Re: Post-mailbox repair ideas?

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:52:26 GMT, "ok" <joejak@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've got a post mailbox that has been partially destroyed by the snow plow
and I'm looking for ideas to repair it. It is a 4x4 post anchored in the
ground with concrete which I really don't want to have to dig out if it can
be avoided. And, for that matter can't while the ground is frozen solid.
The post is shaped like a 7 with the mail box fastened to the top of the 7.
After last winter, the upper part of the post split so I ran bolts through
it to pull it back together. This year, that repair failed and it split
even more. So I'm left with approximately 2 feet of solid post sticking out
of the ground. Does anyone make a clamp that could slip over the remaining
base, which could then support adding on another 2ft of post that I could
attach the mailbox to? Or?? Looking for repair ideas to last at least
until the ground thaws, which here in Wisconsin is at least 6 weeks away.


For a short term repair, just splint it with a couple of 2x4s.

For a long term repair, you obvously need to move the post,
and put in a long swing-arm.


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