Installing a 4x6ft wood sign

[Johnny Best]

gnubler will dig down 6'x3'x6' and roll Gino's body into it to be with the worms and turtle wax in his month to muffle his screams.

 

[gnubler]

Sounds plausible, except I saw mention at one point that he's like 6'7" and 300#. Calls for an excavator, not a shovel.

 

[Johnny Best]

That’s Fetterman, PA new senator. Gino could possibly fit into your dresses.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

He's much bigger. I went to visit him at Sea World last week and he was humping the lady walruseses.

 

[fixtureman]

Here you would dig the hole 36 to 40 inches deep and pour in a base of concrete. Then when that is set put your posts in and backfill. Also they will use sona tubes put the posts in them and fill with concrete. I have seen to many posts that were set using concrete that the frost had lifted them up

 

[gnubler]

There's a great thread on here somewhere about the drill auger for post hole boring. I think it was started by Tex? Like others here I have to contend with extremely rocky soil. Digging two post holes is usually not an easy feat.

 

[gnubler]

He's much bigger. I went to visit him at Sea World last week and he was humping the lady walruseses.

Tex and Gino working on a side job together. Fortunately, no walruses are in sight.

 

[Gino]

noobler and her spouse digging a hole the right way. Put it on FULL screen.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

noobler and her spouse digging a hole the right way. Put it on FULL screen.

Leave my employees alone

 

[Boudica]

noobler and her spouse digging a hole the right way. Put it on FULL screen.

I like the way they fill that wheelbarrow, just to dump that sand 12" away.

 

[gnubler]

Racist. Maybe they're getting paid per wheelbarrow load, so taking full advantage of it!

 

[Scotchbrite]

Gotta be government workers.

 

[gnubler]

Yes. The "foreman" holding their shade umbrella probably ran out for a cold drink to take a break from all that hard umbrella holding.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

The auger does not work in rocky soil at all

 

[Johnny Best]

They have black people in Idaho?

 

[gnubler]

Just me & my brother.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

I've tried a hammer drill in dry clay and it's like concrete...doesn't break up. I have a breaker bar on the truck and that's the only way I found

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Let's be honest. There's a right way to dig a trench and if you're gonna make a career out of it, you can't start throwing dirt and risk wrenching your back. So I give these guys an A+

 

[Johnny Best]

Brother from another mother. You must have the minority jobs wrapped up, you could even be the US Vice President.

 

[boardboy330]

Here in VA we go 24" to 30" deep, depending on the height of the sign. It sounds like it will be relatively low to the ground. If you feel the need, use sonotubes, but a hole with concrete will suffice. This is just my opinion.