I have 2 telescoping 20’ flag poles at the lease in west texas. They’ve been there a year and already starting to wear out. I guess between the constant up and down and the high wind, its just to much for them. In my typical overkill fashion, I want to use some kind of steel pipe and DIY them but really want to go to 30’. Only problem is, I am not sure how to stand it up. No equipment, just redneck muscle. Lol Any suggestions?
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Could you set it up to pivot at the bottom, using large bolts through an anchored split sleeve? -
I believe that I would have to. There are two 6” pipe gate post that are concreted into the rock now. I could weld something off the bottom of those.Originally posted by tradtiger View PostComment
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Something along these lines is what I was thinking.Originally posted by tradtiger View PostComment
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By the time you do all that, you could just concrete a piece of pvc in the ground and rent a tow behind boom lift. Have one guy lift the pipe with the boom and the other guide her into the hole in the ground. Should be about $100 for the day rental
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[QUOTE=FLASH_OUTDOORS;13415758]By the time you do all that, you could just concrete a piece of pvc in the ground and rent a tow behind boom lift. Have one guy lift the pipe with the boom and the other guide her into the hole in the ground. Should be about $100 for the day rental
I just rented one this weekend and it was $250......but stll think you have the best and safest planComment
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[quote=RWB;13415768]Originally posted by FLASH_OUTDOORS View Post
I may be off a bit in the price and I know all places vary. For the pole you are talking I would use 4” pvc and fill in the void with play sand. Add water to it and once it settles top it off.
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Make sure you are well away from any overhead power lines too.Comment
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How tall you want it?
Get a used joint of oilfield tubing, they are about 32ft long.
2 3/8" diameter is 4.70lb/ft and 2 7/8" is 6.50lb/ft.
dig a deep enough hole and man handle it up there.
a joint of 2 3/8" weighs about 150lbs and 2 7/8" about 200lbsComment
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That’s what I want to use. Do you think I could man handle it to the standing position?Originally posted by Texas276 View PostComment
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I have a flag pole made from a full joint of 2 3/8" topped with a 9" roller cone on each side of my entry way. no way in heck those would have been stood up by hand. one trick I did learn is to put a board in the hole so the pipe rides that when sliding in, if not it just digs into the side of the hole.Comment
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I made a hinge out of two 3/8" thick steel plates. 12X12 for the bottom plate and 10x11 for the top plate. I dug a 2' hole with post hole diggers and enlarged the top of the hole to roughly 2' square. Poured a concrete pad and set all thread in it, four to anchor the bottom plate and one to go through both plates acting as a pin. Welded on an 18" long piece of pipe with and I.D. of 2 3/8 to the center of the top plate and put three holes in it lining them up vertically. The top and the bottom holes I went completely through the pipe and the middle hole, I only went through one side and welded a nut to it so I could tighten up any free play there might be. Slid a 20' joint of 2 3/8 O.D. pipe into it and pinned it in place. Used my pickup to stand it upright and a lock washer and nut to bolt it to the all thread sticking up through both plates.Comment
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You can, but this is really a two-person job. You can tie a rope about 2/3 the way up and have someone pulling while someone is walking it up.Originally posted by brianlg31 View PostComment
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