Side Slope Measuring Device?

[MisterE]

Hi All,

I'm a novice to 4 Wheeling, as I've said in my other threads most of my other threads my off-roading has been in Dune Buggies which had a super low center of gravity and extra wide wheel base. Well I'm very happy with my H3 but it is BIG change! I know that manual says it can handle a 40% side slope and I am getting ready to go back up to the Sand Dunes. Is there anything out there (other than the good old eyeball test) that you can add to your HUMMER that lets you know when your getting into the danger zone as far as the side slope?

Sorry for the newbie question!

[westhillsat]

You can get a tilt meter from Trail Duty

There is a link to Trail Duty in the thread below

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ighlight=meter


Here is a direct link

http://www.trailduty.com/products/tr...tiltmeter.html

PhilD a member here is with Trail Duty.

[thedieter]

If I got one I would put a mark at 22 degrees to indicate the 40% rating of the H3.

Best regards, Happy Jack

[Hummer Guy]

any hardware store has "angle locators" for pretty cheap...

[DWPC]

You can buy a small accurate clinometer at a boating supply store for $10 or so. But clinometers made for boats don't look so hot in vehicles and you'll have to be creative mounting it. The ones for sold for 4x4s showing both lateral angle and incline are usually so small and graduated so coarsely that they don't tell you anything useful. Make sure its dampened or it'll bounce around so much it'll be useless.

IIRC, few months back someone posted a pretty slick one here on the H3 forum that they designed and installed , but I don't remember who!

And I assume you know 40% is a little under 22 degrees.

This outfit makes them for the construction equipment: http://www.tiltmeter.com/page9.html

Here's one for the truly paranoid: http://www.tiltmeter.com/page25.html

[KenP]

From must a couple of days ago:

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ht=west+marine

[NEOCON1]

just stick one of these somewhere