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Joined: May 13, 2013 11:27 am
Topics: 1 / Replies: 30
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RE: Carrying equipment on motorbike

>Guys thanx for your replies, lets keep this going. Back in my boundary surveying days...I always wanted to get a fence jumping mule to carry me an...

6 years ago
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RE: Was charged $6700 for survey on 2/3 acre lot

Just wanted to point out that in Ohio, you are required to produce a plat for every boundary survey with the client being the only one who is required...

8 years ago
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RE: Sectionalized lands ... halves & quarters, but this ...I'm at a loss

I did boundary work in Ohio Co. Lands. The sections were broken up by the county surveyors not the feds. Usually it was into halves/quarters but the c...

8 years ago
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RE: Starting from scratch with GPS. How?

If you don't want survey grade...use your smart phone. Other day was searching for a control monument, was called out as being on CL of a levee but di...

10 years ago
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RE: Grammar Nazi Question

Plat of Survey is attached herewith and made a part thereof.Was always the last line on my legal descriptions...makes maps easier to find

10 years ago
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RE: work boots

Danner Mountain Light II. Only US made, leather, gortex, no insulation boot I could find. Comfy straight outta box.

10 years ago
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RE: 3 wire

So my first surveying gig the old timer I worked with called this 3-wire leveling, but reading responses sounds like not...It was a huge site 6400 acr...

10 years ago
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RE: Sort of Surveying related; Marines and Surveying

I went from 0331 (machinegunner) to land surveyor...lots of similarities. Carry everything you own on your back and hump for miles, just a different g...

10 years ago
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RE: Surveying demo for Cub Scouts

Went to my son's 3rd grade class, the robot blew thier minds...but also took in a google maps areial of the school, bunch of tracing paper and masking...

10 years ago
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RE: surveying activities for kids

I went to my son's 3rd grade class and had them draw a map of the school grounds. I printed an aerial photo off of google, made bunch of copies. Took ...

11 years ago
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RE: Civil 3D, how to find area in acres

BONDARY command will draw the polyline for you, just pick an internal point. (Then get sqft from properties dialog and divide by 43560)

11 years ago
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RE: Photos of old instruments

br>cell phone quality pics, but couple of old instruments I have. The old B/W pic at bottom is my wife's grandfather who used the 6" compass up untill...

11 years ago
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RE: Education for Licensure

Ohio is four year degree only. Has to be surveying or civil eng with xx number of hours in surveying courses. O.A.C. 4733-9

11 years ago
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RE: Field Book vs Electronic Data Collector

I still use field books...I got lisc in 2007, but learned from an old timer. Everything goes in the field book, dates, crews, sketches, phone numbers,...

11 years ago
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RE: Clearing Line

Lineman gloves...wonder where they shop. Thanks for the tip.

11 years ago
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RE: Clearing Line

Motorcycle shop hadn't thought of that, will give a try. Hope the cost isn't too high with Harley logos, as they are just gonna get trashed by briars....

11 years ago
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RE: Clearing Line

welder gloves would be too hot. I was always on the look out for the leather gloves from 'Night at the Museum' that Teddy Roosevelt wore

11 years ago
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RE: Clearing Line

Sharpen your machete every morning, it makes a huge difference. I even went and bought a hardened steel one. It's nice but I like my old one that's lo...

11 years ago
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RE: Old Surevys made available to public

Everything I've ever surveyed is on file at the county engineer's office. State code says the client is only person who has to get a copy of survey, b...

11 years ago
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