+Muzikman Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...6120401880&rd=1 I was just browsing ebay and ran into this and kinda chuckled. Quote Link to comment
+choude Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Can't that guy read... "DO NOT DISTURB" Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 That's one use of surplus... Quote Link to comment
fixman88 Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Wow! I've never seen what a geodetic monument looks like before it's set. I wonder if eBay has a category for these... Quote Link to comment
+ECO Trekkers Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Is that aluminum or stainless steel I wonder? Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 It's not stainless steel. They have to use stamps to pound numbers into the cap that vary by where it's being placed. The ones I've seen were either aluminum or an aluminum alloy though I can't be sure since I've never really asked. Most of the ones I've seen before they are set are brass. Quote Link to comment
CallawayMT Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 ECO Trekkers Posted on Sep 23 2004, 06:42 PM Is that aluminum or stainless steel I wonder? They are made out of Aluminum and are used for the remonumenting of Public Land Survey Corners while working on MDT projects. The acquiring of additional R/W for the state requires that all PLSS or section and quarter section corners be surveyed where the section lines cross the R/W lines. While surveying these corners, the Montana Dept. of Transportation requires the contracting Surveyor to perpetuate any corners which are considered sub-standard or in risk of being lost such as original stones which are suffering from the elements; or monuments which are below the current statute of monument size. Being a bar of 5/8" diameter or larger and a cap size of 2" or larger. Also any lost corners must be replaced according to state statutes. MDT still uses these monuments and probably would be interested to know they are being sold on ebay. All it takes is a little peening to get the 199 off of the surface. I've put enough of these in the ground to know that I sure would not want to buy one on ebay. CallawayMT Quote Link to comment
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