Owners Guide
119 Maple Ridge Drive, Monmouth,
Maine 04259-7334
The Flagpole
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1. Location:
North Central Front Yard near the Fresh Water Well and the Boat Launch.
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The
Flagpole is constructed of a twenty foot (20 Ft) two inch (2 in) stainless
steel pole set into a “wedding cake” concrete form anchored to a thirty inch
(30 in) concrete column buried three feet (3 Ft) deep in the ground. A pivot
joint at the base of the pole provides a means for lowering the pole for
maintenance. |
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It’s a three (3) person task to lower
the the Flag Pole do its weight. One
person removes The Top Anchore Bolt and the Pole is piveted on the Lower
Anchore Bolt lowering it down “Hand over Hand by two persons with taller
person in the back. A small utility
table or construction stand (sawhorse) should be inplace to set the end of
the Flag Pole on as an option to setting it on the ground. |
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To raise the Flagpole after maintenance
the process of lowering the pole is reversed. Two people lift the end of the
pole up and over their heads while moving toward the base of the pole. With
the taller person in the rear as they continue raising the pole hand over hand. A third person behind the rising pole must ensure
that the pole does not pass over the top of the base to fall away from the team
raising the pole. The third person
must also insert the anchor bolt in place to lock the pole. Replace and tighten the nut on the anchor bolt
and tighten the nut on the pivot bolt. |
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