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I only find property corners by the sense of smell… they call me a bound dog

Very cool. Oldest I came across was a monument from 1902, iron pipe with a brass cap set in a curb.

I've been starting with a 4 pound short handed sledgehammer to get the wedge started. Then when it's in there good you have some options. Starting at the edges of the log instead of dead center will be easier too.

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I genuinely hope this comment somehow comes back to get me but are you in a sewer?

These days I just use my electric battery-powered 18'' EGO chainsaw to cut along the grain those big round logs into more manageable pieces. Takes a little longer, but its a lot less work than a wedge and a sledgehammer, which I used to do. Earlier, I was using either chainsaw or circular saw to make an initial cut, making about 1 inch deep groove, and then drive a couple wedges with a sledgehammer into the gap, but that was still a lot of work and took time, especially for freshly-cut Spring wood, full of Spring sap and water -- I had situations there where I would drive two to three wedges all the way in, and the piece still would not split. Now I am just cutting the big pieces all the way though with a chainsaw, and maybe split only smaller pieces.

10 years being a field surveyor, everywhere from NJ to FL, i love it. Its nice being in the wilderness, but that small enjoyment comes at the price of knowing eventually there will be nothing but concrete poured over these places

When I'm bucking up the logs with my chainsaw, if they're real big rounds I'll dig the tip of my saw in the top of the round 3 times across the diameter. Perfect place to set your wedge when your ready to split

I'm watching this a few years later, what was the story with the 6' discrepancy? Great video.

Nice bipod.

Those old Ferguson would start without a battery 😂👍

I have completed my geomatics engineering 5 years ago and i have worked around 4 years in surveying and mapping field. Can we connect?

Nice lay-out of your day. How long does it take to convert your fieldwork to cad for say a new residential home? Tree locates, topo etc?

How do I get into this? College for something?

For big rounds, like a metre across, steel wedge and a lump hammer is used to quarter it, so much easier and less effort than trying to split it with an axe..

I land surveyed for 20 years in Michigan and did my share of remon. Found two from late 1800s 4ft down and exactly the way they were described

100%

I am a Land Surveyor and my jaw dropped when they took THE ORIGINAL STONE out. A Cardinal Sin in my book.

nice job dude 😊

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to get a job in this field do you have to have both a surveying degree as well as CAD background? Seems interesting.

Keep making videos!

Thank you!!!!!

Love the tractor, very nice load in the spreader

Why are monuments in the middle of the road? Seems so unnecessary and inconvenient

That is some ugly wood!

Have you heard of the diamond wedges?

Hai i am Surveyor from Sarawak, Malaysia.

Never set pins with GPS.

So can you use a jet boat on the Russian river?

GOOD

It seem like once you get the log split with the diamond wedge 👉👉 its easy with the maul, after using the wedge, to get it split... Go to town with the maul > BUT once it split down > where i can pick it up. Then i just take it over to the log splitter

You took a bit of grief here, but i think youre on the right track. The only thing i would add is t experiment with different types of wedges. In the situation you showed here, a pointed wedge might have been the answer. A lot of people mentioned that you should have done the splitting while the wood was green. I think they missed the point that it was dead when you cut it. As most ash trees are these days. Also, real life doesnt always allow for splitting or even cutting at optimal times. Sometimes you just have to grab the wood when its alailable and get it home. Then do the rest through the year.

We bought a house on 4 acres four years ago with a recent boundary survey completed months before we purchased. No encroachments and the survey corroborated al lthe other plats I had seen and the corner stakes for our purchase corroborated all the stakes put in for subsequent adjacent home sales on all boundaries. The couple who bought the house next door have displayed bizarre behavior since they bought the year after us : covert, surreptitious trespassing in our wooded area, walking back and forth in front of our house while trying not be noticed that they are measuring our lot frontage, and they have weaponized their new dog to come to their invisible fence line whenever I go on that side of my 4 acres. The woman always says, "you're lucky we have an invisible fence." Anyway, we fenced that boundary in except for some deer breaks and have Private Property No Trespassing signs on that fence. They have engaged every contractor we have hired for outdoor work and a few have cut ties with us or tried to do work in our wooded area next to their property. Tomorrow i have a survey crew coming to do a House Location Survey for a county permit for a deck. The survey company said about three times on the phone without me asking that they will not need my presence, they will not disturb me and no need for me to be up. Is that a sign that they saw something on the GIS or survey that suggests we might lose land? Or should I go outside so the neighbors don't engage this survey crew and start telling them about their buried downspout pipes that were on my land but were moved back to their land? Or is it just common for surveyors to not want the client out there while they're working? I am afraid the neighbors will grab them and convince them that their pipes are still there or perhaps show them more buried stuff they have that otherwise would not be seen. The adverse possession timeline for us is in two years due to the neighbors' buying their house from a guy who obviously told them about the pipes he buried.

I use a wedge called The Bomb. It’s a tapered round metal, so the force goes out in more than one direction. I love it!

I don't see why the wedge is needed -- I make one swing with the maul; if it sticks, the maul head *IS* the wedge I now use with the small or medium taps with the sledgehammer. I don't swing hard enough to risk levering the handle of the maul up into my face (I generally just need one hand on the sledgehammer). This solves the problem of having a difficult time starting the wedge.

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When I was growing up as a young boy my dad and older brothers taught me to split woods without injuries. First, it is better to use a short small sledgehammer to easily pound the steel wedge in the heavy cutted log without hitting your hands to avoid injuries and without a struggle and let the steel wedge sit deep in the wood. After that, start using the long heavy sledgehammer. The firewood log 🪓 splits apart. Use two 2 steel wedges at the same time.

What happens if stone is off per GPS by several inches....or feet? Which prevails?

Make sure to use marvel mystery oil in fuel this helps lubricant everything keeps valves rings free Delo 30 and 10/ 30 winter i work on these awesome tractors own a few Great video thanks for posting 😊👍

That wood was still wet. You should have split that before letting it sit inside for a year. That's why everywhere you hit with the maul or wedge water would come to the surface of the round. That thing is going to build up so much creosote on the inside. Slip the wood then dry then once dry you can burn.

Cool vlog man...good work

Hey Man, I loved the video. I actually live in Michigan too. Im 19 and going to Lansing Community College just finishing my general Associates Degree. I was wondering how is work in the winter as well as how did you get started? thanks!

Awesome video, Thanks!

A 12 pound sledge works better for pounding in pins.

Why am i watching this off work🤦‍♂️ POINT STORED!!!!! RTK INITIALIZE!!!! Also my PC also taught me corners are usually below power lines aka rightaway

I just tried to have a property survey conducted on my parcel in Michigan. The employee walked around my neighborhood disappearing from 9 am until 3 pm and never stepped foot on my property. He then proceeded to tell me he was going to need two more days because he couldn't locate any monuments. Is this normal for a small .10 acre parcel? The county GIS systems aren't reliable for him to determine? Thanks.

Want to listen to the engines..they'll tell you if somethings amiss with them

Hello Thanks for sharing your experience. one Q. where is the antenna of internal radio for the rover. or you used the Sim card for connection?

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