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« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2008, 12:23:43 PM »
Quote from: Adam on October 15, 2008, 08:48:14 PM
Quote from: renewablejohn on October 15, 2008, 10:23:07 AM
Quote from: Adam on October 15, 2008, 05:23:33 AM
Interesting

Have been thinking of upgrading my guy wires from 4 to 8 before i fit larger blade to my turbine.
Has anyone used or thought of using a gate post as an anchor, something around 10" diameter hamered into the ground about 6-7'  at an angle with a post knocker. 

Reason i ask is that i have access to one of these


It will take more than a noddy post knocker to put in at an angle a 10" diameter post to a depth of 6 to 7 foot.
Would you like to bet on it  Wink

Adam

You can bring the machine to my farm anytime. I have lots of anchor posts which need to be put in and the contractors with this sort of tackle always have to resort to using an excavator. You may be alright on a peat bog but our heavy clay will stop it well before 6 to 7 foot deep.
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« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2008, 09:59:47 PM »
We are on heavy clay too and i have hammered a 10" post to it's full depth (8') and there's only one knocker i know heavy enough to do this and it's the one in the pic.

We hammered a row of posts in to full depth then excavated one side out and used the posts as a retaining wall
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« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2008, 10:20:59 PM »
Hehe,  he said knocker....
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« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2008, 10:33:51 PM »
a titter ran through the gallery! Grin
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« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2008, 12:17:09 AM »
There I was expecting some sensible comments  Roll Eyes  but all I get is Knockers!  police Wonder if the booby trap works Huh
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« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2008, 09:00:14 AM »
I have a post driver of similar type,everything is fine unless there is a rock in the ground,then the job goes errrrrr,tits up
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« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2008, 09:50:37 PM »
NI, no doubt you will keep us abreast of the situation but it will soon all just be a distant mammary  Lips Sealed
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« Reply #22 on: November 12, 2008, 08:46:52 AM »
Aye,
We occasionally get a bit of a breeze up here.

http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/news_11_2008/Hurricane%20topples%20test%20mast.htm
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