SSQA Linear Actuator

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GBJeffOH

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GBJeffOH said:
I decided to build this.

It is a little slow. Usually I can activate it while I am driving so no waiting.



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My main reason for adding the act
GBJeffOH said:
I decided to build this.

It is a little slow. Usually I can activate it while I am driving so no waiting.



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My main reason for adding the actuator is I use the grapple a lot. Sometime a branch releases a lever.
 
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Donystoy

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My main reason for adding the actuator is I use the grapple a lot. Sometime a branch releases a lever.
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This is the reason that I have not installed an actuator. Since I only have a bucket and a grapple I have to get off the tractor anyway to hook up or remove the hoses. I installed safety brackets on my levers to hold them in place. I also like to raise the loader after attaching anything to look and verify that the pins are fully in place.
 
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Hugo Habicht

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Runs With Scissors said:
In that video though, I do not see the actuator attached to anything.

It kind of “floats” in the middle, first unlocking the right side, then unlocking the left.

I have never played with one of those actuators before, but here is my initial thought.

If the actuator was “held in place”, would both sides operate at the same time?
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The lever with the lowest force moves first. And no, you cannot fix the actuator because only the "loose" side would move then.

If you want simultaneous movement you could use two actuators with half the stroke length each and fix them in the middle of the loader. They have to be fixed on a pivot to allow a bit of angle movement.

I think the single actuator for both levers is a pretty nifty idea though. Does not really matter which lever moves first. Or do you move both levers simultaneously when you attach something by hand? ;)
 
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