Brad will appreciate this first part as he helped me with the first flag pole hole. I did some internet research looking for advice on getting a hole dug through clay or more properly around here glacial till. We had a power auger and it was no match for that stuff. Like screwing through a sidewalk.
So, it appears that the most effective way to get a 3 foot hole dug is to use hand tools. I went and got a manual post hole digger, and to break up the hard stuff, a digging bar. That's a heavy pike thing that can be used to thromp it down in the hole to break up the material.
I'll still be looking for help, and yes, of course, some compensation in the form of Pizza or camping or something mutually beneficial will be part of the deal.
The job will have 2 parts, well maybe 3.
1. Dig a hole about a foot in diameter and about 3 feet deep. This is the hard work part. This step is followed, hopefully in the same day with #2.
2. Gravel in the bottom, then cement mixed and shoveled into the hole around the sleeve that will accept the flag pole. This step requires a person with a level making REALLY sure that the sleeve, and temporary pole in the sleeve are exactly level vertical.
3. After a week or so, dismount the existing flagpole and erect the new flagpole.
Easy Squeezey
Dad
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