A. Never. Nor did I. They said to make the hole 36 inches deep, fill it with concrete and insert the pole 36 inches into it. I added a couple extra inches of depth, but could have used six inches more. The pole just wouldn't go down all the way.
Q. What do you do when you have a 12 foot steel pole sitting in 36 inches of concrete and you don't want it to set?
A. You get it out . . . FAST. Pole first and then the concrete. The pole must weight 75-100 pounds. Just pull it up. The concrete was 7 bags at sixty pounds each plus about 6 gallons of water at 8.3 lbs per gallon for a total weight of about 470 total pounds.
Q. What is the (relatively) easy way for a smart person to get so much concrete out of such a deep hole?
A. I haven't the foggiest idea. But it is out.
Q. What next?
A. In the morning the sun will come up and we will try again. Maybe dig the hole deeper. Maybe make the concrete a little soupier. Maybe . . .
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