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Buying the Rright Flagpole
Buying the right flagpole is a hard decision. You have to conceder wind average wind speeds, top wind speeds, is it for your home or business, how tall, and what is it going to be made out of.
Wind speeds- you need to know how much wind you have
Click here for wind chart
If you are putting in a flagpole at your home, you will not want to go over 25ft. If you are putting a flagpole up at your business, you can consider any size.
Ground Set Aluminum Flagpoles - Wind Ratings
Exposed
Height
(feet) |
Shaft
Diameter
(inch) |
Maximum
Wall
Thickness
(inch) |
Maximum
Unflagged
Windspeed
(mph) |
Recommended
Flag Size
(feet) |
Flagged
Windspeed
(mph) |
Base |
top |
| |
20 |
4 |
2 |
.125 |
163 |
5x8 |
110 |
20 |
5 |
3 |
.125 |
255 |
5x8 |
120+ |
20 |
5 |
2 |
.188 |
316 |
5x8 |
120+ |
25 |
5 |
3 |
.125 |
154 |
5x8 |
105 |
25 |
5 |
3 |
.156 |
201 |
5x8 |
120 |
25 |
5.5 |
3.5 |
.188 |
256 |
5x8 |
120+ |
25 |
6 |
3.5 |
.156 |
195 |
5x8 |
120+ |
25 |
6 |
3.5 |
.188 |
222 |
5x8 |
120+ |
30 |
5 |
3 |
.125 |
110 |
6x10 |
85 |
30 |
5 |
3 |
.156 |
126 |
6x10 |
95 |
30 |
6 |
3.5 |
.156 |
195 |
6x10 |
120 |
30 |
6 |
3.5 |
.188 |
222 |
6x10 |
120+ |
35 |
5 |
3 |
.156 |
100 |
6x10 |
80 |
35 |
6 |
3.5 |
.156 |
129 |
6x10 |
95 |
35 |
7 |
3.5 |
.156 |
184 |
6x10 |
120 |
35 |
7 |
3.5 |
.188 |
209 |
6x10 |
120 |
40 |
7 |
3.5 |
.156 |
138 |
8x12 |
95 |
40 |
8 |
3.5 |
.188 |
203 |
8x12 |
120 |
45 |
8 |
3.5 |
.188 |
166 |
8x12 |
110 |
50 |
8 |
3.5 |
.188 |
127 |
10x15 |
95 |
50 |
10 |
4 |
.188 |
185 |
10x15 |
115 |
60 |
10 |
4 |
.188 |
136 |
12x18 |
95 |
60 |
10 |
4 |
.250 |
167 |
12x18 |
110 |
60 |
12 |
4.4 |
.250 |
213 |
12x18 |
120 |
70 |
10 |
4 |
.312 |
145 |
15x25 |
95 |
70 |
12 |
3.6 |
.250 |
169 |
15x25 |
115 |
80 |
12 |
4 |
.375 |
174 |
20x30 |
115 |
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