What's frost depth

I need to dig a hole lol, what’s the frost depth out there?

Dependent on what area of the state you are in. Ranging anywhere from 18″ to 48″

Is there snow cover, anyone walk, or drive on it, does the sun ever touch it, what type of soil.

Sorry, just the job sup in me.

Mail Box, side of blacktop 2 feet of snow covering it, virgin ground no walking maybe a stray car. south facing tree cover. Crosslake location.

I had to dig a fence post hole last week and the ground was frozen solid at the surface until mid afternoon. Once I broke through the top 4″ – 6″ with a pry bar, it was normal digging. You definitely have to wait until the sun hits the ground and day temps get above freezing.

I would say, not much.
You can always fire up some charcoal and set it on there.
Or temp up a mailbox til spring

Why go through the trouble so the snowplow can whack it again this winter? Do something temporary like EPG suggested.

5 gal bucket, quicrete and a 4×4 post would be my answer.

Dutchboy wrote:

Why go through the trouble so the snowplow can whack it again this winter? Do something temporary like EPG suggested.

dutchy what kind of snow plow drivers you got???

I’ve been at my residence since 1979 and the only thing that hit my mailbox was a school bus backing out of the neighbors driveway that does daycare. And with a little union inginuity fixed er up like brand new.

I was answering a question somebody else asked Glenn, not talking to myself.

You will have a lot more frost there than almost anywhere. The road itself is bare, being driven on, etc. Perfect storm for putting frost in the ground.

Dutchboy wrote:

Why go through the trouble so the snowplow can whack it again this winter? Do something temporary like EPG suggested.

Lol. I lost over $100 in the mailbox that snow storm just before Christmas. $75 in Cabelas cards from some safety points I cashed in at work, and $30 check from father in Law to one of my kids in a Christmas card. The wind was 40mph. I’m sure they both ended up in the next county. FIL sent a new check. I’m S.O.L. On the Cabelas cards. 😢

As far as frost, everywhere I’ve been digging in St. Cloud area is 3-4’ deep. The boys at work had an emergency dig up at midnight Friday night. You ain’t lived until you had to safely dig up live gas main in 4’of frost! Thankfully now days we got Vaccume excavators!

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Well poop didn’t think the frost is that thick, I will do some welding this weekend and rig up a post to attach to another post that is there.

Yeah in my neighbor we have the city come through with a normal city truck 8′ blade that plows down the center. Then following that truck is the big city road plow. I guess that is why taxes are high in crosslake lol. Why plow once when you can two plows.

You are working to hard. Nail your mailbox onto a sawhorse and throw it out there. If the mail man says it’s to short stub some 2×4 on the end of the legs.

Fire up your favorite ice auger lmao. Get that hole dug EPG would maybe come supervise with the right beverage!!