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ironworker 02-07-2017 01:18 PM

built
 
a 5x5 6 ft tall box blind.. want to put it about 8' in the air.
how wide should I make the base?




thanks

swamp snorkler 02-07-2017 02:01 PM

5'x5' then just brace it off with some diagonals on each leg.

Cappy 02-07-2017 02:07 PM

Make sure ya put feet on the legs or a box support right at teh bottom of them sinkage is important to consider in or neck of the woods. I saw a guy put one up a cople weeks later 3 legs had sunk several feet and one did not sitting on a root and the thing was trashed being caty woompus

FF_T_Warren 02-08-2017 03:23 PM

Buy Elevators? to mount the legs on

jpeff31787 02-08-2017 03:38 PM

i'd say minimal 8'

smooth move 02-08-2017 04:10 PM

that's exactly the size of mine and the legs are 7' x7' at he ground and tied down with 2' pcs of rebar driven into the ground at each leg and tied to the leg. each leg is a landscape timber that's bolted to the stand and angled out a little.

ironworker 02-09-2017 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smooth move (Post 815568)
that's exactly the size of mine and the legs are 7' x7' at he ground and tied down with 2' pcs of rebar driven into the ground at each leg and tied to the leg. each leg is a landscape timber that's bolted to the stand and angled out a little.



thanks

ironworker 02-09-2017 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpeff31787 (Post 815565)
i'd say minimal 8'





thanks
I was thinking about 7 to 8'

ironworker 02-09-2017 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FF_T_Warren (Post 815561)
Buy Elevators? to mount the legs on







thanks




must have put a lot of thought into that...........

Bluechip 02-09-2017 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironworker (Post 815622)
thanks




must have put a lot of thought into that...........

Google deer blind elevators. It's a bracket that is made for the legs to become on an angle.

ironworker 02-12-2017 08:48 PM

Thanks
 
Sorry warren...

I miss understood you.
It was a bad day that day.....

Reggoh 02-13-2017 08:34 AM

I always make the base 1' wider than the top all the way around.

4' x 6' = 6' x 8' base
5' x 5' = 7' x 7' base

Mudduck1 02-13-2017 08:56 AM

Elevators make it easy ... Lil pricey but safer and quicker ,takes out the guess work


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ironworker 02-15-2017 09:39 AM

thanks
 
for all the help..
I think I have it figured out ( I'll have to post a few pictures)
I sheared up some 10ga 10" and bent it in the pressbrake at 3" to make
it look like an angle iron. I cut a 4x4 x1/8" thick.
cut it at a 25 deg. angle and welded to the 7" part of the 10 ga. that I had bent.
so the bottom of the legs are about 10' apart on a 8' tall 4x4.


came out kewl a/f!!!

also the 5x5 box blind on the top is made out of some drop aluminum
I had laying around..
I'm going to spray foam the inside too




I'll put some pictures when I get some time


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