In article , Martin H. Eastburn says...

Some years ago this came up and one of us had a mail box mounted on a swing
arm that detentes at the road. The platform is held by a pipe - drill rod I
think -
that was maybe 20 feet long until it turns downward into a heavy anchor.

The issue he had was snow plows - he would have to pay - school buses - he would
pay -
so just make one that would swing out of the way - way out of the way. Then it
was
easy to re-set and forget. It just takes a little yard. Move to mow...

And then there was one famous poster here who made the one out of
RR track and well casing, with a look-a-like mailbox welded up out
of heavy steel plate.

I seem to recall the town road grader hit it while plowing snow.

The mailbox busted all the shear bolts off the grader blade.

The town was *not* happy. The poor guy had to pay to repair the
grader, and take out the mailbox.

But I bet the driver never did that again!

Jim


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