One of our handypersons was sick and tired of his mailbox being knocked down
by the snowplow, so I think what he did was to concrete in a steel pipe of
fairly respectable diameter 4 inch? and fill the pipe with concrete as
well.
The next time it was attacked by the plough, it stood unscarred while the
plough lost its blade, or had it bent and buckled anyway!
Jewel
---- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Przybylek" <przy5...@rochester.rr.com>
To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:07 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox Post
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> For the fourth time since I've been living in this house, some dirty
> bastard
> has run into and broken the post under my mailbox. The post was a 4-by-4
> piece of pressure treated that was buried about 3 feet in the ground. The
> first time was forgivable; the second time was irritating; the third time
> was really agrivating; the fourth time, well, that's personal. It appears
> that a good sturdy wooden post just isn't up to the likes of what drives
> through the neighborhood. I doubt a wooden post does a great deal of
> damage
> to a car's bumper. It's time to get serious about this matter. This time
> it's going to be a hefty metal post of some sort. One, that next time,
> won't be the only thing left with damage. Does anyone have any
> suggestions
> as to the type of metal post I should use? Do steel posts hold up for a
> reasonably long time once they're cemented in the ground? Is there
> anything
> better? Is there anything that can be done to prepare a metal post that
> will extend it's life in the ground? Also, has anyone ever used an
> electric
> jackhammer? Do they work reasonably well? Are they tough to use? Before
> putting a new post in the ground, the old concrete is going to have to be
> broken up and removed to get ready for a new post. I'm hoping to do this
> with an electric jackhammer. Lots of questions, I know. Any help is
> greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Przybylek
>
>
>
>
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