Meter-Man Distance Measuring Wheels and Ag Products.

Point to Point
To measure the distance between two points accurately, set the wheel on the beginning point, push the reset button and walk to the end point. With the handle in the same position as it was when measurement started, read the distance directly from the counter.

Wall to Point
To measure the distance between a wall and a point accurately, start the wheel with the back end against the wall, push the reset button and walk to the end point. With the handle in the same position as it was when measurement started, read the distance from the counter and add the radius of the measuring wheel.

Wall to Wall
To measure the distance between two walls, start the wheel with the back end against the wall, push the reset button and walk to the end wall. With the handle in the same position as it was when measurement started, read the distance from the counter and add the diameter of the measuring wheel.

To find the area multiply the length times the width.

Measure distance from point A to point B (length)
Measure distance from point B to point C (width)
To find area multiply the distance in step 1 by the distance in step 2.

The formula for finding the area of a triangle is Length x Height ÷2.

Measure the distance from A to B (length)
Measure the distance from the base of the triangle to its highest point (height)
To find area multiply the distance in step 1 by the distance in step 2.
Divide area found in step 3 by 2.

An irregularly shaped field can be divided into a series of squared, rectangles or triangles. The area can be calculated for each segment. Add area for all segments to determine total area.

An acre is 43,560 square feet. Using the measurements from figure 1, length times width = total square feet. Divide total square feet by 43,560 to find acres.

By using the formula L x W divided by 43,560, acres in any square or rectangular field can be calculated.

The Meter-Man model 79C Measuring Wheel measures in chains and hundredths of a chain. To determine the area simply multiply the length times the width and move the decimal point one place to the left. No division is necessary.

A contour with parallel sides can be treated as a rectangle. It is most accurate if the linear dimension is taken by walking down the middle of the strip. If the contour strip is uneven in width, treat the area as a rectangle and a triangle.

Divide total area by 10,000 to determine hectares. Move decimal point four places to the left