Fiberglass flagpoles come two ways Ground sleeve poles come with a cylinder that we call a "ground sleeve." In the first step of the installation, you concrete the sleeve into the ground. In the second step you lift the pole and insert it into the sleeve. The photo below shows the pole we have on display at our shop. I've intentionally left it unfinished so that you can see it at this stage if you stop by. By design, the sleeve diameter is greater than the pole diameter. To finish the job you simply fill the void with dry sand up to about a half inch from the top of the ground sleeve.

Fiberglass flagpoles are surprisingly light weight. I've always been able to easily lift a 20 or 24' pole by myself and put it in the sleeve. But use extreme caution. There is a big leverage problem working against you. Have a friend or two help you. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CLEAR OF ANY OVERHEAD WIRES OR TREE BRANCHES. If you are unsure about what you are doing, hire a professional!

Pack it tightly with a skinny metal rod you can get at a hardware store. The shims are used to plumb the pole. Make the shims out of treated wood. When you get the pole plumb, tap them in tight and cut them off. I've always then sealed the top off with roofing tar.

Ground Sleeve Pole Prices:

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The other way fiberglass poles come are as hinged base

The leveling system makes it easy to plumb the pole. Just turn the nuts. No sand, or shims are used.

Hinged base fiberglass flagpoles can be easily taken down and moved to a new location

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Instead of a ground sleeve, you concrete the anchor bolt system into the ground. The anchor bolts tie into a base plate that hinges to the hinged base built into the pole. Should you ever need to get to the top of the pole, you can lay it down.

External systems have the halyard on the outside of the pole. The halyard ties off around a cleat mounted on the pole like this:

The cleat bolts easily into the predrilled and stainless steel inserts

Internal systems have the halyard on the inside of the pole.

 The flag is lower and raised using a winch. There is a fitting in the wall of the pole. When you want to raise or lower the flag insert the crank into the fitting and turn it.

Model #

Approx. Ht

Butt Dia.

Top Dia.

Flag Size

Pole Wt.

External

Internal

HB20

19.69' (6m)

4 1/2"

2.5"

3x5'

30.8 lbs.

$999

$1,315

HB25

26.25' (8m)

4 1/2"

2.5"

4x6'

37.4 lbs.

1,134

1,457

HB30

29.53' (9m)

4 1/2"

2.5"

5x8'

44 lbs.

1,378

1,699

HB33

32.81'(10m)

5 1/2"

2.5"

5x8'

61.6 lbs.

1,538

1,902

HB35

35'

5 1/2"

5x8'

65.5 lbs.

1,694

2,050

HB40

39.37'(12m)

5 1/2"

6x10'

74.8 lbs.

1,909

2,215

HB50

50'

7"

8x12'

198 lbs.

5,172

6,190

HB60

60'

7"

10x15'

231 lbs.

6,036

7,070

All Flagpoles Come With A Revolving Truck:

 Revolving Truck, external version

The pulleys that were once standard equipment on all flagpoles have been eliminated entirely. No need to worry about pulleys jamming or breaking. They have been replaced by machined and highly polished aluminum races that are set into a high-density polymer truck assembly. Best of all, this entire truck assembly revolves 360 degrees for unobstructed flag flying during the most changeable of breezes. Flags are less likely to hang up on the wrong side of the pole, and whether the wind is coming from the east or the west the truck assembly will swing to let the flag fly perfectly. Above the truck assembly is no ordinary finial. The painted or anodized metal ball has been rethought, resized, and replaced. No longer does the flagpole owner need to worry about the ball fading, flaking or pitting next to the blue sky. Instead, he can look up and always see a highly reflective, dazzling gold finial. The secret is in a high-tech process known as electrostatic plating. Gold paint is electrostatically adhered to the inside of a clear high density Plexiglas finial and because it is on the inside, this finish is not exposed to the elements.

Base assembly. The pole has a plate manufactured into it which matches up to the base plate that you make part of the poured foundation. In my model you see here, the grade of your concrete would be the table on which this model sits.

Ground kit showing the anchor bolts and parts that form your base plate

My model of course does not have anchor bolts installed so I can set it up. The anchor bolts would go through the plate and continue vertically into your concrete

The plate manufactured into the pole is joined into the poles fabric in that it continues up the pole shaft a few feet with this steel sleeve

This picture shows the pole laid down on the hinge. The retaining ring what keeps it in place on the "hooks" has been removed from the nut and rests there in the center.

Retaining ring removed from the nut. When the ring is removed, be slipped on to the hooks or removed from the hooks.

The retaining ring is installed there slipped over the nut thus keeping the rabbit ears in place on the hooks

Ring in place, pole moving on the hooks