How Deep?

[drc]

I just bought a used 40 or 50 foot push up pole. How deep do I put it in the ground?

The first two feet at the bottom are rusty. Should I cut it off before installing it?


drc

[cbrown]

I'd definitely cut the rusty section down to good metal. If it were me, I'd encase in cement in the ground a piece of pipe that would fit up inside the push up pole; and then place the pole on that pipe.