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In this scenario I think I would just use a right angle bracket on the
bottom of the plate and a couple u-bolts to attach the right angle plate to
the post. Not super fancy, but it would get the job done.
On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 7:23=E2=80=AFAM Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.or=
g> wrote:
> My carrier has requested I move my mailbox to a place he doesn't have to
> hike to and I would like to help him out. I have a survey post that's ver=
y
> much like a chain link fence post with the cap removed. It's on the
> property line so I don't want to top-mount a mailbox. I haven't found
> anything in my searches that will let me do this without hacking it so mu=
ch
> it looks super sketchy. Are there any mailboxes, or adapters, that will l=
et
> me do this? I'm thinking a standard rural mailbox that sits on a plate, a=
nd
> the plate has a recess to slip over the top of the post, just offset so t=
he
> mailbox is on my side. I could imagine there's a 2-mailbox plate that
> centers itself over the post, and I'd just cut off one of the plates.
>
> thanks,
> jim
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<div dir=3D"ltr">In this scenario I think I would just use a right angle br=
acket on the bottom of the plate and a couple u-bolts to attach the right a=
ngle plate to the post.=C2=A0 Not super fancy, but it would get the job don=
e.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 7:23=E2=80=AFAM Jim Frankli=
n <<a href=3D"mailto:jamesf@groupwbench.org";>jamesf@groupwbench.org</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My ca=
rrier has requested I move my mailbox to a place he doesn't have to hik=
e to and I would like to help him out. I have a survey post that's very=
much like a chain link fence post with the cap removed. It's on the pr=
operty line so I don't want to top-mount a mailbox. I haven't found=
anything in my searches that will let me do this without hacking it so muc=
h it looks super sketchy. Are there any mailboxes, or adapters, that will l=
et me do this? I'm thinking a standard rural mailbox that sits on a pla=
te, and the plate has a recess to slip over the top of the post, just offse=
t so the mailbox is on my side. I could imagine there's a 2-mailbox pla=
te that centers itself over the post, and I'd just cut off one of the p=
lates. <br>
<br>
thanks,<br>
jim<br>
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