keeping PHD vertical

[surfster]

All good suggestions...that's why I asked, because I knew you guys would straighten me out!
I don't have any sway in my links, but it is a great idea to load washers onto the pins to minimize any flex in the system.
Pre-digging a few inches seems to help, but if my PHD really bears down into heavy soil, it will still slant a little.
You guys are lucky if you have a helper - I usually have to work solo. We probably all agree its rewarding, but an extra set of hands sure would help sometimes.
I suppose if there is enough room in the hole to get the post straight, it probably doesn't matter if the hole itself isn't perfect.

 

[Henro]

<font color="blue"> suppose if there is enough room in the hole to get the post straight, it probably doesn't matter if the hole itself isn't perfect. </font>

As a fellow solo worker, that is the way I've always looked at it!

I use my 14" auger for 6x6 posts and my 9" for 4x4s...in order to keep things lined up. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Works for me! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Hardly ever need that digging bar to widen a hole... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Henro]

<font color="blue"> suppose if there is enough room in the hole to get the post straight, it probably doesn't matter if the hole itself isn't perfect. </font>

As a fellow solo worker, that is the way I've always looked at it!

I use my 14" auger for 6x6 posts and my 9" for 4x4s...in order to keep things lined up. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Works for me! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Hardly ever need that digging bar to widen a hole... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif