Years ago I used a "water level" to set post tops to elevation, later I used "laser". Calculate rise/run for grades and divide run into increments of post spacing to get increments of rise per post. Nothing takes the place of eyeball and experience. In the early 60s daddy and I ran lots of woven wire with barb wire 6" above, by eye. It still looks good. Many of the hand tamped locust posts (cut and skin um January one year, set um next year) are still there. Daddy would tractor auger several holes after he came home from work and I had to tamp the posts in while he was at work the next day. Every crumb of dirt + 5gal bucket of field rock had to be in that hole with the post. What with garden, haying and fencing, summers weren't much fun. Or that's what I thought back then. Now I wish I could do it again. Back then my only worry was to get done what I was supposed to do before his pickup came in sight of an evening.
Flipping my post hole diggers over once with a mark located on the handles gives me the spacing between post. Digging out a clump of dirt setting aside the hole in line gets me a radius view and easy to adjust by eye. Of course just a few 5 foot steaks/ post for reference points does help and those screwdrivers are not high enough for me to use my post hole diggers as a line of sight. Keep On Fencing!
We use string for post height and it works well on a rolling hill if you just stand back and keep looking and adjusting the string with screws. We use screws in wood posts to influence the string up and down before and after our pivot points so it will look good before we mark it and take our string back down
If you're driving posts and need to raise them a small bit you can try to use an old tire that is still inflated on a rim. Stand the tire up by the post, wrap a chain around the base of the post and run it over the tire to your machine. Pull with the machine until you have picked it up a little too far, wiggle the post so some material falls in below the post, and tap it back down. Soil type will affect results.
Corner too corner, I set my corners and pull barbed wire with a cumalong. makes a perfectly straight line. Than drive a tee post every eight feet . five feet above the ground , then I strecht out the fabric metal fencing four foot tall. That's what I use on the goat farm.
A tape measure and marking paint along with one good eye still won't produce a perfect post hole and if you can't see it with your eye a string line isn't going to help you. Keep On Fencing!
lmao. the after class discussions are crazy. thanx for the great info on fencing. thanx even more for the very well elaboration for this "cally blethen" question/stmt. makes good sense.
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"Screw drivers that work good for everything but a screwdriver.
i guess it is kinda off topic but do anybody know a good website to watch new series online?
@Remy Alvin meh I watch on Flixportal. Just google for it:P -melvin
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Years ago I used a "water level" to set post tops to elevation, later I used "laser". Calculate rise/run for grades and divide run into increments of post spacing to get increments of rise per post. Nothing takes the place of eyeball and experience. In the early 60s daddy and I ran lots of woven wire with barb wire 6" above, by eye. It still looks good. Many of the hand tamped locust posts (cut and skin um January one year, set um next year) are still there. Daddy would tractor auger several holes after he came home from work and I had to tamp the posts in while he was at work the next day. Every crumb of dirt + 5gal bucket of field rock had to be in that hole with the post. What with garden, haying and fencing, summers weren't much fun. Or that's what I thought back then. Now I wish I could do it again. Back then my only worry was to get done what I was supposed to do before his pickup came in sight of an evening.
Flipping my post hole diggers over once with a mark located on the handles gives me the spacing between post. Digging out a clump of dirt setting aside the hole in line gets me a radius view and easy to adjust by eye. Of course just a few 5 foot steaks/ post for reference points does help and those screwdrivers are not high enough for me to use my post hole diggers as a line of sight. Keep On Fencing!
I wanted to ask a question but you you answered it in the video lol. Really good info you always cover all the bases. Thanks
When u know how to roll a fence to grade it so satisfying
We use string for post height and it works well on a rolling hill if you just stand back and keep looking and adjusting the string with screws. We use screws in wood posts to influence the string up and down before and after our pivot points so it will look good before we mark it and take our string back down
What are the little things you crimp onto the string and where do you get them?
If you're driving posts and need to raise them a small bit you can try to use an old tire that is still inflated on a rim.
Stand the tire up by the post, wrap a chain around the base of the post and run it over the tire to your machine. Pull with the machine until you have picked it up a little too far, wiggle the post so some material falls in below the post, and tap it back down. Soil type will affect results.
I have seen people pull post this way on YT
Great info.
We’re you guys on a fence build competition show?
We participate in the Fall Fence Forum but not as competitors.
Im in VA on the NC border, where is Sloop at in NC?
Mount Ulla!
Corner too corner, I set my corners and pull barbed wire with a cumalong. makes a perfectly straight line. Than drive a tee post every eight feet . five feet above the ground , then I strecht out the fabric metal fencing four foot tall. That's what I use on the goat farm.
I stretch my woven wire from corner to corner first, then 8ft T-post every 10ft.. then 2 lines of barbed wire. Then hot wire if needed.
The eyes don't lie,..thanks for the tips,..
You bet!
A tape measure and marking paint along with one good eye still won't produce a perfect post hole and if you can't see it with your eye a string line isn't going to help you. Keep On Fencing!
I only fence with swords.
We never used to have swords but walkway harbor freight sells orange handled ones 🤣
Let me guess. Those screwdrivers are not made in the USA. I see a small business opportunity.
I’m sure not.
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lmao. the after class discussions are crazy. thanx for the great info on fencing. thanx even more for the very well elaboration for this "cally blethen" question/stmt. makes good sense.