Steve Gilbert, post: 387340, member: 111 wrote: How does the tilt correction know which direction is correct? Good question. I don't know the answer....

The prices on these systems are coming down. This one has the look, and some of the insides, of a Trimble R10.

It's my guess that your R8 will light right up when you get it back. Those things are well sealed.

Back in the B.R. days (before reflectorless, a.k.a. before robotics) we would use bicycle reflectors as cheap "prisms". They could be taped to a coat ...

In my area a subdivision plat submittal must be accompanied by a "subdivision guarantee" from a title company, which is essentially a title report. Am...

John Hamilton, post: 387145, member: 640 wrote: I believe it is up to the municipality to specify how they want it done, I agree with you. Strictly s...

When surveying in Oregon I always use international feet and when surveying in Washington I use US Feet. But I'd bet you that well over half of all su...

imaudigger, post: 387133, member: 7286 wrote: I'm thinking you would select the polyline near the end, then start drawing the portion you wanted to ad...

You should be able to set your data collector to the "VT83" coordinate system. System will then scale measurements accordingly to keep you on the grid...

Regarding labelling encroachments on ALTAs. Just being over a boundary line doesn't necessarily make something an encroachment. If the adjoiner has gi...

KScott, post: 386404, member: 1455 wrote: so far they last as long as the concrete is there. They have been in common use in Portland for close to 10...

Greg Rodger, post: 386197, member: 11989 wrote: ... There's no cable to dl programs and most take 5+ minutes of manual entry .... Hey! That's the fi...

VRMTSRVY, post: 386169, member: 7295 wrote: Does a schonstedt pick up the copper at all? No, it really doesn't. The plugs aren't pure copper. There ...

These days I set them with the plastic inserts and the countersinking bits and everything seems to work fine. At a former employer we set them without...

D'Zign Software sells programs for those things. Never used it myself but have known people who liked it well enough to use on the test.

lath, pin finder, machete (in scabbard), drain spade for excursions away from the truck

Norm Larson, post: 365077, member: 7899 wrote: Yet another Trimble white lie. If you take the 5600 and the upright case it comes in, and transport it...