Bolting a spirt level on to machinery to aid setup

[jon9000]

Have a guy who struggles to set up a top link when using various equipment. Just thought of bolting on a spirt level on to the kit as an aid and reminder to adjust the top link. Has any one else done this

 

[Steevo]

Have a guy who struggles to set up a top link when using various equipment. Just thought of bolting on a spirt level on to the kit as an aid and reminder to adjust the top link. Has any one else done this

Our Mecmar dryer has a couple of spirit levels stuck on the frame. Just a 3” long tube type thing.

 

[Blue.]

Have a guy who struggles to set up a top link when using various equipment. Just thought of bolting on a spirt level on to the kit as an aid and reminder to adjust the top link. Has any one else done this

You can buy a magnetic level that’s sold for caravans,I’d stick it on with silicone just to make sure.

 

[Clive]

Caravan shops sell small stick on ones that are T shaped to allow levelling in 2 axis

 

[nick...]

Got a couple in my digger front and side.dead easy to get level
Nick...

 

[chickens and wheat]

will he try and use it in a sloping field?

 

[tinman]

this is dear'ish but its 100mm dia too and its the first one on a google search i seen that was of the Big variety, might give you an idea maybe.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Large...Caravan-Bulls-Eye-Round-Surface-/141398270055

 

[bigg6480]

Have a guy who struggles to set up a top link when using various equipment. Just thought of bolting on a spirt level on to the kit as an aid and reminder to adjust the top link. Has any one else done this

We have this problem in are case it’s more about the not wanting a get off the seat

 

[Hesstondriver]

You can get little ones that user screw on . Our Krm spreader has one on it

 

[DrWazzock]

Have a guy who struggles to set up a top link when using various equipment. Just thought of bolting on a spirt level on to the kit as an aid and reminder to adjust the top link. Has any one else done this

I have done this with a Dowdeswell plough when driven to distraction by mismatched front furrow. Didn't bolt it on but kept it in the cab. 2 foot builders level.

Only word of caution is that implements often pull in to a different angle on the move when compared to stationary and some, such as ploughs sometimes work better when left to right is not quite level but inclined slightly.

I have had more success with using a tape measure to record top link length when I've finally got it right then next year I can just set it there and get on.....if I can find the piece of paper I wrote the setting on.

Doesn't take much on a top link to make a big difference.

I find with Fert spreader the angle of the machine changes when you dumb a bag in then you can't turn the top link so setting to prerecorded setting essential. No good setting level when empty in shed.

Lots of little nuances that contribute to doing a good job.

 

[Dry Rot]

I have had more success with using a tape measure to record top link length when I've finally got it right then next year I can just set it there and get on.....if I can find the piece of paper I wrote the setting on.

I have it written on the shed wall! Try losing that!

 

[Blue.]

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[carbonfibre farmer]

I have done this with a Dowdeswell plough when driven to distraction by mismatched front furrow. Didn't bolt it on but kept it in the cab. 2 foot builders level.

Only word of caution is that implements often pull in to a different angle on the move when compared to stationary and some, such as ploughs sometimes work better when left to right is not quite level but inclined slightly.

I have had more success with using a tape measure to record top link length when I've finally got it right then next year I can just set it there and get on.....if I can find the piece of paper I wrote the setting on.

Doesn't take much on a top link to make a big difference.

I find with Fert spreader the angle of the machine changes when you dumb a bag in then you can't turn the top link so setting to prerecorded setting essential. No good setting level when empty in shed.

Lots of little nuances that contribute to doing a good job.

Perminant marker on the headstock with the measurement

I carry a perminant marker around all the time now.....

 

[KB6930]

Spirit level only works on dead level ground there's one on our drill and it's a waste 9f time

 

[timmyboy]

So many levels in the yard I tied this on my spraying machine. Works very well and cuts the guess work. [emoji4]

 

[Pan mixer]

I have one on my phone, must just remember to put it back in my pocket when I get back in the cab

 

[bravheart]

Fix a pendulum on the side, easier to check visually

 

[Badshot]

I stuck a cheap one on my drill.
Made it loads easier to set up

 

[Andrew]

Perminant marker on the headstock with the measurement

I carry a perminant marker around all the time now.....

I also write tyre pressures next to the valve too......

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

I also write tyre pressures next to the valve too......

Yup, I do that too