Re: Fill tall pole with concrete - cure?

I had a basketball pole that needed more stability. I did concrete the bottom post from the bottom to about 3ft above ground. Before I filled in the post hole I also put concrete around it. I wanted it to be more stable. When I had poured enough concrete to fill to the top of the first pole, I placed three small steel rods 3ft long down the pipe to add stability.  Before the concrete set, I used a rubber hammer to tap around the pole and eliminate as much air as I could in the concrete. I then drove large bolts above and below the joints at various heights.  I then put the top two sections on and waited two days to make sure it set well. It did. No vibration at all.  It went up in 1995 and I removed the entire post in 2000 with a farm Jack and a chain.

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