So with the car back on the road, after some exceptional diagnosis from Lyn, we aquired some ready mix concrete, nuts, washers, bolts and an appropriate "tornado mounting bracket", the big steel thingy.
I had a pretty good idea about where and how I wanted to mount everything, details aside. I had made several trips to the hardware store, got an idea about brackets and things, did lots of measuring.
On the day however, things don't quite go to plan and you have to improvise. The hole moved because the iron on the roof stuck out more than expected and the shovel slipped, so then the the mounting brackes weren't the right length anymore, but thats another story ...
So here is some photos along the way ...
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| 01-DigAHole | 02-PutDirtSomeWhere |
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| 03-AquireConcreteInBags | 04-MeasureTwice-CutOnce-OrWasThat-DigMeasure-DigMeasure |
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| 05-ReadInstructionsCarefully | 06-FindSuitableMixingItems |
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| 07-WithWaterMixWell-MindFingers | 08-PourConcreteAroundSteelThingy |
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| 09-BringInAProfessionalWithBigStickWhenYou..Um_..CantDecideIfItsStraight | 10-AllDone |
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| 11-CleanUpConcreteMess |
