Posted by Billy NY on June 09, 2008 at 08:00:27 from (205.188.117.74):
In Reply to: raising large posts posted by StuBC on June 09, 2008 at 07:26:12:
I did ( and won't do it again ;) ... raise 6"x6" 18'-0" timbers for a pole barn by myself, 8 of them, used a backhoe for the holes, they're in over 4 feet. One of them was real heavy, so I choked it up high with a chain and set it with the hoe, still had to brace, plumb and hold to a string line, hold center to center dimensions, and backfill same at the same time, helper would have been great, the building is square considering, really should have gotten some help, but did get er painstakingly done.
The gin pole idea is a good idea, if you were to weld 2 angle iron brackets to the center of your bucket, drilled and aligned for a pin, you could easily pin a tube, pipe or similar steel member in place. On the top of the bucket, if you have a chain hook, and if you were to weld a lift hook to the the steel member, you could run a chain from the bucket hook, to the steel member hook to support the gin pole at the appropriate angle, you would obviously need to fabricate a pick point on the end, for light bulky items, including posts, this would work well, but it's not meant for heavy items, and with anything swinging in the air like posts, use care and have some helpers.
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