Thanks to everyone for your replies. I'll go figure this stuff out now wile the wather is nice.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] figuring out how steep a slope of a hill is. Dear Jim: You have already received several good tips on this subject, but I like to keep things simple. I would suggest that you find a five foot piece of lumber and then nail a piece at ninety degrees at one end which is nine inches from the other plank to its end. Find the steepest part of your lawn and put the short leg down hill with the long section going up the slope. Use a level to determine whether or not the top of the long piece is level, or if it is necessary to pick up the short section to obtain a level reading on top of the long board. If it is necessary to raise the short leg to obtain a level condition, your slope is more than fifteen percent. If it is necessary to raise the long section off of the ground to obtain a level reading, you are below fifteen percent grade. Yours Truly, Clifford Ps. The five foot measurement needs to be to the junction of the short and long pieces.Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Ruby To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] figuring out how steep a slope of a hill is. Thanks I'll give this a try. From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Donnie Parrett Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:17 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] figuring out how steep a slope of a hill is. It would probably be pretty difficult to get a board the whole length of the hill, so I would suggest using a string. Of course, you would want to keep the string as close to level as possible. Contact me at: Donnie Parrett 1956 Asa Flat Road Annville, KY 40402 Home # 606-364-3321 Cell # 606-438-2557 Church # 606-364-PRAY Skype Name: Donnie1261 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:deparrett%40prtcnet.org> <mailto:deparrett%40prtcnet.org> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ]On Behalf Of Michael Baldwin Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 8:41 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] figuring out how steep a slope of a hill is. Use a board and hold it straight and level from the top of the hill, then at the end of the board measure straight down to the ground. for every 12 inches in length, a 27 percent grade will drop 3.24 inches. for every 12 inches in length, the drop will be 1.8 inches for a 15 percent grade. I would do this a few places a long your hill just to get an average. Michael _____ From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Jim Ruby Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 00:27 To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] figuring out how steep a slope of a hill is. Hi, I am thinking about getting one of them robotic lawn mowers, but I have some hills and need to know the percent grade of the slope of the hill. Can anyone tell me how I could figure this one out? It needs to be under 15% grade for one and the other choice needs to be under 27% grade, so if anyone can help me figure this out it would be appreciated. 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