Posted by super99 on February 02, 2014 at 04:51:13 from (74.32.247.173):
The church I go to is on the south corner of my farm. My field has a large hill behind the church. A couple of weeks ago, one of the ladies my age said her Dad always said there needed to be a cross on top of that big hill overlooking the church. It's been bugging me every since. Looking thru my excess parts inventory for something to make it out of. I think the old 60' 8" dia auger is the best candidate. It needs to be big enough that it will stand out from a 1/4 mile away. The top of the hill is sandy and barely raises anything, so I'm not worried about loosing crop land, I'm thinking just plant it and farm around it. I'm trying to figure out how to use the auger for the cross. It's an old Koyker that is about 10' sections. I'm thinking 3 sections high with 2 section for the cross bar. Do you think I can just weld the cross bar to the upright and be good enough or will I have to reinforce and brace the weld joints? I thought about using the frame of the auger because it would be easier to work with, but I think it would be too small to be seen from a distance. The photos are of the church and the hill behind it to the left, next 2 are from my house looking at the hill, the old auger for a donor, and a better look from the church. OK, I'm cheap, looking to do this without spending very much cash, just use what's lying around. OR would I be better off to scrap the auger and buy a couple of poles and use them? It's plenty windy around here, so it needs to be strong enough to stand up to 40-50 mph winds once in a while. Any thoughts?? Chris
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