Sonotubes - A Better Way to Set Posts?

Setting post in concrete with sonotubes. in this case we are prepping to install an inground silverback basketball goal
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[@FabbedFun]

Concrete posts are more useful than Facebook posts haha! I'd say there isn't enough of a reason to pack dirt around it until the concrete has set up. You can use a couple of boards to stabilize it during the pour, then backfill once it hardens. Keep up the good work!

[@FireDude13]

Nicely done Brock! Never used one yet... but then again haven't really had an opportunity to. I'm going to have to replace a bunch of fence posts this year... might have to invest in an auger for the tractor. Getting too old to dig them by hand... lol.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I have a tractor supply brand post hole digger but it couldn’t dig a hole that big. For a Regular post it works fine

[@davidmays2161]

Hard to beat the 2 part foam packs for setting a mailbox post. Real nice weekend to work outside. Here comes the rain!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, that two-part phone looks like a great product. I might just use that on the mailbox. We have rain forecasted each of the next four days, which means no playing in the dirt for a week or more Thanks for watching

[@ritterjon]

💥 Backhoe work is so fun! This video makes me want to go dig holes in my yard. 😁 *Keep on tractoring!*

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I’m kind of an expert at finding excuses to dig holes

[@charlesbessenbach6252]

It's a little late now, but with a plate like that, you can leave it up out of the concrete enough to have the bottom nuts exposed, then you can use those nuts to fine tune your level over time. They do that with metal traffic light poles and other large structures. I agree with the comment about using the two part foam for the mailbox install. You won't be disappointed if you try it out.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That sounds like a good idea. The instructions said to set the lower nuts in concrete but there would definitely be an advantage to leaving them exposed I’m thinking I will use the foam on the mailbox

[@Jtwizzle]

@@RockhillfarmYT If you do use foam use the Fast2k brand and not the Sika. Tony's Tractor Adventure did a video showing the difference and the differences are huge. We used Sika on some fence posts at home and they started wobbling when it shrank. The fast2k is a lot more dense and solid.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing. I’ve been watching a lot of Tony’s videos

[@woodruffwoods]

Congratulations on the 15K milestone! Well deserved for the amount of effort you put in. Love sono tubes!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks a lot I was excited to cross that milestone. I’ve got a great group of regular viewers who add to the content ideas

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

I recently used the “fast2k” foam on some post. I really liked how that product performed. I’ll probably use that stuff in every small project I have moving forward

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I saw that video. Looks like a great product

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[@medjoolmaker]

Saw this thought of you, same truck and trailer as you kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKCrgGWpjpeobqM

[@medjoolmaker]

Little projects like this are tons of work!!

[@kdegraa]

They are quite fun if you have the right tools.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

May be a little of both

[@tnsoos]

Good job. I think I would’ve taken the level and pushed it against the front two bolts and I measured from the ends of the level to the driveway just to make it easier to confirm it was parallel with the driveway. So instead of measuring to the driveway when you’re only 12 inches apart it would’ve been about 4 feet apart with a 4’ level.

[@davidlinux]

Congratulations on 15K subscribers. That’s very cool.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@frankdrahos8569]

I have always set clothesline posts with concrete. The next time I need to do one I’m going to try the foam!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, it’s a good product. Tonys Tractor adventure KZbin channel has done long-term test on those and they seem to hold up well

[@groundhogday1]

Awesome vid

[@andrewanderson1436]

Looks like it will work out good

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Looks like you'll be all set for the 3-on-3 tournaments at your place this summer. :)

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Right Thanks for watching

[@stephenlehr6020]

Those bolts in that plate look to be awfully close to the outside edge of the concrete, like the plate was meant for a 2" to 4" larger diameter sonotube (which you likely can't find it a big box store). Hard to tell that for sure though on the video (I don't like leaving a negative comment), Hopefully I didn't see things correctly. The backhoe worked really well for that hole though 👍

[@RockhillfarmYT]

That’s not a negative comment.. Pointing out something I miss is always welcome. The whole idea is learning The instructions called for a 16 inch diameter hole. The two back anchors are quite a ways from the outside edge but honestly the front ones are pretty close. Luckily the anchors are L-shaped on the bottom and the L points towards the middle so should be OK but not ideal

[@c-qc-q2021]

So, a year later, is the basketball goal still plumb? I'm surprised that the backfill didn't need to be tamped, other than just pushed with the tractor excavator attachment.

[@robh7421]

I'm going to buy a post hole digger for the tractor this week. Looking forward to building a chicken coop here! I have the augers already from years ago. 6, 8, 10 & 12 inches. What is the diameter of these tubes? It's not a bad idea you have here!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

The ones that Lowe’s and Home Depot have are 8 inches and 12 inches but you can get them in other sizes

[@kdegraa]

If a load bearing post for a shed needed to be set, do you think these tubes could be used to set the foundation for the post’s anchor points?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yes, they are used in construction but they just use larger diameter tubes if they are holding more weight

[@chriscrystalhood6260]

I'm trying to understand the benefits of using this for the poles used in building a privacy fence. Aside from the perfectly round cylinder shape which looks nicer what are the reasons for this being better?

[@stevedeguire4141]

In all honesty if your yard puddles anywhere along your fenceline a sonos tube would be bennificial also it would prevent rotting of the process of rot to the post . Typically 2" above grade . Other than that i dig and set with no tubes on 90% of holes dug.

[@projectswithjw]

Looks like you could use some backhoe stabilizer pads too! 💸😁

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, on dirt it doesn’t really seem to be an issue but on that concrete it would’ve been good to have them

[@projectswithjw]

@@RockhillfarmYT Your interaction with all the people's comments make your channel so awesome! You do better than most! And the videos are great too!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks. I figure you invested your time to watch my video which helps my channel grow the least I can do is give a real answer whether we agree or not And I legitimately learn a lot of things from the commenters

[@medjoolmaker]

Stupid question…. Why not install mounting plate on edge of driveway concrete and not install the tube/digging etc… ?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Probably possible depending on how thick the concrete is on my driveway. The hardware they send you to mount it with has those L-shaped rods about 16 inches long. The basketball goal is really heavy and the backboard is like a sail, so if you were putting it into existing concrete you would want some really heavy duty anchors Actually as I’m typing the response, I don’t think I would want it that far forward on the driveway. The goal sticks out 3 feet from the post and can be lowered down below 7 feet so it would kind of be an obstruction to the garage Thanks for watching

[@medjoolmaker]

@@RockhillfarmYT yeah gotcha

[@dustdevl1043]

The tubes would probably work better in an augered hole, but I understand for that job it wasn't practical.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, if I had a bigger auger

[@dustdevl1043]

@@RockhillfarmYT That's what she said! 🤷‍♀️

[@rodneyscrivner2504]

Slam Dunk! 👍🤣

[@RockhillfarmYT]

This guy ^

[@jeanpomerleau8416]

funny to see all the rocks, here I have no rocks at all, can't even find one when I want one.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

About 3 or 4 acres on the top of our hill is solid rock. We’re about 10 acres of a great clean soil. Where the house sits is the dividing line

[@tnsoos]

What size bucket is that? Thanks

[@RockhillfarmYT]

12” I’m looking to get a mechanical thumb but Deere only has them for the 8” bucket Might order from bxpanded

[@tnsoos]

@@RockhillfarmYT my 2022 3046R with deluxe cab is being delivered this week with the 375A backhoe and a 12 and a 24 inch bucket. It’ll have a 72 inch loader bucket, box blade, landscape rake and pallet forks. If you can’t tell I’m kind of excited about getting it. But this morning I was using my brother-in-law‘s excavator remove a large 40’x40’ patio from my backyard and while it’s a bigger excavator it has a hydraulic thumb on it that made removing the 8 inch thick cement super easy. I probably won’t have a use for a thumb in the future but I can’t say how valuable it is if you need one. I have been watching your videos for about six months and I appreciate all of the advice and like you said we all learn by doing stuff the first time and the best part is I get to learn from watching you do something for the first time as it’s always easier to make comments and give advice once you see how a project was completed everybody’s making comments in hindsight. Thank you

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Congrats on the new tractor. Sounds like you got a great set up coming. I not an expert on anything but i’ve learned a lot since I bought the tractor Thanks for watching

[@brycehambleton1]

Cracks me up. Guys like this buy a compact tractor with all the attachments (30 to 40k) then start a KZbin channel.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Tractor was 50K, and the skid loader was 100K with attachments but I started the channel before I had either. It was originally about me renovating rental houses. I also have a manufacturing business and do a lot of different and interesting things If you’re going to leave a negative comment you should take a minute and find out who I am The American Dream? - What Nobody Tells you About Entrepeneurship kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6XNZJJ4rbplhNU

[@mamyramer1603]

All you did was put concrete post in disturbed dirt, probably loose already, when you fix it just brace tube over hole and pour up into 8" of tube.

[@scotts692]

🤣

[@mpwdmc69]

Can not stress this enough, with a metal fence post, do not use sonotubes. It does literally nothing and actually makes the concrete less effective. You want the outside of the concrete to be rough and bell out at the bottom so it doesn't lift during the freeze. Sono tubes for wood? Yes but metal? Complete waste of time