Fitting a level sensor to Fanjet tank

TrewithickFarm

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cornwall

• May 17, 2018

• #1

Have been thinking about fitting a level sensor in the hopper of my Fanjet Pro. as when its on the back of the gator its difficult to keep an eye on seed level.

Anyone already done this or similar?

 

fermerboy

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Location

Banffshire

• May 17, 2018

• #2

I wouldn't bother with a sensor.
Just stick a cheapo ebay screen on the gator, and camera in the hopper.

This is what I use in my combination drill and then move camera to fert spinner.
Stick camera on a good magnet and it's easy to move about could leave it on the back of your gator all the time.
Wouldn't use either without it now.

 

TrewithickFarm

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cornwall

• May 17, 2018

• #3

Great idea @fermerboy just ordered one from ebay

 

Last edited: May 17, 2018

kverneland es 80

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Location

clonakilty , co cork

• May 17, 2018

• #4

sorry to hijack but i am looking for pics of a stocks fan jet mounted on a gator as we are going to do the same here and need a few ideas

 

TrewithickFarm

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cornwall

• May 17, 2018

• #5

@kerneland es 80

 

kverneland es 80

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Location

clonakilty , co cork

• May 17, 2018

• #6

fixersteve26 said:

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cheers nice simple job that does the trick

 

JD6920s

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Shropshire

• May 17, 2018

• #7

kverneland es 80 said:

sorry to hijack but i am looking for pics of a stocks fan jet mounted on a gator as we are going to do the same here and need a few ideas

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Knocked this together for someone a while back

The frame sits on the floor with two bolts that go through the floor screwed into nuts welded onto corner flitch plates that I welded to the runners and cross members of underside of tipping body, so quick to remove.
If you zoom in on first pic you will see one of the bolts.