RichardH Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Put most of my Mega Tree up today. I had a friend and his son come over to help me and I have to say that it goes a lot faster when you have Help. Below is a shot of me on my new 16' A Frame Ladder. I cut 1' off the mega tree this year so I could reach the top with my ladder and now the mega tree stands 19' instead of 20'. New for this year though is a large snowflake on top so it still stands at 20' if you count the snowflake. Below is how I stand up the pole. I pound a 3' stake into the ground about 2' and then use 2 fence pole clamps to clamp the stake to the pole (which is two pieces of fence rail from Home Depot). It is very sturdy and is not going anywhere. Even though the base is very solid, having two pieces of fence rail is a little flimsy so I then use guy wire to secure the pole in the middle and from the very top. The photo below only shows the guy wire gong to the top. I use turnbuckles so I can tighten the guy wire if I need to. Here is a picture of the tree topper that sides into the pole on top. And below is a picture of my 9 month year old son watching the mega tree go up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckHutchings Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Looks like another PhotoShop opportunity...You hanging onto the top of the tree with the ladder falling down beneath you. :laughing: Edit: "nine month year old" son? Is that some Utah slang thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 ChuckHutchings wrote: Looks like another PhotoShop opportunity...You hanging onto the top of the tree with the ladder falling down beneath you. :laughing: Edit: "nine month year old" son? Is that some Utah slang thing? That is kind of funny! I have been working to hard today. :] Sort of like saying "I spent a week there one night". Here is your photoshop picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Caudill Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Luke.. I am your father.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainwxman Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Richard... nice tree and photo!:laughing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas taco Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 like the tree but i love the ladder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 vegas taco wrote: like the tree but i love the ladder! Yeah it is really nice to use and super sturdy. I got a pretty good deal on it. Normally this 16' a-frame fiberglass ladder costs around $800. I had a local guy sell it to me used for only $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas taco Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 very nice deal! and your little one is cute as a button and i am sure he will catch the Christmas light bug from his father Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Kamp Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Brad Caudill wrote: Luke.. I am your father.... No yer not! lol I have people say that to me all the time! I love your tree, Richard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldybug Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 aahhhhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thyno z Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 i want to know where youre storing that sukker !! RichardH wrote: vegas taco wrote: Yeah it is really nice to use and super sturdy. I got a pretty good deal on it. Normally this 16' a-frame fiberglass ladder costs around $800. I had a local guy sell it to me used for only $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 thyno z wrote: i want to know where youre storing that sukker !! I want to know also! I just got it about a month ago and it has been in the garage but it is not going to be able to stay there for the rest of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyTheory Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 RichardH wrote: thyno z wrote: I want to know also! I just got it about a month ago and it has been in the garage but it is not going to be able to stay there for the rest of the year. Sukker eh?? ...Are you guys talking about the 9 month old or the ladder? -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyTheory Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Almost forgot, the tree looks great Richard and your son looks happy and healthy! Congrats! -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjoe Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Ohhhh!!!! Nice lights too! Sandy:tree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallan Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 vegas taco wrote: like the tree but i love the ladder! Ditto! I need one of those!!! Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Peachee Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Love the little one's hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdshakes Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 what is the base? flexible conduit? I'm trying to lay out my tree now, and the flexible conduit that i got was all coiled up in the box, fighting it to get it to lay flat and make a circle. Any tricks, or specific conduit that works best? Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullet100t Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Very Nice job Richard. I spent the last three days working on my MEGA tree, I statred with a 20 ft flag pole kit from Sam's, which DID NOT work, it colapsed at the 3rd & 4th joint. So Spent most of Saturday and Sunday on Plan "B" 2, 10 ft sticks of 1 1/2" EMT with a 1/2 stick of 1 1/4" to help strengthen the joint. Pics to follow on my MEGA Tree post tonight. Merry Christmas Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvdog Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 RichardH wrote: Put most of my Mega Tree up today. I had a friend and his son come over to help me and I have to say that it goes a lot faster when you have Help. Below is a shot of me on my new 16' A Frame Ladder. I cut 1' off the mega tree this year so I could reach the top with my ladder and now the mega tree stands 19' instead of 20'. New for this year though is a large snowflake on top so it still stands at 20' if you count the snowflake. Great looking MEGA. I love the snowflake. I'm been looking for a topper for my "mini" MEGA (by comparison). Where did you pick that up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Harvdog wrote: Great looking MEGA. I love the snowflake. I'm been looking for a topper for my "mini" MEGA (by comparison). Where did you pick that up? I picked it up at lowes a few weeks ago for $15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Cdshakes wrote: what is the base? flexible conduit? I'm trying to lay out my tree now, and the flexible conduit that i got was all coiled up in the box, fighting it to get it to lay flat and make a circle. Any tricks, or specific conduit that works best? Colin It is PVC Electrical Conduit that I bought at Home Depot. Cheap and easy to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase! Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 But where did you find the ladder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Chase! wrote: But where did you find the ladder? on Craigs List. A local guy was seling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase! Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Rich- How tall is your tree? and how tall is that ladder? Our mega tree has come a long great, can't wait to get the video online so you can tell me what you think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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