Base stations

[Nate The Surveyor]

This is a recent job. Cut a nail's head off, drove it into the top of a treated fencepost. The T-2 just sits over it. Height is 0.03'
The post is solid. I went about 100' from it, and drove a bolt in the ground, so that there is something hidden out there, that's hidden for use. But, it's fast setting up on a headless nail, in a post.
Thank you,
Nate

 

[Adam]

Speaking of base stations, I spoke with one of my customers in mountainous NC yesterday. Base gaurd alerted him and he went back to it. He told me a bear had pushed over and licked his T3 base. They notorious for pulling out traverse nails and anything with flagging on it. Luckily the t3 is still functional with a few scratches from hitting the ground.

 

[Matthew D. Sibole]

I had a customer call me two days ago and base guard saved him too. The wind blew his base over. Ended up breaking his uhf antenna off of his 1M but base guard did its job and they were greatful!

 

[Nate The Surveyor]

I've got another post coming. I've bought some 1/4" allthread, and have one that screws onto the post. Same as above, but more wind proof, and cow proof.
Thank you,
Nate

 

[Nate The Surveyor]

He told me a bear had pushed over and licked his T3 base

I think the t3 is tougher than a t2. Takes a lickin, am keeps on tickin!

 

[John Troelstrup]

I had a customer call me two days ago and base guard saved him too. The wind blew his base over. Ended up breaking his uhf antenna off of his 1M but base guard did its job and they were greatful!

I like the base guard. Its a very nice feature. I will mention it every time its a topic though - I wish there could be an audible alert that you could hear with the Triumph LS so you would be alerted immediately when someone or something happens to it. I work in a lot of Urban environments and people can be sketchy.

 

[Nate The Surveyor]

Definately need the audio alarm. 1 minute can mean the difference between failure, and success, in blocking a base theft, or destruction via a herd of cows.
Thanks,
Nate

 

[Aaron S]

This is like an idea I've had for years but never developed it. When I worked in the prairie, most every place I set up a base station had a very sturdy wooden fence post (being a sawed off power pole or RR tie) by it. My idea was to have a machinist make me a 5/8" threaded stud, about 1" long, with a pk nail (headless) on the other end. Then you could pound it in the top of the post and have a very stable, windproof base point. I didn't because although most farmers wouldn't care that I pounded those in, some people aren't as forgiving.

 

[Jim Frame]

My idea was to have a machinist make me a 5/8" threaded stud, about 1" long, with a pk nail (headless) on the other end.

Why not use a hanger bolt? When you're done take it with you and no one's the wiser.

 

[Nate The Surveyor]

Here we have an ideal base site. I decided not to use the post the gate hangs on. I used the one most to the right.

Here is the 1/4" allthread in the top of the post.

What I did was cut the allthread with the 60v. Grinder. About 2-1/2" long. Then used the coupler above, with grade 8 bolt, to drive the allthread into the top of the post. This keeps me from boogering the threads.
I like this, because the cows won't be able to knock it down.
These are just handy ways to secure the base, for repeated use of the site. I don't think most farmers will know, or see the bit of allthread. If they ever removed it, I can probably find the hole in the post. I also put one buried in the area.

 

[Nate The Surveyor]

Here are the parts, to make one of these. It's a 1" grade 8 bolt on the right. Then a 2" coupler. And then the 1/4" allthread.
Thank you,
Nate

 

[Bryan Enfinger]

I'm like you Nate, I try to solve for issues using the brain I have. Keeps you young and makes you proud of what you've accomplished !!