I bought this on ebay in May. I had to drive down to south east Kansas to pick it up.I hauled it home on a 10' long snowmobile trailer.....all 18' of it! It was quite a sight.I sanded the pole with a belt sander, primed it & applied 2 top coats.I finally got the hole dug & poured concrete 2 weeks ago. My buddy brought his skid steer over last Friday night & we raised it up. It fell into place like it was made to fit.(it was) The car is parked there to hide the pile of dirt that I haven't moved yet! Plus, I think it looks pretty cool.