wrote in message
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I plan on digginh the hole with a tractor auger and using rebar and
concrete. Is this ok for 2 feet? What is a "deadman"?

Nope, not unless the concrete footer is at least another two feet deeper.
You _NEED_ at least four feet in the ground to give you the lateral load
resistance required. (unless you're talking about a continuous footer
around the whole periphery of the barn. But then it's not _quite_ a "pole
barn" anymore.)

LLoyd