05-07-2016, 10:12 AM
If it makes you feel any better Ed, IIRC I did the same thing when putting my Humpty Dumpty back together again. 
Don't let them wear you down over how long it takes to get it done. My base and column sat outside in my back yard for two weeks in the rain (under a tarp). It took me that long to find someone with the equipment to do the job for me. None of the equipment rental places around here will rent to a "homeowner". Only businesses.
Finally found a friend of a friend who kindly loaded up his tractor onto his trailer and drove in from the next state over to do the deed.
Don't let them wear you down over how long it takes to get it done. My base and column sat outside in my back yard for two weeks in the rain (under a tarp). It took me that long to find someone with the equipment to do the job for me. None of the equipment rental places around here will rent to a "homeowner". Only businesses.
Finally found a friend of a friend who kindly loaded up his tractor onto his trailer and drove in from the next state over to do the deed.
Willie