I just purchased a Bulldog 700 4x4 UTV. I would like to set it up for surveying. I do a pretty good mixture of construction layout and boundary surveying. The UTV was a must for a new layout job that I have that I will be sending most of the summer on. The ATV/4 wheeler was not an option on this site.
Here is a picture of the UTV. The only difference between mine and this picture is that mine has an all steel bed.
I have seen a friend's John Deere UTV set up, but I did not get a picture of it, and it has been many months since I saw it.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks,
Jimmy
Weld a steel plate above your head to the cage and get a magnetic mount. You can now do long profile surveys of CL, EP, Gravel and such in a very timely manner using the continuous mode in your GPS.
Better yet, if you have an old threaded prism rod adapter, weld that to the steel plate. We used the magnetic version to map some road profiles and it came out quite accurate. (verifying the data against some OPUS and RTK). The downfall to the magnetic is a good bump/jar/rattle will knock the rover off the steel plate and it will land in your lap, thus the suggestion for welding a threaded adapter.
We used a Bulldog as well.
Done nothing to mine except put a couple of mirrors on and also changed the air cleaner to a bigger capacity cleaner and extending the intake high behind the roll bar and put a pre-cleaner on it. Going to put some kind of shade device on the roll bar and some expanded metal on for a windshield, Running in brush and trees, branches get hung up on the roll bar and want to come in to visit, if not paying attention or miss something a limb could knock you out of the seat or make you wish that it had.
jud
I was going to do a write-up about what I had done to my Yamaha Rhino after I painted it, but will share some pictures now.
I went to Lowes and purchased a long section of PVC pipe, 4 PVC clamps that hold the rod perfect (I put two in each pipe), two u-bolts (one on each side at top), and a radiator style screw clamp for each at the bottom.
I cut each pipe using a jigsaw and Dremel, and widened the opening even futher where you reach for the rod, after I busted a knuckle bad on a test fit. The rods don't move at all and it is a very stable set-up. I also have caps for the tubes too.
i like the idea of the quick release, but i would be wary of getting a magnetic field near anything with a circuit board. i learned computer repair from a guy who wouldn't even use a screwdriver with a magnetic tip, so i have a healthy paranoia.
we picked up a seco unit that mounts the rod to the side of a vehicle on a door. it's quick and stable. something like that could work for you.
Thanks for the replies.
I like the rod holder. Where did you find the rod clips? Did Lowe's have them?
I definitely want something over the roll cage for shade. I was thinking of a small shelf for small stuff like a clipboard, extra flagging, etc.
Thanks again,
Jimmy
I found the clips at Lowes. I used two in each pipe. Here is a link to the clips and the adapter I used to hold it to the pipe. These might not be the exact ones I used but it gives you an idea of what to look for. I also took a rod into Lowes to test fit.
I bought everything I used from Lowes and spent around $50. It took most of a work day, that was due to figuring everything out along the way as I had nothing to work off of.
Our Polaris Ranger has the dump bed in the back, and the bed has stake-holes in the top edges. we fit a 1' range pole extension into this hole and screw the R8 to it. bluetooth connection makes it easy to be cable-free to the TSC2 up front while driving.
>i would be wary of getting a magnetic field near anything with a circuit board. i learned computer repair from a guy who wouldn't even use a screwdriver with a magnetic tip, so i have a healthy paranoia.
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Been using a magnetic mount for continuous topo for nearly 10 years and haven't had any issues.
Those antennas are put through a lot more abuse than what a magnetic field can dish out.;-)
