Re: (ET) loaders

["Dan and Connie Conine" <dconine dotnet com>]

Improvise!!

Just don't blow yourself up.

Here's Dan's invention for today. (I'm a genius, you know..;-):

Mount a long arm on the back of your ET, (like a posthole digger or backhoe
would be) with a hydraulic cylinder to lift it. Put a bunch of those old
batteries on the end to lift up. Connect this hydraulic cylinder directly 
to
your pump. Find a limit switch and mount it so that when the arm drops, it
hits the switch and turns on the pump. VOILA!! You now have a counterweight
to boot!

Now, you can take it from there and modify the idea any way you like 
(spring
inside hydraulic cylinder, nitrogen gas, etc.). Let me know when the patent
royalties come in.

Dan C.

P.S. yes, you're right, a 3000 psi switch (adjustable) is probably 600
dollars, and a UL-listed accumulator about the same.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anton and Federica" <krustyacres earthlink net>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) loaders


> That's the best I've heard so far, except that the pressure is pretty
> high, and unless those parts are  available in the northern hardware
> catalog, or surplus, they may be expensive.
> anton
>
> Dan and Connie Conine wrote:
>
> >Why not use an accumulator and just put a pressure switch on the motor 
> >to
> >come on when you need more pressure?
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Anton and Federica" <krustyacres earthlink net>
> >Cc: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>; "Keith Stieg" <kns5 comcast net>
> >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:30 PM
> >Subject: Re: (ET) loaders
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Or for that matter, a push button on-off switch. Same function as the
> >>foot swich or dash switch, but easy access in a location that works 
> >>with
> >>what you are using it for.
> >>anton
> >>
> >>Anton and Federica wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>How about a switch on top of the lever for the bucket? Push down, it
> >>>goes on, you tickle, let go it's off. You would need as many switches
> >>>as there are levers (2), but perhaps the foot switch is better, but
> >>>what if your ear starts itching?
> >>>anton
> >>>
> >>>Pieter Litchfield wrote:
> >>>
> >>>snip---
> >>>
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