About 279 feet if you "broke" the chains or 139.5 feet if they're left intact, spread between between 55 or so chains.
So, roughly 4.2 chain of broken chain.... near half a furlong!
Or near 17 rods in Philbert lingo.
About 279 feet if you "broke" the chains or 139.5 feet if they're left intact, spread between between 55 or so chains.
For some reason, we only seem to use ‘rods’ for describing canoe portages these days. But the old property descriptions I had to work with had lots of interesting terms!
Philbert
My brother bought a brand new 1980 TOY, short wheel base, I had just bought a brand new GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 and had less than 2,000 miles on it. His TOY lasted 5 years and was done,rusted beyond repair even though it was undercoated same as my GMC. I kept my truck for 34 years and passed it on to a friend that still drives it to this day.You think modern Toyotas are bad- you should have owned a Mitsubishi or Mazda back in the 1970's- those things rusted away in front of your eyes like Spring snow melt! Bolts and all!
My brother bought a brand new 1980 TOY, short wheel base, I had just bought a brand new GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 and had less than 2,000 miles on it. His TOY lasted 5 years and was done,rusted beyond repair even though it was undercoated same as my GMC. I kept my truck for 34 years and passed it on to a friend that still drives it to this day.
IDK... I haven't got that far yet .I was way too busy stuck on stupid,, OCD'ed right out of my head wondering why he measured a solid object in a liquid measurement?Question remains, how many feet of chain in a 5 gallon bucket....LOL
IDK... I haven't got that far yet .I was way too busy stuck on stupid,, OCD'ed right out of my head wondering why he measured a solid object in a liquid measurement?
If I convert his 8 gallons in my head then it should be about 25,500 cc
See that makes SOOOO much more sense.
But that was 8 gallons converted, right?
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to keep the theme going..lolBut...... was it an Oregon bucket, Stihl bucket, Carlton bucket......?
I only have 5 gallon buckets of chain, no idea really how many feet of chain in them. Most reels have near 300' and it looks like a bucket could hold at least 3 rolls plus a bit, maybe get 1,000' in there if carefully placed. Still would only need one file size as its all Stihl chain...LOLIDK... I haven't got that far yet .I was way too busy stuck on stupid,, OCD'ed right out of my head wondering why he measured a solid object in a liquid measurement?
If I convert his 8 gallons in my head then it should be about 25,500 cc
See that makes SOOOO much more sense.
But that was 8 gallons converted, right?
I
I imagine it would be worse on the east coast with the wind than east coast of Vancouver island.My brother bought a brand new 1980 TOY, short wheel base, I had just bought a brand new GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 and had less than 2,000 miles on it. His TOY lasted 5 years and was done,rusted beyond repair even though it was undercoated same as my GMC. I kept my truck for 34 years and passed it on to a friend that still drives it to this day.
I imagine it would be worse on the east coast with the wind than east coast of Vancouver island.
Those early to mid 70s Toyota and Datsun were rust buckets by early 80s
Not much around by mid 80s
Philbert,As a former land surveyor; a ‘chain’ is 66 feet. There are 4 ‘rods’ (16-1/2 feet) in a chain. An area of 10 square chains (10 x 66’ x 66’) is an ‘acre’ ( 43,560 square feet).
Your mileage may vary.
Philbert
But the Oregon buckets are softer, so may expand when full, the Stihl buckets are harder, but not as hard as some Carlton buckets.to keep the theme going..lol
Now that's going to mess with me 2 more hours.
No wait...sometimes the answers just come to me.
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No, f* it !
It's a bucket..
And a buckets a bucket?
What do you think?
Has to do with the pitch of the ground, which has to match the pitch of the chain (unless it is a cricket field, in which case it would be the pitch of the pitch, compared to the pitch).Philbert,
I laid out 10 square ground chains and it doesnt cover an acre, what am I doing wrong?
*smiles* funny cat.But the Oregon buckets are softer, so may expand when full, the Stihl buckets are harder, but not as hard as some Carlton buckets.
*smiles* funny cat.
I was in the middle of answering Jerry but you bring up such a good point that I got stuck in my tracks again.
Are we talking oregon chain in an Oregon bucket or what? Then what model chain?
We talkin Fisher price of boat anchor stuff?
..And.if it expended then is it Stihl considered 25,500ish cc or as you folk prefer "5 gallon bucket worth "
So many variables.
The question is
"To be or not to be"
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