If it were to fall off, the filled R-1's would give the plastic tube and base a real testing.
Chas
 

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