tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post9073822989691408443..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Making the gradeBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-47817723973447392272016-07-19T18:47:18.295-07:002016-07-19T18:47:18.295-07:00the only thing I wish was that it was faster, but ...the only thing I wish was that it was faster, but sometimes it takes time to do it right. <br /><br />I did do a rough survey of the ground to get an idea of what the finished average grade would be; set up the laser and then used a survey stick to make measurements around various points. did the average and then set the laser level an inch below that so that I could have some extra dirt to work with. <br /><br />This would actually make a very nice baseball field. Or concert field, now. flat is good for all sorts of things. Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-4150260830096832952016-07-19T08:53:36.476-07:002016-07-19T08:53:36.476-07:00Isn't this so nice compared to walking the fie...Isn't this so nice compared to walking the field with a construction level? I grew up doing this with my father. We would layout a grid of stakes and hubs every 100 feet. Then one person would "shoot" the levels of each hub and another person would walk from stake/hub to stake/hub. Then back home to mathematically calculate the elevation of each stake/hub. Painting each spot as a "grade, fill or cut" followed so the final work of the dozer and scraper could be done.<br /><br />I help a friend set up a rig similar to yours to level a baseball field before planting. So much nicer. Thank you for the reminders.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.com