YEP! The vibration powders the soil into dust. This is why for very important things, like 16 foot timber towers, we always use TWO pieces of rebar, and tie them together. With the wind, it can sometimes set up vibration in guy wires, and pull out the rebar. I always try to check the rebar after a good wind storm.
It is also a good reason no to tie DIRECTLY to the rebar, but to a caribiner or pvc pipe section. it allows a little "wiggle" but does not upset the grip of the rebar. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: > For those who are married to the idea of thrashing around with the stuff > (or who have recalciitrant U's): it's a little-known fact, but you can get > stuff like rebar in the ground UNstuck by, believe it or not, driving it in > a nudge more. Yes, it goes in a tad deeper, but it breaks whatever is > sticking to it quite effectively. > > Cheers, > Steve > -- > We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART? > > > On Jul 11, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Milt Fisher wrote: > > But Steve was advocating for U shaped rebar, so I wanted to know how he > pulled those out. Can't twist them very well with vicegrips when there are > two legs in the ground. > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Cody Firestone <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> The EASY way to pull out rebar. >> >> >> 1. Kick it a couple times to loosen it up. >> >> 2. Apply vicegrips, >> >> 3. twist a couple times, >> >> 4. it will come right out. If it is stubbon, pour a small amount of clean >> water on it, and it will pop right out. >> >> >> My favorite way for DEEP rebar. we use 3 footers on our construction >> projects, you bang on it sideways with the rebar hammer, and it will come >> right out! >> >> You can also use the rebar with the ring welded to it, stick another piece >> of rebar thru the ring, lever it right out! >> >> <joshncodybm0856.jpg> >> >> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Milt Fisher <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Isn't U shape a pain to hammer in? And how do you pull it out if you >>> can't twist it? >>> >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2011, at 11:02 PM, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Don't use straight rebar. It's a pain to pull out--unless it pulls itself >>> out, which is a pain of its own. Cut it 50% longer and bend it into a U >>> shape with a galvanized pipe: no sharp edges, easier to pull out. >>> >>> -- >>> There is a problem when the turnover in the United States House of >>> Representatives is lower than it was in the Soviet Politburo. >>> -- NATHANIEL PERSILY, election law expert at the University of >>> Pennsylvania Law School >>> >>> >>> On Jul 10, 2011, at 12:11 PM, Milt Fisher wrote: >>> >>> I'd like to know what people use to anchor their hexayurts on the playa. >>> How do you connect from the tape anchors at the roof edge to the rebar in >>> the playa? Rope? Ratcheting straps? I think I'm going to use straight >>> 1/2" rebar, rather than candy canes or U's. How would I attach the anchor >>> lines to the rebar? 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