I know that there has been some discussion on here about the appropriate way to carry the instrument. If memory serves me right the most popular way was to box it and move it in the case.
I came out in the minority as one that carries it with the legs spread over my shoulder with the gun roughly level. I do buy my own instrument, in spite of one's comment on that subject.
I happened to skimming through my operating manual for my Leica TS06 and happened, accidently, across this bit of advice.
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"Or carry the tripod with it's legs splayed across your shoulder, keeping the attached product upright."
I reckon that straight from the manufacturer is good enough for me.
Dtp
That's been in the Leica manuals since back when they were Wild manuals.
Leave in on the tripod and lay it over the shoulders.
When that method starts to give us problems, we'll consider changing it.
The only problem with having the legs splayed across my shoulder is that the handle of the mounting threads that sticks down below the instrument ends up digging into my shoulder.
foggyidea, post: 352898, member: 155 wrote: "Or carry the tripod with it's legs splayed across your shoulder, keeping the attached product upright."
I carry mine that way, but only for short distances over even ground. Longer distances or rough terrain get the box treatment.
It is a personal choice how one treats their own equipment.
My choice is No case or backpack, NO carry........:totalstation:
Yeah, you could kick it down the road if you paid for it. But if you're on my crew.... carry it by the handle for very short distances or box it for longer moves.
Once it left the truck it goes in a backpack.
Texas recently passed the Open Carry law, which means we don't have to box the instrument anymore.
Andy Nold, post: 352923, member: 7 wrote: Yeah, you could kick it down the road if you paid for it. But if you're on my crew.... carry it by the handle for very short distances or box it for longer moves.
Agreed.
If you're carrying it on the tripod, you'd better not trip or even stumble...that instrument lower is not designed for lateral force. Really, you're talking about maybe 30-45 seconds difference to case it. Also: Don't always just trust an instrument handle either! It's good practice to always keep a second hand under the alidade, or under the tribrach.
Tommy Young, post: 352906, member: 703 wrote: Leave in on the tripod and lay it over the shoulders.
When that method starts to give us problems, we'll consider changing it.
I was slinging over my shoulder until this year. More specifically until the tribrach finally had enough and the instrument smashed on a flagstone patio. 4 months later and 2k/mo in rental fees I was told it was DOA and had to buy a new gun.
R.J. Schneider, post: 352939, member: 409 wrote: Texas recently passed the Open Carry law, which means we don't have to box the instrument anymore.
Lol!
When I was first trained as in instrument man, I had a party chief who would get angry with me simply for suggesting putting the instrument in the box to transport it. For the first twelve years or so of my surveying career I don't think I every carried the instrument case around a single boundary. I always carried the instrument in one hand and carried the tripod on my shoulder with the other hand. Today, working for myself and almost always having an atv nearby, I box the instrument most of the time, but I still feel perfectly comfortable carrying it in my hand.
I sure miss the old transit, thrown over the shoulder!
Nate The Surveyor, post: 352969, member: 291 wrote: I sure miss the old transit, thrown over the shoulder!
Same thing with the Wild T1 and T1A -- the bullet case never left the truck. We did box the top-mount EDMs between setups, though.
The HP-3820A always went into its box. And at 34 lbs., it was a bear to move around even without the tripod. I hauled it a half-mile once by the case handle; even switching hands every few hundred feet, I thought my arms were going to fall off by the time I got there.
Has anybody ever checked their instrument after any incidences from carrying in it in an undesired way? Did it actually measure wrong angles or shoot the wrong distance? Or have any of you ever broken a gun from carrying it in the way that you do not support?
McCracker, post: 352983, member: 9299 wrote: Has anybody ever checked their instrument after any incidences from carrying in it in an undesired way? Did it actually measure wrong angles or shoot the wrong distance? Or have any of you ever broken a gun from carrying it in the way that you do not support?
See above
McCracker, post: 352983, member: 9299 wrote: have any of you ever broken a gun from carrying it in the way that you do not support?
See Rich's post (#12) above for an example.
Ok a technical writer who probably never spent a day in the field surveying says it ok then I better start doing so. Like one of the posters above carry it by handle maybe for very short distances or else box it.