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[nightfighter]

Ian,
I would just go with two or three sonotubes. It's not that much weight. You said it was on a hillside, so do not be surprised to find ledge before you get to intended depth. If you do, hammerdrill and pin a piece of re-bar into the ledge.

Gup,
Thanks for the heads up. I read somewhere that Garmin had infringed on some licensing or patent of side imaging and that is why they have to retool their product line. Done nothing yet, but am salting away a little here and there for a Simrad unit....

[Ian]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Ian,
I would just go with two or three sonotubes. It's not that much weight. You said it was on a hillside, so do not be surprised to find ledge before you get to intended depth. If you do, hammerdrill and pin a piece of re-bar into the ledge.

Gup,
Thanks for the heads up. I read somewhere that Garmin had infringed on some licensing or patent of side imaging and that is why they have to retool their product line. Done nothing yet, but am salting away a little here and there for a Simrad unit....

Thanks Ross, sound advice. With the holes being dug into the hillside, is 4' (frostline) still the depth? Or am I going to need to do some googling and math to figure out how slope affects frost line on hills?

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Ian

Thanks Ross, sound advice. With the holes being dug into the hillside, is 4' (frostline) still the depth? Or am I going to need to do some googling and math to figure out how slope affects frost line on hills?

Technically, it is 4' from lowest side of the excavation (hole). Measure 4' from bottom of your post hole digger and mark it with tape. It is deeper than you/I think, every time. The tape will save pulling out a tape measure numerous times to see how deep you are...trust me. Locally, I hit something immovable before 4' more often than not.