The crew just completed a job that adjoins one we did in the early 80's. So, instead of hand keying all of the old coordinates in and digging up the old hubs, we just ran a new loop. We tied in all of the old corners except a few were missing.
So, today, after adjusting the loop, I keyed in a few of his values to rotate my bearings to and translate the coordinates.
Low and behold, I missed my dads values by 0.002' over 1300' between the existing monuments. However, as a check, we tied in another couple of corners from the 80's job and I missed them (guys, I found it, it's in East Texas) 0.04'.
Either we made the same mistakes, or we are doing something right. Personally, I don't care, I'm just happy as a pig in slop that we matched, much less closer than most surveying is done.
Anyway, YIPEE!
Thanks Kris, it was like a breath of fresh air;-)
WHATS WRONG WITH YOU-! NO LAND SURVEYING ALLOWED!
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N
> I'm just happy as a pig in slop that we matched, much less closer than most surveying is done.
Don't you love it when a plan comes together?
Cool. Sounds like you follow the steps of your father in several ways. Am jealous as my father and me never shared much of the same interests.
Anyways, apparently the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
> a job ... we did in the early 80's. So, instead of ... digging up the old hubs, we just ran a new loop.
Wood hubs from the 1980's would not be findable in the pacific northwest. As a matter of fact, wood hubs from the mid 2000's would probably not be findable. We use iron rods for traverse points.
Mark
Well, except for on a construction site, I've never set a wood hub. We always used bridge spikes up until about 1992 (I remember it like it was yesterday) because that summer I could carry lots more nails for the same weight.
We use 60d nails for traverse points since 1992. Every now and then I mix it up with something else, but it's always specific to the use, like long iron rods near a road or deer stand nails when I've run out and found a run down deer stand (Don't laugh, you'd do it too). 🙂
Wendell
Yeah, as long as the East line is as easy as the West line, should be no problems. But that won't happen. Just realized the crew missed two monuments along the highway for a 10' swage in the ROW alignment. Oh, well, we were going to have to go back and look for corners anyway.
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clearcut
Actually, my dad tried to run me off while I was growing up. Hard work, get an education, you know. Anyway, I HATED surveying until I got to keep the notes. Then I fell in love with this sucker. I still hate running the gun, bad.
He doesn't get to gripe anymore, I went back and got that education, and now I R A SIRVEYOR.
Followed another surveyor who had staked a 29 acre parcel. I "checked" into his monuments by no more than 0.05'. Sweet! Made the whole job go smooth. There also were no boundary issues as the entire parcel was inside a larger tract with a county road to the site and utilities already in service.
