Seemed Like Such A Simple Project

[Harv]

<font color=blue>you may want to be careful about building a lightning rod in the middle of your yard</font color=blue>

Now that's something I hadn't considered! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif Another good reason to use the "sleeve" method, eh?

It's a steel pipe and will be sticking up 10 feet into the air. Lightning isn't a *huge* problem in the area, but it does happen. On the other hand (thinking out loud here), it's far shorter than the surrounding trees and the nearby house which sports a tall TV antenna. I didn't hear about any lightning strikes during the 28 years my family has owned the property, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

I'm still hoping to make the pole take-downable anyway. With y'all looking over my shoulder (at my invitation), I'd better make it a priority now.

 

[Inspector507]

Harv,
Another reason to use the sleeve method, making it take-downable, especially a flag pole, is wind. When it bends at ground level due to high winds, just pull it out and cut it off. Ask me how I know /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[EdKing]

Okay Jerry, I'll bite. How do you know ?/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Inspector507]

Ed,
The flagpole at the old house is 3 feet shorter than when it was installed. Bent it right at ground level. Pulled it out, cut it off, slid it right back in. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[EdKing]

Must have been some pretty high winds to bend over a flagpole!!!/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

 

[Boomerboy]

MrP

Can't help but love that flag....great sky too....Great looking property; king of the hill huh?!? /w3tcompact/icons/king.gif Way To Go! The only thing that would make this a truely American picture, is to have that tractor in the picture!

Seat Hours MAke The Difference!

 

[jhburke]

I bought an aluminumn (sp) collapseable pole. It went in a pvc ground tube. I put 2 80# bags of sakcrete in the base. 2 days later we had a wind storm and laid it over on the ground. Added 3 more 80# bags. Hasn't blown over since.

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>had a wind storm and laid it over on the ground</font color=blue>

You mean the surrounding soil gave way? If so, how deep was it sunk, and how would you describe that soil? My soil is pretty darned stubborn.

 

[Inspector507]

Mine wasn't the base that moved............the pole bent over /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[jhburke]

It was 2' in the ground and a 20' pole. The ground is black dirt in a flower bed.