Slope/Tilt Guage

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by R2:
I also use a Lev-O-Gauge and have safely traversed 40º. At that angle you have to be very careful. I feel the truck is very reliable at 35º easy. Anything above that, I get very cautious.

I agree that GM is being on the safe side. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>So, if we were to put coloring in the numbers like yellow for a safety zone and red for a danger zone, what range of numbers do you think would be best or would you like it just all white?

[PARAGON]

I took one and mounted it in a few different places to give an idea of where it can go. Here is pic 1

[alecs wife]

I also use a Lev-O-Gauge and have safely traversed 40º. At that angle you have to be very careful. I feel the truck is very reliable at 35º easy. Anything above that, I get very cautious.

I agree that GM is being on the safe side.

[HummerLV]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RIC-H2:
They're all smiling at Me!!!
What a happy Option!

Ric-H2 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

it's smiling in degrees not percentages.

[DRTYFN]

I WANT ONE(or two)!!!!

[RIC-H0]

They're all smiling at Me!!!
What a happy Option!

Ric-H2

[mbdougl]

40º is easy at a car show!

[alecs wife]

Here is the rang I would recommend:

Red zone = rollover 38º - 45º
Yellow zone = reaching limits 30º - 37º
Green zone = safe 0º - 29º

Also keep in mind that I do not have any additional weight on the roof. No roof rack no accessories.

Hope this helps.

[MAC]

There is a big open space valley area near my home, with dense forest, steep hills, running stream crossing the narrow dirt road. The boys say there is a lake at the bottom of the valley just above the golf course, I've yet to find a boy who actually been there, but all said some others have. After a mile, the dirt road dips down sharply, so much so that one cannot walk down but do it on all four. I tried the road a couple times, but both times turned back or backed up the road at that point. I have no idea what degrees that slope is, except it looks pretty scary. I would think a tilt or climb meter might help me out there.

[TheGoodHummerMan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hummer Man:
The best guages are oil filled and should not be disturbed by the "BUMPS & RATTLES".<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You be de Hummer Man! You can drive your Hummer on a wickedly steep slope, steering a path around obstacles and at the same time watch that little gauge mounted over your mirror? Wow, you're not just a genius --- you are super-human...

I have trouble chewing gum and using a winch at the same time...

Analog gauges are inherently difficult to "accurately" read. This "liquid filled" gauge that you tout is definitely no exception. Sitting still, can you tell exactly what degree of slope you are on? Okay, now, translate that into percentage of slope. Now drive forward. Hope that slope is smooth or else the liquid filled gauge WILL fluctuate.

IMHO by the time you realize that you have exceeded the maximum slope while intently studying your little gauge, you will usually be able to easily confirm it by the amount of roll-over damage to your vehicle...

FWIW, your last remark about using your "feelings" to determine when to ease off seems more sensible than reading that tiny gauge...

Off-roading sure is fun!

Ed

[BKLYNH2]

Kim,
Of all the ridiculous posts on this site why did you choose this one as being too much? ( my words not yours, just the impression I got) If you think these guys are being a little to anal over their off roading why not just say " Hey boys suck it up and charge up that hill, or just put on this skirt and drive around it."

I think a gauge is useful for a while. I remember when I was little and just started skiing. Intermediate runs seemed like cliffs to me back then. In reality most expert slopes don't even come close to 45°/100% slope. It does however take a lot of experience to develop an inherent sense of slope. Sitting inside a vehicle I lose most of this peception, and even then it was never to the precision required to determine if it was within the tolerance of the vehicle. I agree that in most situations there are too many things to deal with to be reading a gauge up by the sunroof. So why not use that gauge in more controlled situations to develop a sense of where the H2 can go, and then on the trail you can rely on what feels comfortable.

[TheGoodHummerMan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hum2:
"And you might get a space between Hummer and Man!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

What's wrong with fuzzy raccoon tails?

I take it all back! Please, just don't take my "Good" away... then I would just be the Hummer Man. Argggh! A fate worse than death?

And here I thought the dice & tails comment scored a ten on the "humor" gauge...

Ed

Where DID I put my glasses???

[Hum2]

Phil:

I stopped into all the Marine stores in Omaha.....in Omaha, limited resources here you know. West Marines website does not show them. The only other clinometer I have available locally is the "Jeep" one...nawwwww!, plus it has to mount on the front dash..ugly! I've seen the H1 unit as well, just is an ugly unit overall.


TBarrow:

Can you send me the information on the 4-wheel parts store so I can buy direct...none of our limited 4-wheel places here have a clue.

Ric

OMAHOG/IHOG
Hum2@cox.net

[Hum2]

Sounds like many of you need the gage whether think so or not, as you are definetly tilted...or is it cockeyed, or off balanced!?!? <GGG>

Ric

OMAHOG/IHOG
Hum2@cox.net

[TheGoodHummerMan]

Hey Hum2 (Ric):

I saw an eBay site that has big fuzzy dice and real raccoon tails for sale --- if you want, I could send these url's to you... They might really accent those gauges perfectly... Both will give you pretty accurate indications of when you are on a slope...

Ed

[DURAMAX TIM]

If u want to look real fancy get two of these digital levels ,also read in % of slope.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000225AL/104-2936179-2658355?v=glance&s=hi&n=553260&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&vi =pictures&img=14#more-pictures

[MaLLHPPR]

I have to say you guys crack me up!

I guess you can say I am silent member. I read almost all the posts on this site. I've added a few of my own comments. Hey, I've just recently won a contest. I do have to say I've learned a lot about the H2 from everyone. I love mine.

I think the 2nd best part of this forum is the unintentional zinging of each other as well as the goofy stories. You guys make this site fun as well as interesting!

Thanks!

BTW, I'm not getting a gauge. Usually if we go 4 wheeling my husband drives and "I" am the gauge. (Somehow my side is always the one looking down hill-coincidence? I think not!)

Kim-

Lovin' every minute of my H2!
Sunset Orange, Lux pkge, air suspension, sunroof.

[TheGoodHummerMan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BKLYNH2:
"So why not use that gauge in more controlled situations to develop a sense of where the H2 can go, and then on the trail you can rely on what feels comfortable."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hey BKLYNH2, better watch out who you're calling buttheads...

But, speaking of butts, I think the BEST gauge is the good old reliable "PUCKER" gauge. My sphincter isn't calibrated in % of slope --- but it sure does report quite emphatically whenever the slope begins to get extreme.

Is that what you meant when you said "feels comfortable"?

Ed

[TBarrow]

I just bought the same one a 4 wheel parts for 8.95 It is made by Sun products and called a lev-o-gage

Black H2 Adventure Series+ all other options.

[BKLYNH2]

Exactly!
Learn the ranges with a guage so you can let your "pucker" guide you on the trail. I hope thats the last time I talk about "pucker".