Clinometers
 

Well, I was looking through some of the older posts on the clinometers that folks have decided to use.

I opted for the Reiker Instrument Co. Clinometer, that has a glass tube filled with a dampening fluid, and a metal ball.
They were made for the marine industry and are very duable, yet precise for measuring.
Here is the link...
http://www.riekerinc.com/M-Inclinometer/2055e.htm

I realized that the any place other than a manufactured trail is not going to have any info on the slope of the terrain you will be driving on.
I ordered two, so one can be used for breakover angle, and one for approach & departure slope.
I will need to play around with mounting ideas, but I am usually pretty good at coming up with solutions.

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I got mine at West Marine for about $14.

Lev-O-Guage Clinometer

The one's for marine use seem to be fairly durable.

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Having it in the truck won't help you measure the breakover angle or departure angle.

A Lev-o-Guage or similar will meaure the angle your truck is on though and help confirm the pucker factor. The sidehill angle usually feels worse than it is. Safety on a side hill is also effected by soft ground condition tire pressure and weight on the roof etc.

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KenP, Love the Avatar, and the Profile Pic!

Desert Dan, I figured it wouldn't be a very good indicator for the Approach, but I do agree, and was really talking about being on the grade, seeing what the degree of slope is.

Now just finding a good mounting position and bracket that doesn't ruin my truck?

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I'm just giving you a hard time:)

I have one in my Jeep above windshied for side hils but it is easier to mount since there are flat surfaces and metal. I had one one the door fro upand down angles.

When it's really bad on a side hill I usually forget to look at them anyway.

RV stores often have them for leveling purpose.

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I tried the levels
I think these work better.

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I have two of them listed in the classified section

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FourFourTwo

What brand clinometer is yours? Good install job and location

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I got it on ebay same as one below.
I cut off the mounting bracket and mounted with 3m outdoor double tape(thin gray kind)I wired it to the light wire on the dash knobs.
Its a little off when the mirror is in driving position but can be fine tuned to 0 by adjusting the mirror when offroading.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Inclinometer-Land-Meter-Jeep-CJ-CJ5-CJ7-5-7-YJ-TJ_W0QQitemZ330185975232QQihZ014QQcategoryZ67882QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Somebody that I know was supposedly having some of these custom made and was going to send me a couple. I guess it ended up in limbo with my tool bag.:giggling: :jump:Fat liar.:OWNED:

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Here's a few that I was considering from the Brits...

They will sell and ship to the USA.


http://www.speeding.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000099.cgi?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fspeeding%2eco%2e uk%2facatalog%2fStyling%2ehtml&WD=digital%20inclin ometer&SHOP=%20&PREVQUERY=SS%3dDigital%2bInclinome ter%2b%26Submit2%3dSearch%26PR%3d%2d1%26TB%3dA%26S HOP%3d%20&PN=Sherrill_Compass%2ehtml%23a674#a674

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I thought you said clitometer in which case I"ll take a couple.Am also interested in the part where you ended up with a bimbo on your tool. Sounds like my kind of woman. Trashy women you know the rest--if its a titometer- Well I can use that too.