[Kyle_in_rure]

Hi, I have a parallel clothesline (similar to this one here: <http://cgi.ebay.com/Parallel-Rotary-clothes-Clothesline-210-ft-line-NIB-/190345764246?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c517d dd96#ht_1041wt_1139>)
and I would like to put it in the ground. However, I would like to be able to remove it for winter, is there a particular way of going about this? The metal pipe supporting it is 1-1/2" in diameter; I thought about buying some PVC or metal pipe the next size up and putting it in the ground in some concrete, or maybe a coupling? We had an old umbrella clothesline that was done this way but the existing pipe in the ground is only 1"; what is the best way to do this? Thanks.

[Kyle_in_rure]

Anyone?

[hkstroud]

Sound like a good plan if you can find a pipe (metal or PVC) that the clothes line post will fit inside but not be too loosely.

Another way might be to wrap the clothes line post in cardboard, set it in concrete. Pull the post out after concrete has firmed up but before it has set completely. Cardboard should be about 1/8" to 3/16" thick. Grease pole, set about 16 to 20" deep.

[Kyle_in_rure]

Yeah I thought about doing something like that, I was just afraid I might mess up the concrete's setting.

[Kyle_in_rure]

I ended up using 2" grey electrical conduit (because it's the cheapest). If only they made 1-3/4" conduit... It wobbled a little but when I packed the dirt around it it doesn't wobble any more. Thanks!

[hkstroud]

Didn't think about it in time but you could have ripped one side of the conduit, (sawed it the long way), that would have made it a little smaller. It would have had a tendency to close up. You could have then taped it up and ripped again until you had it the size you needed.