In my dreams. If I can dig down even 1 foot without hitting solid granite, I'm excited. We are safe from mud slides if torrential rain ever comes. Our hill isn't moving due to rock. As for digging a hole, good luck with that....and bury 4.5' in a 12" dia hole...
Dig down to the solid granite, drill anchor holes with a diamond bit, and epoxy/cement threaded rods in the holes. Spin nuts and washers down far enough to allow the rods to stick up through the base plate a couple of inches. Set the base plate in place and use the bottom nuts to level it, locking it with the top nuts. Done.In my dreams. If I can dig down even 1 foot without hitting solid granite, I'm excited. We are safe from mud slides if torrential rain ever comes. Our hill isn't moving due to rock. As for digging a hole, good luck with that.
Very good advice. I'd do 4-6" embed since it's in-situ rock as opposed to concreteDig down to the solid granite, drill anchor holes with a diamond bit, and epoxy/cement threaded rods in the holes. Spin nuts and washers down far enough to allow the rods to stick up through the base plate a couple of inches. Set the base plate in place and use the bottom nuts to level it, locking it with the top nuts. Done.
Dynamite?In my dreams. If I can dig down even 1 foot without hitting solid granite, I'm excited. We are safe from mud slides if torrential rain ever comes. Our hill isn't moving due to rock. As for digging a hole, good luck with that.
Indeed. This is one of my favorite Poles.Fear of Poles? Nah, all the Polish folks in my family are very nice people!
A 40 will work, but an 80 should really be used. Though IF it's a mesh dish as you said, a 40 should be fine as long as it isn't more than 6' above ground. Should be at least 4' deep also.As long as we're on the subject of poles, I acquired an Ajax H-H mount I have to clean up but it needs a 3 1/2" O.D. pole. Do I need schedule 80 or will a schedule 40 work?
edit: Oh, it's for a 10 foot mesh dish in case you didn't guess.
what if there's a big storm that topples the dish and the mountain with it?Dig down to the solid granite, drill anchor holes with a diamond bit, and epoxy/cement threaded rods in the holes. Spin nuts and washers down far enough to allow the rods to stick up through the base plate a couple of inches. Set the base plate in place and use the bottom nuts to level it, locking it with the top nuts. Done.
The dish will be the least of his worries...what if there's a big storm that topples the dish and the mountain with it?![]()