Another One Of My Hobbies

[jamesp]

interesting tid bit on David Brown(now Case) tractors: TheRock
1972 David Brown 780, DB Aston Martin. David Brown - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brown_%28entrepreneur%29
Love my David Brown.

Duke, I learned to use an old Dearborn two disc turning plow. Pulled it with the David Brown 780. A city boy moved to 30 acres about 34 years ago.
About 15 acres was clear cut, I busted most of the small stumps with it. Repaired the terraces, dug small ponds, buried pipe and electrical lines, etc.
Replaced the discs once with 32 inch ers. That plow is a wicked work horse.

Still use that plow. The 780 still runs strong. I recently broke one of the (3-4" axles ?) on it busting bamboo roots. Testimonial to toughness of bamboo roots lol.
Do you think I could get a replacement axle assembly ? Do you think I would have to pirate it from an old plow ? Group 2-2 in photo.

This is the plow, maybe you can tell me what age it is:

[jamesp]

As far as using a drone for rock hunting

Google Earth does a great job of finding open or cleared land here in the east. Foliage is a rock killer. Can't find rocks under trees and pastures.

Finding artifacts in plowed fields would be a perfect application for a drone:

It takes about a day to find Indian encampment(s) in a 200 - 400 acre field. Longer in some cases depending on topography.
Same for large land clearings for construction sites in and around urban areas.
Typically you would walk to the high points and look for flat tables in the field.
Walk to each table and inspect soil for rock chips from Native man making arrowheads.
That takes a long time, and plowed fields are not easy to walk.
The drone would hit it out of the park flying table to table. It would easily give you an indication of rock chips at 4 feet off the ground.
Yes, that would be a perfect use for one of your drones.
Especially from a boat in a river using Google earth to find the fields and the drone to do the close up inspection.

--Don't forget about the laws of trespassing.--

In many cases, Native man's encampments have permanently stained the soil from years of burning wood, charcoal.
These stains are subtile at ground level, but clearly visible from a high vantage point or say 500 feet in the air.

'Soil samples from midden area, showing light-colored, unstained soil from outside midden (left) and darker,
increasingly carbon-stained samples taken from within midden and central pit. Photo by Gene Schaffer."



Chips like these indicate Native man's activity. Clearly visible from sitting up on a tractor on plowed soil that has had rain wash the rocks off.
the drone would have no problem seeing these fragments.
These look like heat treated color altered Flint Ridge material. Pretty stuff, great for tumbling. Not to mention arrowheads.
Native man found some of the finest material to make his spearheads, plus he often heat treated it.
I have filled many a tumbler barrel with heat treated(and not treated) chips from plowed fields and construction sites.

[jamesp]

These are heat treated chips from about a 5 acre encampment on the Savannah River.
Probably a 1000 acre timber clear cut. White sandy soil with no rocks - except where Native man had been camping.
Wish I had a drone, bet I did not cover 20% of this big clear cut before it grew over with weeds.
Went to it 4-5 times in 2 years. Hiked my ass off. Nasty ground prep with dozer drawn forestry disc. Hard to walk.
I pretty much filled a couple of 5 gal buckets with this stuff. About all heat treated my Native man to perfection.
And an ancient man made them to tumbling size and heated them, tumbled artifacts.

www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/11679232874/in/album-72157639250761566/

Wimpy disc plow

[jamesp]

Peruano

I have a Yamaha TW-200. Love it.

[washingtoncharlie]

Howdy TheRock ,from what I can see you have a phantom 3 ? Is that correct? I have a phantom 4 with a 4k camera, I use it basically like a flying tripod, but it is fun to fly on the beaches and up in the mountains.
You mentioned having a stroke.I dont know if you are aware of it ,but someone makes a mount that allows you to snap your controller and tablet onto a camera tripod,would allow you to still fly if you have some trouble with one arm or the other.

[TheRock]

Sept 18, 2017 4:42:58 GMT -5 jamesp said:

interesting tid bit on David Brown(now Case) tractors: TheRock
1972 David Brown 780, DB Aston Martin. David Brown - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brown_%28entrepreneur%29
Love my David Brown.

Duke, I learned to use an old Dearborn two disc turning plow. Pulled it with the David Brown 780. A city boy moved to 30 acres about 34 years ago.
About 15 acres was clear cut, I busted most of the small stumps with it. Repaired the terraces, dug small ponds, buried pipe and electrical lines, etc.
Replaced the discs once with 32 inch ers. That plow is a wicked work horse.

Still use that plow. The 780 still runs strong. I recently broke one of the (3-4" axles ?) on it busting bamboo roots. Testimonial to toughness of bamboo roots lol.
Do you think I could get a replacement axle assembly ? Do you think I would have to pirate it from an old plow ? Group 2-2 in photo.

This is the plow, maybe you can tell me what age it is:

It is amazing how much work even a little machine can do. 

[TheRock]

Sept 18, 2017 8:35:10 GMT -5 washingtoncharlie said:

Howdy TheRock ,from what I can see you have a phantom 3 ? Is that correct? I have a phantom 4 with a 4k camera, I use it basically like a flying tripod, but it is fun to fly on the beaches and up in the mountains.
You mentioned having a stroke.I dont know if you are aware of it ,but someone makes a mount that allows you to snap your controller and tablet onto a camera tripod,would allow you to still fly if you have some trouble with one arm or the other.

Yes a Phantom 3 with all the groceries GoPro,  Gimbal Mount, Flytrex GPS System Copper Shielded Antenna, Boscam Vid Monitor, Special Antennas,Tricked out receiver, The new ones make these look like a toy they keep making them better and better. As far as my stroke goes I am pretty good just get wobbly or unsteady after I get a lil tired. As far as you siting and talking to me you would see nothing wrong.  Just walking probably wouldn't either add some uneven surfaces requiring big steps or awkward movements and you could tell it. I am getting stronger every day just gonna take several more months to get 100%  

[Fossilman]

How cool is that! Would enjoy this fossil hounding in some areas (easier to spot the pods), in Montana.....Great videos,liking them all!!
Do you race tractors too,see those races a lot.. Also one of my late Uncles (Howard) use to restore old tractors,his favorite was the Fords...
Looks like your other hobbies are kickass cool... Thank you for sharing!

[Fossilman]

So many drones around here,it sounds like a badass mosquito,coming in to attacking you....LMAO

[aDave]

Great stuff, and thanks for nudging me to break mine back out again. Haven't flown it in over a year. I got a Yuneec Q500 4k, and it's great fun. I remember finally getting brave enough and put it over water (about 2300' out on the Pacific Ocean). Had to bring it back, as I couldn't really see it any more. Farthest I've been willing to send it out is about 1/2 mile. Needed a spotter to help me keep an eye on it.

Dave

[TheRock]

Well now its been about a year for me too. And with all I have going on it will be awhile before mine flies again.  Gotta concentrate on me getting 100% back on my feet. Today was pretty relaxing on the beach hunting rocks hunt for an Hr Take a Nap for an Hr. No wonder the wife doubled my amount!