Very good. i will drive over the pole with the tractor about 8 feet set the bucket on the pole flat chain it to the pole pick the loader up and stand the pole straight up get it over the hole shake the bucket the pole will slide on the chain and fall into the hole.
Wow you are brave for not adding any strapping to the bucket.... If the pole decided to roll off the bucket that would be scary. You can easily hold onto it by adding some strapping around the loader arms and around the pole so it won't go anywhere.
Hi thanks for your response, harness may be as simple as a cargo hold down strap around the pole and around the arms on the bucket, well done with video and the whole idea great thanks
All comments are quite similar relating to clamps and straps. Hopefully, I can answer everyone with the answer: I actually used two pairs of vice grips on a couple poles, because of the angles of the hill and tractor higher up the road. It is pretty simple when on the flatter areas. Hope this satisfies everybody's suggestions.
Oh, thank you for teaching me, what a clever idea. I own a 4-1 bucket - now I know how to get my heavy corner posts into the 18" hole. I will try to use a strap.
Michael Rawnsley something similar to a front loader bale spear may have been helpful, but as heavy as the poles are, he was worried it would tip the tractor if things went awry.
Armando Martin I'm thinking around 5 or 6 feet, however deep his auger could reach, I can't say for sure since it's been so long ago that we did it. They are still standing and still straight so I think it was deep enough. I'll have to get another video of what it looks like, maybe this week, and put it up.
You'll have to divide the overall pole length by ten - and then add 2 ft. Thus, a 35 ft pole needs to be at a minimum of 66" (5-1/2 ft) in the earth to safely support loads, both vertical and horizontal relative to pole, aka tension/torsion and simple weight loading. Other examples... A railroad code line pole that's 20 ft tall needs a hole right at 4 ft deep, which is within spoon and spade ability, allowing crews to get out on the ROW without machinery if the need arose. By this logic, a 8 ft 4x4 wooden fence post needs to be 30" in the dirt.
Yes, you are right. I actually used two pairs of vice grips on a couple poles, because of the angles of the hill and tractor higher up the road. It is pretty simple when on the flatter areas.
