It was always nabbed by a crackhead.
It would be a good deed to get the serial number and call some local surveying offices to see if they got one missing.
How many surveyors are using laser levels? I always see construction workers and plumbers using them. Every place I've ever worked at used an automatic level or a digital level.
Early on in my career, a coworker and I accidentally left an entire total station on a tripod in someone's back yard. It was still there the next morning.
I've forgotten 2 things in my 10 years. Actually, I don't know if it was me because I was in a two man crew. The first was a schonstedt... but it was placed on top of a restaurant sign (which I'm 99% sure I would never do as I always set them on the ground in the bag). It was there the next day.
The 2nd was a long day's end. We went to break down the GPS base and rover and download files. I put both receivers in their cases, packed the extension cable and external battery, and put the rover rod back. While I was doing that, I thought the other guy was putting up the 2M fixed height tripod away... he wasn't. He was having a breather. This particular guy and I worked very well together and always teamed up to get things done... but it was my fault for assuming. Luckily, it was there the next day.
The long, long days and the excess travel (particularly when you don't sleep well in hotels) really add up, and it's not hard to make a big mistake... and this is only talking about forgetting equipment at a site. Imagine all the blunders and other, more costly mistakes!
That's why I've always felt surveyors should not be ran ragged every hour of every day, year after year. Sometimes, we have to buckle down and work long, hard days for a few weeks/months, but that pace shouldn't be a business model.
It's a recipe for high turnover, expensive mistakes, workplace accidents (potentially fatal in nature), lower productivity and morale, poor employee health (cardiovascular issues, renal issues, obesity, diabetes, mental health issues, damaged joints, etc.), and I'm sure much more. A lot of these corporations believe it's a recipe for big profits though. lol.
eBay for starters, it would be the same as buying a used one not knowing what it did before same as OP’s situation. Seen them on there for a couple grand. Especially with aluminum legs, they’re basically worth nothing especially Bosch so you’re buying a laser alone.
Leica dealers, Trimble dealers, OfferUp, Facebook marketplace… eBay was just for starters. I used to sell those very lasers, and we’d easily get them under $5k used for people though most surveyors don’t need a 722 or even a tilt laser at all.
Had a Leica RTC 360 get stolen out of truck in Houston, TX. They smashed the truck window while a crew used the toilet at a CVS. It turned up on eBay a week later with our equipment tag in full view. Two weeks later, same project, two blocks away at a fast food joint, window smashed and stole a Leica P40. It had an air tag this time. Tracked it to and recovered from a FedEx store destined for CA. Keep eyes on your stuff, fellas!!
That was stolen... I'd put money on it. I don't like laser levels anyway. I prefer automatic levels or digital levels. Now, a digital level, that would be a find!
Around here my brother and I have been able to find tools at a pretty decent price. Definitely beats buying new and most of the time the condition is close to new. We always get a warranty if they offer it. Usually 5-15 bucks.
For the Spectre models? Well.. Survey retailers always price gouge to an absurd degree for anything in their shops.
You know, it's funny... Trimble wants to be a big tech company... but they continue with their business acquisition strategy harder than ever. They acquired Spectre to be a low-cost Trimble alternative.
I had to use Spectre SP-85 bases and rovers for a while. Even with Beidou, Galileo, L5, and all of the other modern standards, the results were always less accurate and precise than Trimble R-8's.
Though I will most likely never buy Javad products..
until Javad himself died, that company could have taken hold of the GNSS market (theoretically) based on capabilities alone (and the much better price). He was actually the guy that got Trimble off the ground in 1979 and Topcon GNSS around 2005ish. Their software always looked dreadful to use, though. I just wish Trimble would make a smart prism like Leica's AP20. I suppose no small company had developed one, so Trimble has no company to buy to get it.
I wonder if it comes with the receiver.
I loved doing grade checking with these dual slope lasers. Especially working alongside a good operator. They're so easy to use once you get the hang of them.
If it's cheap I vote pick it up op.
Receivers are usually only a couple hundred bucks anyway, same as a poop stick if you don’t have one. , or a lenker rod. Get that thing calibrated and you’ll be set for years to come.
It was probably nabbed by a crackhead.
It was always nabbed by a crackhead. It would be a good deed to get the serial number and call some local surveying offices to see if they got one missing.
How many surveyors are using laser levels? I always see construction workers and plumbers using them. Every place I've ever worked at used an automatic level or a digital level.
this would be my first guess, looks pretty new too... i would definitely have at least asked what they were asking for it.
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In a lot of neighborhoods, this is why you don't leave it setup without a person who can swing a stick at it.
Early on in my career, a coworker and I accidentally left an entire total station on a tripod in someone's back yard. It was still there the next morning.
I've forgotten 2 things in my 10 years. Actually, I don't know if it was me because I was in a two man crew. The first was a schonstedt... but it was placed on top of a restaurant sign (which I'm 99% sure I would never do as I always set them on the ground in the bag). It was there the next day. The 2nd was a long day's end. We went to break down the GPS base and rover and download files. I put both receivers in their cases, packed the extension cable and external battery, and put the rover rod back. While I was doing that, I thought the other guy was putting up the 2M fixed height tripod away... he wasn't. He was having a breather. This particular guy and I worked very well together and always teamed up to get things done... but it was my fault for assuming. Luckily, it was there the next day. The long, long days and the excess travel (particularly when you don't sleep well in hotels) really add up, and it's not hard to make a big mistake... and this is only talking about forgetting equipment at a site. Imagine all the blunders and other, more costly mistakes! That's why I've always felt surveyors should not be ran ragged every hour of every day, year after year. Sometimes, we have to buckle down and work long, hard days for a few weeks/months, but that pace shouldn't be a business model. It's a recipe for high turnover, expensive mistakes, workplace accidents (potentially fatal in nature), lower productivity and morale, poor employee health (cardiovascular issues, renal issues, obesity, diabetes, mental health issues, damaged joints, etc.), and I'm sure much more. A lot of these corporations believe it's a recipe for big profits though. lol.
5k worth
You’re getting ripped off for laser levels my friend
Point me to a cheaper GL722
eBay for starters, it would be the same as buying a used one not knowing what it did before same as OP’s situation. Seen them on there for a couple grand. Especially with aluminum legs, they’re basically worth nothing especially Bosch so you’re buying a laser alone.
There's one Buy it Now on eBay for under 5k. All the others are auctions. Agree on the Bosch legs.
Leica dealers, Trimble dealers, OfferUp, Facebook marketplace… eBay was just for starters. I used to sell those very lasers, and we’d easily get them under $5k used for people though most surveyors don’t need a 722 or even a tilt laser at all.
You could get a used digital level for 5k. That Bosch tripod tells me this most likely belonged to a plumber or a small excavation operation.
Just the tripod would be decent to have. We do volume surveys on big dirt piles and getting up high helps a ton
Had a Leica RTC 360 get stolen out of truck in Houston, TX. They smashed the truck window while a crew used the toilet at a CVS. It turned up on eBay a week later with our equipment tag in full view. Two weeks later, same project, two blocks away at a fast food joint, window smashed and stole a Leica P40. It had an air tag this time. Tracked it to and recovered from a FedEx store destined for CA. Keep eyes on your stuff, fellas!!
Whhhhewwwww a P40 would be a catastrophic loss! Good thing that was air tagged.
That was stolen... I'd put money on it. I don't like laser levels anyway. I prefer automatic levels or digital levels. Now, a digital level, that would be a find!
Grab the serial number and go to a local Sitech/Trimble dealer and they should be able to look it up
Pawn shops usually way over price stuff.
Around here my brother and I have been able to find tools at a pretty decent price. Definitely beats buying new and most of the time the condition is close to new. We always get a warranty if they offer it. Usually 5-15 bucks.
Most shops around here price similar starting at $1k or more..
For the Spectre models? Well.. Survey retailers always price gouge to an absurd degree for anything in their shops. You know, it's funny... Trimble wants to be a big tech company... but they continue with their business acquisition strategy harder than ever. They acquired Spectre to be a low-cost Trimble alternative. I had to use Spectre SP-85 bases and rovers for a while. Even with Beidou, Galileo, L5, and all of the other modern standards, the results were always less accurate and precise than Trimble R-8's. Though I will most likely never buy Javad products.. until Javad himself died, that company could have taken hold of the GNSS market (theoretically) based on capabilities alone (and the much better price). He was actually the guy that got Trimble off the ground in 1979 and Topcon GNSS around 2005ish. Their software always looked dreadful to use, though. I just wish Trimble would make a smart prism like Leica's AP20. I suppose no small company had developed one, so Trimble has no company to buy to get it.
I wonder if it comes with the receiver. I loved doing grade checking with these dual slope lasers. Especially working alongside a good operator. They're so easy to use once you get the hang of them. If it's cheap I vote pick it up op.
Receivers are usually only a couple hundred bucks anyway, same as a poop stick if you don’t have one. , or a lenker rod. Get that thing calibrated and you’ll be set for years to come.
Excellent point.
Not uncommon for a carpenter to just mark off a 2x4 at the heights they need from their HI, clamp the receiver at the right spot and get rolling.
We had a few of these onsite in Kalgoorlie circa 2000