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Inclinometer / Land Meter
Adamski
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15 Oct 2010 16:03 - 15 Oct 2010 16:04#5163by Adamski
Just though I would share my latest ebay purchase incase anyone was interested in buying one. £20 (inc p&p) didnt seam too bad a price and I think it is the cheapest on ebay.
I would pay more atention to reading the ground ahead of you than looking at that too much Adam - especially whilst it still has a novelty attached to it!
They can be of use but it's no good having a gauge to tell you your rolling as I think you might already know.
The ground is rough and doesn't gradually incline sideways - so you might be fine now but in a foot's time your lower wheel might fall down a hole you didn't see because you were looking at your inclometer and it will quickly read "OH SH*T"!
Use it but be careful not to look at it too much!
Kirkynut
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kirkynut wrote: I would pay more atention to reading the ground ahead of you than looking at that too much Adam - especially whilst it still has a novelty attached to it!
They can be of use but it's no good having a gauge to tell you your rolling as I think you might already know.
The ground is rough and doesn't gradually incline sideways - so you might be fine now but in a foot's time your lower wheel might fall down a hole you didn't see because you were looking at your inclometer and it will quickly read "OH SH*T"!
Use it but be careful not to look at it too much!
Kirkynut
Yeah I quite agree, TBH the main reason i got it is because i want to fill my car with dials and gadgets. it will be useful to see how close you are to the manufactures recommended roll limit however i will definatley be keeping one eye on the actual terrain.
They're great for scaring passengers but as above its a distraction really, i thought about having one but figured i'd have little time to be checking it.
As for gadgets and gauges, google scanguage. Pricey but its usefull, its on the list of wants for my truck.
mcjimny wrote: They're great for scaring passengers but as above its a distraction really, i thought about having one but figured i'd have little time to be checking it.
As for gadgets and gauges, google scanguage. Pricey but its usefull, its on the list of wants for my truck.
that scangauge looks really good and €149 doesn't seam too bad considering everything it does. does it literally just plug in the engine management port in the car and its ready to go?
something else i want is an outside temperature gauge, has anyone fitted one of these?
It's a long time since I've been in one but don't Pajeros/Shoguns have a single spherical-type inclonometer that does both pitch and roll built into the dash (which is pretty cool)? A distraction - yes, but still cool
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