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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In North Carolina clay it has worked well to drive
steel fence posts (farm fencing) and simply drop a piece of PVC over them. They
maybe a little shaky at first but after a few months they will require
mechanical assistance to remove. I don't know about taller than 10 feet or so.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't like rebar for posts because they tend to
get lost over time and present a dangerous hazard to flesh & farm
equipment.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We were not permitted to place permanent posts in
the pit/parking area so we made up some 5 gallon buckets of concrete with a
sleeve in the center to accept a round tube as a post. I believe they would
support pretty tall poles without needing to be permanent. You don't want to
carry one far and they are a whole lot more work to make than it sounds
like!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>John Ferrell W8CCW<BR>"My Competition is not my
enemy"<BR><A href="http://DixieNC.US">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></DIV>
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<A title=emorydmd@earthlink.net href="mailto:emorydmd@earthlink.net">Emory
Schroeter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Pattern List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:37
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Box
poles</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey Guys,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking for some ideas for setting up some
permanent box poles. At our GA jets field, we have a tree line that is right
at 150 meters from the runway. The club is going to let us put up some poles
and leave them up since they will be in the tree line and not in the way. So,
I just wanted some ideas as to how other people have done this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We were thinking of digging some holes in the
ground and placing some concrete and a large size PVC pipe in the ground to
serve as a receptor for a slightly smaller pole. This should work well for 4
of the poles. The ones on the right side will be below a hill. So,
they would either have to be attached up in tree, or we do a similar
plan as before and make a really tall pole. How tall can these poles be
without breaking in the wind? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would appreciate any ideas or examples of how
this was done at your field.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Emory Schroeter.</FONT></DIV>
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