Hi from Nasco

K

Komatsu

Well-known member
some very interesting Q.s there Gra .... if the idig can cope with that lot, 'tis some set up ... although in theory i can't see why not ...... other than duck /walker/Menzi mounted :oops: .... does/would the Idig suffer from sea sickness i wonder :unsure::giggle:
Nige has just had one fitted on his Liebherr duck Gra with split boom, and he’s over the moon with it.
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Nige has just had one fitted on his Liebherr duck Gra with split boom, and he’s over the moon with it.
I assume that as long as you're smooth, it'd be little difference to the movement you'd experience with any other machine ... presumably you read stationary anyway :unsure: ... would love to try a system ;):) ... not as I have any use/need for one, but'd be interesting
 
Nasco

Nasco

iDig & Engcon
Hi,
I’ve been following with interest the talk about the Idig system and am pretty interested.
I do have a few questions though:
My machines are on tyres and legs and rock a fair bit. Would the machine rocking make the system unusable?
One of my machines has a variable boom, so I guess I would need an extra sensor. Would the system still work on other machines with one piece booms?
My machines have extending dippers. Is there a work round for this apart from not using it?
I often hire in machines, especially long reach machines. would I be able to temporally set up the system on these machines and if so how long, roughly, would it take a complete technophobe to set it up from scratch with one bucket.
I saw in the brochure it works with some tiltrotator to show the tilted angled bucket, please tell me more.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Wow a fair few questions. The quick answer is Yes of course it can. 😂
When the bucket is on the floor and grading / digging the machines not rocking about so much, and the 2D sensor which measures pitch/roll & slew will compensate for uneven machine position.
Additional sensor £600 no problem with sharing between machines.
The machines with extending dippers can be calibrated with 2 profiles (dipper in & dipper out) bit of a compromise but once you get the hang of it it’s easy enough, and still very accurate.
During installation we try to spend as much time with the customer to show the installation and calibration process. The whole procedure can be done in an hour, and with a little know how the plates can be removed and re used on another machine.
Tilt sensors can be used for any tilty or tilt bucket. The system also integrates seamlessly with Engcon EPS (rotation position) other manufacturers coming soon.
I’d be interested to know what machines your interested in using it on.
 
Nasco

Nasco

iDig & Engcon
I assume that as long as you're smooth, it'd be little difference to the movement you'd experience with any other machine ... presumably you read stationary anyway :unsure: ... would love to try a system ;):) ... not as I have any use/need for one, but'd be interesting
Come and see us at Lamma if you get the chance 👍
 
Gunners

Gunners

Well-known member
.
giphy.gif
 
Grahams

Grahams

Don't complain - suggest what's better
Wow a fair few questions. The quick answer is Yes of course it can. 😂
When the bucket is on the floor and grading / digging the machines not rocking about so much, and the 2D sensor which measures pitch/roll & slew will compensate for uneven machine position.
Additional sensor £600 no problem with sharing between machines.
The machines with extending dippers can be calibrated with 2 profiles (dipper in & dipper out) bit of a compromise but once you get the hang of it it’s easy enough, and still very accurate.
During installation we try to spend as much time with the customer to show the installation and calibration process. The whole procedure can be done in an hour, and with a little know how the plates can be removed and re used on another machine.
Tilt sensors can be used for any tilty or tilt bucket. The system also integrates seamlessly with Engcon EPS (rotation position) other manufacturers coming soon.
I’d be interested to know what machines your interested in using it on.
Thanks for the reply. I have a Menzi A20, a Menzi A61 and a Euromach 1500m. I also have a Norcar loader (don’t know if it would work on that as I see it can work on the blades of track machines?). Hire wise, I often hire a 15m long reach. All these have tilting grading beams. Does tilting add another £600?
I guess there are permanent plates on my machines to put the sensors on so it doesn’t need to be recalibrated, but on the hire I guess I magnet the sensors on and calibrate each time.
I might be able to juggle a job round to get to Lamma. I’ll try as it is easier to talk face to face.
Do you have a demo set I could try? I’m trying to organise a job 20th to 23rd January near Winchester which would be ideal as I will have a long reach and my Menzi A20 on site.
 
Nasco

Nasco

iDig & Engcon
Thanks for the reply. I have a Menzi A20, a Menzi A61 and a Euromach 1500m. I also have a Norcar loader (don’t know if it would work on that as I see it can work on the blades of track machines?). Hire wise, I often hire a 15m long reach. All these have tilting grading beams. Does tilting add another £600?
I guess there are permanent plates on my machines to put the sensors on so it doesn’t need to be recalibrated, but on the hire I guess I magnet the sensors on and calibrate each time.
I might be able to juggle a job round to get to Lamma. I’ll try as it is easier to talk face to face.
Do you have a demo set I could try? I’m trying to organise a job 20th to 23rd January near Winchester which would be ideal as I will have a long reach and my Menzi A20 on site.
The plates are held on with 3M VHB pads, they can be removed with the aid of a little blow torch to heat it up a little. Magnetic plates can be easily dislodged, which will give false readings. For the cost of a few 3M pads it’s definitely worth doing right.
If you can make it to Lamma that would be great. There have been various Menzi’s equipped with the IDig in Switzerland already.
Dirk from IDig will be on our stand on the 7th who was involved with the installs of the Menzi installs
 
K

Komatsu

Well-known member
He’s a good guy ain’t he.
Few more on here
He certainly is📽😀, joking a side, think he’s done a really good job of them, they let you see how much of a simple set up it is, but with maximum gains. I know a few lads who have gone with your system, and they have all said that they have watched the videos to understand how simple it is to work, and to be fare, I was unaware of the videos that he had done before they told me about them.
 
D

DaveDCB

Well-known member
Really good video Ollie!
Don’t think the system is for me personally, but we all do different jobs. Nice to see simple effective kit coming to market 👍🏼
 
Nasco

Nasco

iDig & Engcon
He certainly is📽😀, joking a side, think he’s done a really good job of them, they let you see how much of a simple set up it is, but with maximum gains. I know a few lads who have gone with your system, and they have all said that they have watched the videos to understand how simple it is to work, and to be fare, I was unaware of the videos that he had done before they told me about them.
He’ll be on the payroll next
 
Grahams

Grahams

Don't complain - suggest what's better
The plates are held on with 3M VHB pads, they can be removed with the aid of a little blow torch to heat it up a little. Magnetic plates can be easily dislodged, which will give false readings. For the cost of a few 3M pads it’s definitely worth doing right.
If you can make it to Lamma that would be great. There have been various Menzi’s equipped with the IDig in Switzerland already.
Dirk from IDig will be on our stand on the 7th who was involved with the installs of the Menzi installs
Sounds good to talk to someone who has already fitted the system to a Menzi. I’ll do my best to get there.
 
Gunners

Gunners

Well-known member
I really need to do a video of using it to do grades. Digging level is one thing but when you are sat on the piss, digging a 2 way slope accurately within 10mm first time - that is when you realise how good it is!
 
Top