Big Muddy rancher
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Anybody using Hand held or other type GPS for lining up fence,finding corner stakes or extending lines from known points?
GPS and fencing
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gcreekrch
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Sheesh...... all ya gotta do is turn around a follow da fence BACK to da 1/2 ton.........
Yes we have used GPS when going through the timber finding old lines that were never fenced.
Yes we have used GPS when going through the timber finding old lines that were never fenced.
Big Muddy rancher
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gcreekrch said:
If it was only that easy :roll: :nod:
What brand? Any special features?
gcreekrch
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Let's not go there. I even have a friend that knows how to operate the critter. It has been here about 10 years.
I use mine occasionally for finding corner mounds and measuring field acreages. I haven't seen on yet that would be accurate enough to lay out a fence line, and I'm not that fussy when it comes to being straight so that is saying something!
Big Muddy rancher
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Silver said:
I've used my old one for measuring acres but wondered if some new technology was out that gave better accuracy. It would be handy.
We use Google Earth for full on mapping. The "pro" version is now free so it will calculate acreages, etc. Once you click a GPS coordinate you can add it to your phone or GPS to find the spot in real life. I map sick cows, dead animals, range monitoring sites, water developments, fences, etc. It will calculate distances (good for planning fences), acreages, store information over years, etc.
And did I mention it is free!
And did I mention it is free!
Big Muddy rancher
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Thanks for the info, might give me the help I was looking for.
If one was really interested in laying out a nice straight fence row, better to go old school. Really old actually, something like this:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-Realist-David-White-Instruments-Universal-8300-Surveying-transit-level-/271855805105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4bde62b1
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-Realist-David-White-Instruments-Universal-8300-Surveying-transit-level-/271855805105?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4bde62b1
Big Muddy rancher
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We had one years ago for a while. The ups and downs of the hills and coulees are a challenge but so many of the stakes are gone.
A surveyor is pricey but they might be getting hungry with the patch slowing down.
A surveyor is pricey but they might be getting hungry with the patch slowing down.