I had one from Topcon that had a 2 piece pole. I would use a curb form pin and sledge to drive in the ground and ream the hole out real big and drive the lower piece into the hole. I can't remember it ever blowing over.
Matthew
I totally agree. Last year during the heat warnings, we were out of town working and the head index every day was 120° with actual temp being 106°. We started at 7 a.m. on the ground and quit at 6 p.m. every day.
How you keep going through the heat is a trick, and every crew is different. That 5 day stretch, we surveyed an 800-acre gas unit, all of the interior tract lines (mapped them all) most of the perimeter line was 17k' of navigable water way. We did all of that in a day with GPS.
We were tired, but never super hot. We just kept putting one foot in front of the other like the old man taught me many years ago as I'm sure your grandpa did you. Amazing isn't it. 🙂
thanks for all of the ideas!
w/ all due respect to those that are "temperature challenged", we wouldn't be working past noon if we called it quits at 100° or more, and there are times in the winter that we wouldn't be working until noon if the temp had to be above freezing.
Wow, I have been surveying in Florida for over 30 years now and have never had an instument or my robot shut down because of the heat! What brand of robot are you using?
We have used the easy up type popup shelters with good results over the years. If there are two of you they move easily. If wind is a problem, you will need weights/stakes.