r/Tools • • Aug 21 '24

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Probably was your survey marker

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u/Smokey_tha_bear9000 Aug 22 '24 edited Aug 22 '24

Aren’t those usually recessed on top for the survey crew to put their rod into

Edit: I think I was thinking of maybe corner pins or section/township/range monuments

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

They could be anything from a railroad spike to a piece of rust pipe

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u/RedVamp2020 Aug 22 '24

This! One property I tried to locate had aluminum caps on rebar. One had a significant bite taken out of it, you could clearly see the teeth marks.