Mount Pole Support.

[Babadem]

Where in New England? I should also caution those reading that I am in an extreme weather area, Approximately 2500 feet above sea level, no obstruction to block the wind or to hold in the heat. I live in the Cascade mountains about 7 miles from Satus Pass. In the winter we get cold - and almost no heating from the sun.
That said, tar or paint heavily your post to a foot up from your concrete and mound topsoil around it. No sense to worry about a small thing like this especially if your are not exposed and the project is done. Do you worry about pipes freezing in the winter? If not, you probably do not have a frost problem! We have to drain our pipes that are buried less that 2 feet or they freeze. We have shut offs on all our laterals, with drain valves at the lowest points - 2 to 3 ft extensions on the handles....

I'm in Massachusetts. Don't know the technical details, but pipes sometimes freeze here during the winter if there is no heat in the buildings. What purpose will the paint or tar serve?

 

[rv1pop]

I'm in Massachusetts. Don't know the technical details, but pipes sometimes freeze here during the winter if there is no heat in the buildings. What purpose will the paint or tar serve?

I was refering to the underground, incomming pipes. If you do not have to keep water running inthe house to keep your INCOMMING water from freezing, you probably will noit have a problem. Covering the cap of concrete will be all that is necessary. Another example, if you can protect your plants with leaves in the winter, frost heaving probably will not hurt your install. I am so used to 20 plus inches of frost and heave that I think of it, almost continuously. (I was raised about 4000 feet up on the south side of Mount Rainier!)

The tar or paint is to reduce the amount of rusting on the mast or tower.