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proudcelt52
Senior Member Joined: 4/21/08 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 273 |
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Posted: 8/09/10 at 3:38am |
I am tired of borrowing everyone's uprights, Can anyone give me a working plan on how to construct my own and where I might get the materials?
Mark Cannon 214-675-2829 |
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WALLY.OLECIK
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go to the top of this page, click on "search" and then do a search for sheaf uprights. There's a butt-load of info there!!
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weaselking
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From my experience, searching the forums for the past few years has yielded more failure than success. Timing-out has become the norm.
Sheaf standards: After the ones I made of cement float handles (6' long & $22 apiece) didn't survive the winter, I made some of top rail (10.5', $15 apiece). Pretty easy to drill holes in & light. You'll have to find a way to brace the joints, as these are not tight enough to provide sufficient support. I made clamshell braces out of green fence posts (the types used for temporary fencing). Once upright, I use 2 conduit struts for support. I anchor them about 7' up, so the conduit should be around 9-10' long. No guy wires at the top needed for the heights I'm using. This may not be true the higher you go. Then you need a couple of ropes, pulleys, & cross bar. |
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proudcelt52
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Thank you both. I see a trip to Home Depot in the near future.
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mcdonl
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Well, I have used ladders, top rail and various other "materials" and I have to say that a 40' ladder, with a uni-strut attachment for a top bar (Functional height of about 36' or so....) and another bar that can be attached lower for WOB events.
I have a top rail rig, it is 26' tall but it just seems wobbly. If it were 20' it would be perfect. I think that next year I will have a 40' ladder rig, a 30' ladder rig and a 20 top rail. It is a challenge though that's for sure. |
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Detroitpete
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You HAVE to check out the sweet standards that Dale Gehman put together.
They're made out of PVC, strong, light and portable. Give him a PM. |
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