[AT] LASER DISTANCE METER_TRACTOR PULLING

[charlie hill]

Joe,  I'm an appraiser.  If you are looking for a handheld unit this is the 
industry standard for handhelds.
http://www.leica-geosystems.com/corporate/en/products/laser_distancemeter/lgs_5061.htm

Built by Leica.  They are called Disto units.  They shoot a very narrow beam 
and are very accurate over distances up to about 600 feet.  There might be 
some provision to tripod mount some of their units but I don't know for 
sure.
If not you could strap it on top of a post.  Some models have a visable 
lazer sight.  The problem you will have is making sure you are always 
shooting the same spot on the sled.  So it might be good to mount it on the 
sled and shoot back at a fixed target on the sideline.  Of course then you 
have the problem of the sled not being exactly perpendicular to the track. 
You might have to located a sight on each sideline too.

If you can't figure out how to do it with a handheld I'd suggest you talk to 
a local surveyor.  They would know what works and what doesn't work.

Good luck.  I think I've been to your show serveral years ago.  If it's the 
one I'm remembering it was a very good show.  There were 2 or was it 3 
UDLX's there.  It's some feat to get three tractors that rare to the same 
show.

Charlie
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From: "Greathouse, Joseph R." <JGREATHOUSE at hflenz.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:47 AM
Subject: [AT] LASER DISTANCE METER_TRACTOR PULLING


>I belong to an antique tractor club (The GSR-Grease,Steam,& Rust Assn)
> in McConnellsburg, PA (south-central PA) and we have a terrific show on
> the third week-end in October. We have truck & tractor pulls (some of
> the best in the east) including steam tractor pulls. We want to move
> into the 21st Century & measure our pulls with a LASER DISTANCE METER.
> Can anyone recommend a manufacturer,make, & model of a meter that you
> all are using successfully? Thanks for the info and come to our show in
> Oct., it's great.
> Joe Greathouse
> jgreathouse at hflenz.com
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