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Friday, April 17, 2026
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Hough
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Missouri
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One of the 4x4 post to hold up shade cloth had bent significantly as often happens with treated lumber. I came up with a simple solution for this common problem.
1. Attach some short 2x4 scraps to the post at the apex of the bend to act as a fulcrum.
2. Find the old weather head pipe you have been saving for some reason.
3. Chain the weather head to the top of the bent post
4. Wrap a 10,000 lb ratchet strap around the bottom of the pipe/post, and tighten as much as possible without bending the pipe.
5. Tighten the ratchet strap a few clicks each week until the post is in the desired orientation, the leave it in this position several more weeks.
6. Attach another 2x4 along the side of the straightened post before removing the pipe, otherwise the post will eventually return to its original bent position, as I learned from experience.
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