“Dummy Post” Checks Holes Fast

“Dummy Post” Checks Holes Fast FENCING Miscellaneous Dale McLaen is no dummy when it comes to checking hole placement for pole barn posts “A friend and I were setting pole barn posts in holes to check placement when a little light went on ” says McLaen “If the hole was off we had to lift the heavy pole out modify the hole and put the pole back in to check again It was hot muggy and miserable and we were working with one of many poles It dawned on me to make a hollow lightweight test post ” McLaen got busy with scrap 3/4-in pine boards and made his test post to match the real 5 by 6-in poles He made it 72 in long for easy removal from the holes that had been drilled “I put a cap on the bottom and a lift handle on top ” says McLaen “It weighs only 16 1/2 lbs I can set it in with one hand check the fit and then easily remove it If I need to adjust the hole I can and then quickly retest ” Since then he has made others to match railroad ties and other various sized poles and posts he works with You don’t have to be smarter than the hole in the ground and the post you’re putting in but it helps he says Contact: FARM SHOW Follow-up Dale McLaen McLaen’s Service 13756 Hwy 11 Rutland N Dak 58067 ph 701 724-6232; mclaen@drtel net

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