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anyone installe a calc-an-acre on 4wd?

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Topic: anyone installe a calc-an-acre on 4wd?

Posted By: gleaner000
Subject: anyone installe a calc-an-acre on 4wd?
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 5:32pm

has anyone installed a calc-an-acre on a 4wd? I bought one from shoup for our old horse with no speed sensor. how many magnets did u use if so?

thanx

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Posted By: D-17_Dave
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 6:33pm

I installed dozens of these years back on the Tobacco harvesters we made. I think we used 6 magnets on a torque hub. 5 or 6 will work as you put the calc into a program mode and drive the distance after installed onto machine over a measured distance. This will calibrate the unit to the actual speed.

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Posted By: John (C-IL)
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2012 at 8:12pm

The more you use the more acurate it will be. I put one on my Kawasaki Mule and found that 2 magnets were not enough to measure accurately. I went to 8 and that solved the problem, I'm now accurate to .2 foot. If you can put them on the hub at least 4 will give you a decent reading.

Posted By: Mike Kroupa
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2012 at 7:01am

I have one on my Steiger pta280, glued the two magnets to the front driveshaft., Mike

Posted By: gleaner000
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2012 at 9:31am

mike,

does the driveshaft method work well?