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    Senior Member oldgringo's Avatar
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    Senior Member TrailSlug's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldgringo View Post
    Man plans, God laughs...
    Isn't that so true. I may have a permanent pole situation here

  3. #23
    Quote Originally Posted by daveh View Post
    Hi
    Looks a great set up, when I put my scaffold pole in the ground to use instead of a post I put it in a sleeve same as you so I can remove it and store it when not in use, when I dug the hole I put 20mm beach shingle in the bottom of the hole then the sleeve and concreted it in, if it rains it can drain though the soil ,well it can in UK water tables are way way down just got to rethink eye bolt on garage set up (see garden Hang post) and by the way I love the size of your back yard, thats like a park in England


    All the best

    Dave
    what do you mean by "scaffold pole"? Any pictures?

  4. #24
    Quote Originally Posted by TrailSlug View Post
    Yea, I was waiting till I hung both my Warbonnet RidgeRunner and gathered end and then I'm going to cut that post off.
    Do you think a 10' post would have been tall enough? (I'm guessing they are sold in 2' sections?)

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    Senior Member P-Dub's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by round table knights View Post
    Do you think a 10' post would have been tall enough? (I'm guessing they are sold in 2' sections?)
    Possibly not with four feet of it in the ground!

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