When searching for pins that have seemed to be "misplaced," I try to keep the yards of those involved as tidy as possible. It seems that this only delays the effect of my digging for the time being. When I return to the site to set the pin I previously could not locate I find a dead patch of grass exposing the spot that I had dug.
Does anyone know of a trick to prevent this from happening?
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I don't plug the turf this time of year and there are a few alternatives. It depends on how much cover you think is over the pin as sometimes you might be better off plugging the surface. If you do, make sure you get a good 12" or so deep plug.
If the pin is fairly shallow (.5' or less) I like to cut an x in the sod with the spade blade (without removing any soil) and then pry back and forth with the spade at depth to merely daylight a hole. This usually keeps the sod roots intact. I then grub around with my plumb bob in my fist (yes, I still carry one) until I make contact with the pin. Some finger work can then be applied to expose the pin.
paden cash, post: 440177, member: 20 wrote: I then grub around with my plumb bob in my fist
A screwdriver makes a better probe than a plumb bob. If the top of the pin is within reach of the screwdriver, and you've done a careful job with the Shony adjusted to let you hear small variations in tone as you move a few inches, you can usually hit the pin without any digging and tearing up too many roots, find a better estimate of the pin center, probe again and push aside enough dirt to get access, and then stomp the grass back down when you are done.
Seriously, if you dig a fairly deep plug out you won't cut the roots, and things should be good.
The soil here in Oregon has a lot of clay and a plug hangs together pretty well. The soil in Oklahoma is usually all silt and a plug is pretty fragile. But the grass there is brown anyway 10 months of the year.
We had an irate neighbor call the boss. He said we dug up his front lot corner and killed his grass. The boss said fix it; we'll pay the bill. The guy sent a bill for 50 bucks. Bill sent the guy an envelop full of grass seed...
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