Set and Verify Grade Elevations with Laser Level

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Testing a new skid steer Regrading a site

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What happens here

Before proceeding with fine grading, use a laser level and a grade rod to precisely measure the current elevations across the site. This allows for accurate assessment of the progress made during rough grading and identifies areas that require further cutting or filling. The laser level ensures precision in achieving the desired contours and drainage slopes. The main benchmark for the pool area's elevation is set by the concrete slab of an air conditioner unit, with water drainage planned in two directions.

Goal: Precisely measure and verify current elevations to guide fine grading and ensure proper drainage.

Tools and materials

Grade Rod with Receiver Topcon — Measuring height differences from the laser plane
Laser Level — Establishing and checking precise elevation points

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was you know so when the Tim shows up with the the laser we're going to Boom set the laser up make sure that our elevations are on and see what how much we can't touch around the the roots of the tree so we've got the drip line uh that we're going to follow this way she wants to save this apple tree so I see the scope of our limits being the drip line which is somewhere right about you can see where I put the dirt to protect the tree and this all comes out so that's it that's what we're going to be doing today [Music] n hey did I tell you I pulled the Timmy what that mean well I was sitting in the ASV and I had everything on right and I'm grading grading grading and I'm looking at the readout and I'm going why is my fuel fluctuating so much except for that was the fuel I was watching my RPM going oh yeah I got 100% of fuel in it and then I look over I'm like wait a minute I only got 50% of fuel but I thought it's because I'm going up a hill and down a hill and flat and I'm never on one angle I'm reading the RPM as the fuel gauge and then all of a sudden I'm like and I'm like no slammed everything down turned it off like like on the call call Buck you rail L Buck I don't know what's going on buddy something happen something happened with the machine when you when you fueled it up yesterday did you have to start it to get it over there I just drove the truck back here okay I and put the fuel in it and cranked it for like 4 minutes I'm like out there and start priming all it just no fun it's no fun running them out of f dude I know it was out when the machine starts to stammer stutter and I'm like H something's wrong all right we got to check the grade out here cuz I got to see how close I am okay so we've got our elevation set right there 3T 10 and oh turn the stick around you're on the you go f 10 all right let's see where we're at out here oh back it up go back I want to see the numbers 3 foot5 and a quarter okay that's kind of impressive do you want a big pet in Ed boy I'll take it boy okay so 310 so we're uh high high by 4 in so we can come down four there but go over there that's where I was set I don't have this set yet so yeah about there that's kind of where I was thinking I was getting close so I'm at 31 so I'm an inch low technically yeah inch low here but right here's a little higher right yeah there's like yeah that's I don't consider that area done I consider this area is kind of the grade I was shooting for was right here all this right here is…

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