Someone gave me a drawing from the USDA Soil Conservasion Service that
is dated 5-1-39 (yes, 1939) of a 'Sectional Spud' and asked me if I
could make one for them.

It is basically a piece of case hardened steel about 1.25"dia. x 36"
long. It has been machined into a series conical shaped sections (kind
of like barbs) and is used for plunging into silt-like material to
collect soil samples. Something like taking a core sample except that
the test material collects on the fat end of these cones.

I was wondering if any of you good people may be familiar with these
things?
Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

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On 6 Jan 2005 07:52:53 -0800, wrote:

Someone gave me a drawing from the USDA Soil Conservasion Service that
is dated 5-1-39 (yes, 1939) of a 'Sectional Spud' and asked me if I
could make one for them.

It is basically a piece of case hardened steel about 1.25"dia. x 36"
long. It has been machined into a series conical shaped sections (kind
of like barbs) and is used for plunging into silt-like material to
collect soil samples. Something like taking a core sample except that
the test material collects on the fat end of these cones.

I was wondering if any of you good people may be familiar with these
things?
Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

*************************

A pile driver? BG


Mark Rand
RTFM

Mark Rand wrote:

On 6 Jan 2005 07:52:53 -0800, wrote:


Someone gave me a drawing from the USDA Soil Conservasion Service that
is dated 5-1-39 (yes, 1939) of a 'Sectional Spud' and asked me if I
could make one for them.

It is basically a piece of case hardened steel about 1.25"dia. x 36"
long. It has been machined into a series conical shaped sections (kind
of like barbs) and is used for plunging into silt-like material to
collect soil samples. Something like taking a core sample except that
the test material collects on the fat end of these cones.

I was wondering if any of you good people may be familiar with these
things?
Your help will be appreciated.

Lewis.

*************************


A pile driver? BG


Mark Rand
RTFM
Sounds like or almost like a 'green' pry bar that has been heated in sections
and then 'split' out to make the outward leaves that plunge in but
capture on the way out.

If it is really sectioned, then I guess the sections are at the capture points.

Martin

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