My posts are generally buried 3 feet deep. I found a super deal on telephone poles a couple years ago. Guy was selling them for $1 a foot. They are about the only thing I've found that doesn't lean over in clay soil. But even the power lines along the highway are leaning towards the east as the wind is usually from the west here.
If you don't want them to lean or rot fast put 2 60 pound bags of concrete in the hole and you won't have to worrie about them for bout 40 60 years with a 6 in plus post
What was the distance on that stretch of barbed wire? Did you put up any wood post in between the corners? If so how far apart are the wooden posts between the T-posts? I ask because I have 100+ acres that needs fencing right now lol. Yours looked great! Good job.
you tighten until the wire breaks and then you do one click less :) I just tighten until it takes some effort on the come-along but not like all I've got. It probably takes breaking it a couple times to know when is too much.
Quikrete the post in ??? Seriously ? Just establish the corner post the year before you plan to install the fence..much more solid......or / or attach the wires during the winter when the posts are frozen in the ground. This way all the post share the load / tension. Also....you can use a silo stave...put in just in front of the corner post ( the side which you will be pulling on) Place it flush with the ground . Yah really dont need a brace this way.....all the force is spread out over a much larger area rather then a 3 or 5 inch area.
Nice work. How deep did you go on the posts? I buried mine to 3" in clay soil and in a week they were leaning.
My posts are generally buried 3 feet deep. I found a super deal on telephone poles a couple years ago. Guy was selling them for $1 a foot. They are about the only thing I've found that doesn't lean over in clay soil. But even the power lines along the highway are leaning towards the east as the wind is usually from the west here.
Thank you.
3" deep.....you're on it!
If you don't want them to lean or rot fast put 2 60 pound bags of concrete in the hole and you won't have to worrie about them for bout 40 60 years with a 6 in plus post
What was the distance on that stretch of barbed wire? Did you put up any wood post in between the corners? If so how far apart are the wooden posts between the T-posts? I ask because I have 100+ acres that needs fencing right now lol. Yours looked great! Good job.
It was about 300 ft with no wooden posts in between. I generally put an H brace in the middle if the fence is longer than 500 ft.
Hi. Was it a 2 ton come-along? How do you know how much tension is enough?
you tighten until the wire breaks and then you do one click less :)
I just tighten until it takes some effort on the come-along but not like all I've got. It probably takes breaking it a couple times to know when is too much.
@@LewisRenovation practice, practice And the practice. Thanks I'll start practicing in two weeks
Whats the spacing on your t post
+Rashad Darcus Usually 14 feet
Not enough instruction, too far away, couldn;t tell what tools you were using, but the music was fitting.
That’s really good, but you didn’t show how to do anything!
Sorry, it was one of my first videos.
But thanks for watching and commenting
People crack me up sometimes. They have stuff like this on youtube like they know how to put up a barbed wire fence
+Cody Smith Thanks for the feedback. I'll check out all my fences and make sure they haven't fallen down.
Quikrete the post in ??? Seriously ? Just establish the corner post the year before you plan to install the fence..much more solid......or / or attach the wires during the winter when the posts are frozen in the ground. This way all the post share the load / tension. Also....you can use a silo stave...put in just in front of the corner post ( the side which you will be pulling on) Place it flush with the ground . Yah really dont need a brace this way.....all the force is spread out over a much larger area rather then a 3 or 5 inch area.
Someday I hope to plan my ranch work a year in advance. Thanks for commenting
Concrete Also preserves the post better. Especially if you live in a wet climate, then posts will rot out faster then if concreted in