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New Survey Wagon Rides the Corduroy Highway!

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rfc

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Well, I guess my wife got tired of hauling her prism pole back and forth across her 25 acres of steep woods, so she made me get a new 52 hp "wagon":

Now we can haul all 125 lbs of survey gear, chain saws, loppers and lunch, and cut some serious line.
She's lovin' the ride:

Not long into the first few days though, I found out what a corduroy road was (after I improvise one from some rough sawn hemlock boards she sawed 10 years ago).

Posted : May 2, 2015 6:30 pm

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I'm definitely jealous. (of the tractor of course) Looks like a Kubota. That cab comes in handy when brush hogging through yellow jackets!

Posted : May 2, 2015 7:06 pm

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I've read about corduroy roads but never experienced one.

The military road connecting Fort Leavenworth (now Kansas) with Fort Gibson (now Oklahoma) was reported to be a corduroy road. It's hard to imagine how many trees had to be imported from Missouri (a few miles to the east) as what is now Kansas was largely treeless at the time. Enough trees to do one mile would be far too many to fell, trim, bring to the site and install. Today's route between the two locations is very close to 300 miles.

Posted : May 2, 2015 7:30 pm

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Wait a minute! If you are going to compliment something in those photos, it should be the SWMBO in the bucket. Not just a pretty lady, but one smart enough to hook up with a surveyor.

Then it's OK to lust after the tractor.

Posted : May 2, 2015 7:33 pm

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Reminds me of an ad I once saw...

Posted : May 2, 2015 8:07 pm

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Please please please be careful with riding in the bucket.

It always seems to the be the ones saying "I'll be right" that get hurt in a farm equipment accident.

Posted : May 4, 2015 8:29 pm

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> Please please please be careful with riding in the bucket.
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> It always seems to the be the ones saying "I'll be right" that get hurt in a farm equipment accident.

Point taken. Thank you. Proceeding with due care. Lot's to learn.

Posted : May 5, 2015 4:36 am