Reading the Level Rod

Learn how to read a leveling rod marked in decimal feet.
Provided by the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association
www.iplsa.org

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Have watched all your Leveling tutorials and I confidently feel like am a real surveyor of the year 2019. Thank you.

[@sterlinwall9635]

Thank god for this video lol been using Trimble gps my whole dirt work career so far and today was given a transit and grade stick and a survey book with no explanation and told to start setting grade lol. You just saved my life

[@skibee50]

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[@larrypatterson3957]

Great video. Well done and filled with all the information you need to read the rod. Thanks for taking the time to show us.

[@mlb6d9]

Thank you for putting these together - very well explained & illustrated. They have been a big help in learning this stuff..

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I almost died understanding this video at first. But when i watched it the 2nd time around, i understood them all. Great video

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[@mikepurkey6070]

Yeah my heads hurting with all the numbers but I'll give it another go.

[@JLTaylor105]

Nicely done and simple to understand. You won't know if you don't ask, Glad you are taking time to show us. Great help!

[@rorystenerson9653]

Nicely done, even and odd edge patterns, and the last part on rounding has nagged me for years, I'll use on those pesky .xx5 readings. 😀

[@jayphillips4058]

Very well done, the info on rounding was especially helpful!

[@TimBeadle-o7t]

Man you explain this so simply

[@jacquelinesuger]

you are an amazing teacher. Thank you

[@barnycanuck6234]

By far the clearest explanation I’ve come across. I used to use a broken tape measure taped to an old broom handle for levelling

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No harm in improvising Barney!

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Have not done this since my surveying class in college, great refresher!

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Greetings from Maine! Excellent video!

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Excellent explanation! Thank you.

[@ives1776patriot]

Helped me greatly at work! Thank you

[@stevebrannon69]

This is correct as long as the rod is held completely vertical. If the rod is leaned forward or backward, the reading will increase. When I worked for a surveyor, he would have me rock the rod forward and backward towards him slowly and he would read the smallest reading. You should always reverse your circuit to the beginning point to verify if there were any misreads.

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Excellent presentation!

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Thank you sir, it's very helpful.

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Wow this is the best I got it in the 1st minute. And I was so stumped before watching thank you so much. I'm in heavy machinery training. and I'm to site work now and I have a test tomorrow. I feel like I got this. Thanks agian.

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That last trick was actually something new to me that is for the tip

[@JLTaylor105]

A big help. Thank you very much!!!!!

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Cool. Didn't know about the rounding to the even number when split reading occurs.

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[@ImGnav]

When rounding off in an integer 5, odd number will become in the nearest even number while the even number stays as is.

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What was the top and bottom crosshairs for

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[@eugeneyang5678]

@RAUL HOGLAND, you mean “My kind of teacher!!” and I can break every single inch out of the foot by the percentage calculation. 1 inch is 8% of a foot, 9% of a foot = 1&1/12 inches, 10% of a foot = 1&1/5 inches, 11% of a foot = 1&1/3 inches, 12% of a foot = 1&1/2 inches, 13% of a foot = 1&7/12 inches, 14% of a foot = 1&2/3 inches, 15% of a foot = 1&4/5 inches, 16% of a foot = 1&11/12 inches, 17% of a foot = 2 inches, 18% of a foot = 2&1/6 inches, 19% of a foot = 2&1/4 inches, 20% of a foot = 2&2/5 inches, 21% of a foot = 2&1/2 inches, 22% of a foot = 2&2/3 inches, 23% of a foot = 2&3/4 inches, 24% of a foot = 2&9/10 inches, 25% of a foot = 3 inches, 26% of a foot = 3&1/8 inches, 27% of a foot = 3&1/4 inches, 28% of a foot = 3&1/3 inches, 29% of a foot = 3&1/2 inches, 30% of a foot = 3&3/5 inches, 31% of a foot = 3&3/4 inches, 32% of a foot = 3&5/6 inches, 33% of a foot = 4 inches, 34% of a foot = 4&1/12 inches, 35% of a foot = 4&1/5 inches, 36% of a foot = 4&1/3 inches, 37% of a foot = 4&1/2 inches, 38% of a foot = 4&7/12 inches, 39% of a foot = 4&2/3 inches, 40% of a foot = 4&4/5 inches, 41% of a foot = 4&11/12 inches, 42% of a foot = 5 inches, 43% of a foot = 5&1/6 inches, 44% of a foot = 5&1/4 inches, 45% of a foot = 5&2/5 inches, 46% of a foot = 5&1/2 inches, 47% of a foot = 5&2/3 inches, 48% of a foot = 5&3/4 inches, 49% of a foot = 5&9/10 inches, 50% of a foot = 6 inches, 51% of a foot = 6&1/6 inches, 52% of a foot 6&1/4 inches, 53% of a foot = 6&1/3 inches, 54% of a foot = 6&1/2 inches, 55% of a foot = 6&3/5 inches, 56% of a foot = 6&3/4 inches, 57% of a foot = 6&5/6 inches, 58% of a foot = 7 inches, 59% of a foot = 7&1/12 inches, 60% of a foot = 7&1/5 inches, 61% of a foot = 7&1/3 inches, 62% of a foot = 7&1/2 inches, 63% of a foot = 7&7/12 inches, 64% of a foot = 7&2/3 inches, 65% of a foot = 7&4/5 inches, 66% of a foot = 7&11/12 inches, 67% of a foot = 8 inches, 68% of a foot = 8&1/6 inches, 69% of a foot = 8&1/4 inches, 70% of a foot = 8&2/5 inches, 71% of a foot = 8&1/2 inches, 72% of a foot = 8&2/3 inches, 73% of a foot = 8&3/4 inches, 74% of a foot = 8&9/10 inches, 75% of a foot = 9 inches, 76% of a foot = 9&1/8 inches, 77% of a foot = 9&1/4 inches, 78% of a foot = 9&1/3 inches, 79% of a foot = 9&1/2 inches, 80% of a foot = 9&3/5 inches, 81% of a foot = 9&3/4 inches, 82% of a foot = 9&5/6 inches, 83% of a foot = 10 inches, 84% of a foot = 10&1/12 inches, 85% of a foot = 10&1/5 inches, 86% of a foot = 10&1/3 inches, 87% of a foot = 10&1/2 inches, 88% of a foot = 10&7/12 inches, 89% of a foot = 10&2/3 inches, 90% of a foot = 10&4/5 inches, 91% of a foot = 10&11/12 inches, 92% of a foot = 11 inches, 93% of a foot = 11&1/6 inches, 94% of a foot = 11&1/4 inches, 95% of a foot = 11&2/5 inches, 96% of a foot = 11&1/2 inches, 97% of a foot = 11&2/3 inches, 98% of a foot = 11&3/4 inches, 99% of a foot = 11&9/10 inches and of course 100% of 1 foot is 12 inches.

[@cw9734]

@@eugeneyang5678 please stop. No one cares

[@eugeneyang5678]

@@cw9734 , CW I respect that you told me to stop because you said the magic word please. Technically you are the one that doesn't care. If you think that my information that I posted was not helpful, annoying, disturbing or is too much I am sorry. I worked very hard and put all of my effort on it for at least 2 years ago. If you don't like measuring height or length with the metric system, the decimal feet or the engineering tape measure you can always use the standard tape measure. And some of the standard tape measures do come with fractions of inches too. Just leave if you are not interested and if you are not good at measuring anything. Period.

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[@larryshulman8845]

now teach me how to use my kubota to actually cut a grade in real life. Cant seem to get how to bring grade changes in an open field together. Im just a homeowner trying to learn how to work my land.

[@larrypatterson3957]

Same here. With all the professionals going to total stations, I was able to pick up a used Nokia Electronic Theodolite from a local engineering firm. It was in absolute excellent condition. They only charged me $300 for it. I set up my grade stakes. I was putting in a 25' x 50' building for parking a truck and horse trailer. It ran transverse across a fairly steep slope. On the back of my Kubota L-3200, there is a ~4" steel tube that connects to my box blade. I picked up a post hole level that straps to the tube from the local hardware store. It has large levels in both directions. I also installed top and tilt hydraulic kit on my tractor (One of the best things you can get for your Kubota). I had my wife sit on my lap and steer the tractor while I used the hydraulic controls to make about a three foot cut into the slope with my box blade, while making sure it was level in all directions. I had three people ask me why I had cut way too much dirt out. It was quite the optical illusion, but instruments don't lie (provided you have used them correctly). I installed a retaining wall on the upside of the slope and when done it worked great and was level all the way across. I use the instrument to set grade for the riding arena so the rain runs off and also for making large garden plots. I also used it to survey my boundaries on my odd-shaped property and help me locate all of my corner markers. If my septic system should ever fail, I am set with an instrument that will let me do the layout. I really appreciate these videos.

[@eugeneyang5678]

1 out of 12 = 0.834, 2 out of 12 = 1.68, 3 out of 12 = 2.5, 4 out of 12 = 3.334, 5 out of 12 = 4.168, 6 out of 12 = 5, 7 out of 12 = 5.834, 8 out of 12 = 6.668, 9 out of 12 = 7.5, 10 out of 12 = 8.334, 11 out of 12 = 9.168 & 12 out of 12 = 10. 1 inch is 0.083 feet (8.34% of a foot) & 0.25 hands, 2 inches is 0.168% of a foot (16.68% of a foot) & 0.5 hands, 3 inches is 0.25 feet (25% of a foot) & 0.75 hands, 4 inches is 0.334 feet (33.34% of a foot) & 1 hand, 5 inches is 0.418 feet (41.68% of a foot) & 1.25 hands, 6 inches is 0.5 feet (50% of a foot) & 1.5 hands, 7 inches is 0.584 feet (58.34% of a foot) & 1.75 hands, 8 inches is 0.668 feet (66.68% of a foot) & 2 hands, 9 inches is 0.75 feet (75% of a foot) & 2.25 hands, 10 inches is 0.834 feet (83.34% of a foot) & 2.5 hands, 11 inches is 0.918 feet (91.68% of a foot) & 2.75 hands & of course 12 inches is 100% of a foot & 3 hands long.

[@jimcox8148]

Just to throw a monkey wrench in, half of the measurements are positive (the backsight) and half of the measurements are negative (the foresight). Since the odds of the reading that end at x.xx5 will be nearly split between + or - then however one rounds off a number doesn't matter as long as you follow that pattern consistently.

[@devanshsharma7305]

Or you could just switch to Standard International units to simplify your and our lives. And a more seamless experience. Where everything is in multiples of 10. :)

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А можно по русский ?

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To left me on the road cause I didn't understand it well

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I’m so sleepy

[@imusuallycorrect]

Ha ha ha, you Americans have made feet into mm 🤣