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Joined: July 1, 2010 8:13 pm
Topics: 20 / Replies: 797
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RE: Railroad

Did you ever attend Charlie Tucker's Seminar "Railroad Surveying 101"? If not, it is something anyone in the surveying profession needs to do. A wealt...

8 years ago
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RE: Who gets the voids?

I don't see where anyone mentions what is in the documents pertainong to wills and estate distribution regarding the heirs.

8 years ago
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RE: Latest pet peeve is ...

When I was in business, I used 1?«" and 2" aluminum caps on a 16" long 5/8" rebar, and brass caps, all inscribed with the data?ÿpertaining to?ÿthe cor...

8 years ago
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RE: Section Subdivision

Here is a diagram that may help answer your question. Why would anyone want to bastardize a PLSS aliquot descriptin with an erroneous interpretation?

8 years ago
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RE: Have you used a 500' tape?

Me too, only was to holler "chain" when you could see the last 10'-15 coming up.'

8 years ago
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RE: Another fun Basis of Bearings

That's a good one Dave.

8 years ago
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RE: Railroad Curve-101

On a Highway curve any radius can be calc'd by dividing the radius of a 1?ø00' curve by the Degree of Curve?ÿdesired, i.e. for a 2?ø00' curve - 5729.5...

8 years ago
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RE: Per diem

I dug out an old fee schedule that I had for my firm ca. 1981 or thereabouts.?ÿ I listed Per Diem as lodging costs plus $20 day per man, which at that...

8 years ago
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RE: Railroad Curve-101

Back in the old days, 1?ø00' curves were assigned a Radius of 5730' for simplicity of calculations. This was used for both Railroad & Highway Curv...

8 years ago
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RE: Markings on Monuments for Government Lots

Here is a copy of a survey I did in a couple of Elongated Sections?ÿthat may help answer your question. The Elongated Section diagram in the Manual ma...

8 years ago
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RE: Open Traverse Report & Traverses Export

You can get an angular closure by making a celestial absevation on each end of the traverse, and check the angles taking into account the convergency ...

8 years ago
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RE: SNAKE ADVICE

Having been raised on a ranch in Montana, I was taught at an early age what were the good-uns and the bad-uns for the area and to always be on the ale...

8 years ago
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RE: Plotter Decision

Jim: ?ÿ I still have the cartridges I sent you a list of last August. The black shows an Expiration date of Nov.?ÿ 2017 and the colors are earlier. I ...

8 years ago
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RE: Concerning easements (for you armchair attorneys out there)

How is the original easement document worded?

8 years ago
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RE: Have you used a 500' tape?

Posted by: Richard We used 600 foot chains.?ÿ ?ÿ need to scroll down for picture?ÿ They wouldn't last for ever, due to constant winding on a small ree...

8 years ago
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RE: Have you used a 500' tape?

300' on a lot of surveys. Used 5 chain tape when I worked for Worthington & Lenhart in 1959-1960 when doing well locations. The 5 chain tapes were...

8 years ago
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RE: Ownership documents

Degree of Curve = 3?ø12' ?« Degree of Curve?ÿ= 1?ø36' Sin 1?ø36' = 0.027921639 50 Divided by ?ÿ0.027921639 = 1790.725842 rounded to 2 decimal places =...

8 years ago
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RE: Ownership documents

When I attended the Seminar, one thing that Charlie stated about measurements on Railroad Surveying, was that their measurements were on the slope and...

8 years ago
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RE: Ownership documents

Looks like the original curve was a 3?ø railroad curve. The new curve is a 3?ø12' railroad curve. Also doesn't appear to a spiral, only a simple curve...

8 years ago
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RE: Pessimism

Are that a fence post sticking up just off to the right of your machine?

8 years ago
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