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Why, why has no one ever combined a metal locator and brush axe?! Imagine 8in of cutting blade attached to the bottom of the locator. WOW, that would be awesome.
Far above was mention of not fixing the blame for something being damaged too severely or soon. About 45 years ago two of us were working on a project for a concrete overflow dam to be built on a creek for irrigation water storage. Frank was driving the 200 foot-long Ford van (well, it seemed to be that long when turning anywher) and I was in the passenger seat. We were back out from the site driving along the bottom of the highway ditch to where I was going to hop out and head back to the office in my own vehicle while he stayed behind. We were discussing something when WHAM. He had driven straight into the end of the culvert and embankment of the field entrance. The van still ran but needed a good checking over before many miles. The contractor drove in at about that point, laughing at us. We agreed to let Frank stay and the contractor would get him to the office after their meeting at the site. I was to take the van to the mechanic a couple of blocks from the office to assess the damage. No cell phones, etc. in those days. So, I drove it to the shop, then walked to the office. It was a rare occurrence but the boss happened to be there. He noticed I had not driven up in the van, so that was question number one. I explained about what had happened. Then he loudly inquired as to HTHICBSS (How the ….I could be so stupid.) I was forced to admit that I was not the one driving it. He was still hot as a firecracker. Then it became an issue as to why I had not noticed that we were about to slam into the culvert. Turned out the damages were minor but he could have lost two employees that day based on his behavior.
Uhmm I have maybe hit a few culverts in my day. One in a suburban. Median between the highway. Yeah never saw it coming but we knew we were getting close. Another was I was comping and the crew chief was pulling a boat as we had done a hydro survey yeah Jon boat and paddles and level rod with prism. He was listening to me call and cus and dropped the boat trailer off the side of a culvert yeah luckily we could somewhat lift the old light trailer as it hung there.
I will get right on that and split the royalties with you. We can do it.
I have purchased and used the Schonstedt, the CST/Berger MagnaTrak and the Subsurface Instruments ML-1. My absolute favorite is the Subsurface Instruments ML-1. I repaired the box mounting on a few Schonstedts for my company. They may be reliable, but I don’t consider them sufficiently rugged. The CST/Berger units were disappointing very quickly. Was glad when the last one died so I could get another ML-1.
The best part of the ML-1: I can turn it on and adjust the sensitivity without changing my grip. Plus, it’s longer than the Schonstedt and I’m tall. Overall, the ML-1 ergonomics make it a winner for me.
Thank you. Well I am not tall but crawling around on my knees last weekend with 2 old pin flags and waiting for them to cross so I could start scratching around and digging for monuments was not fun. Those guys using dip needles for years must have thought the mag locator in general was the best thing since sliced bread. I do have 2 pins missing still but I am positive they are in just might be a bit deep and such.
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