I have been setting a LOT of farm/ranch wood fence posts (Round not 4x4) and ran into an issue yesterday that I have not previously had.
Most of my ground is hard clay and I do mean HARD and DRY clay.
In my one corner at the end of a 1600 foot run I dug two holes yesterday by hand as the hydraulic post driver could not get there and found water at 21 inches below grade. "Great" high water table in that location! What are my best options to keep post from rotting out?
Looked on line and found a sleeve that is designed to prevent rotting at grade but I thought I had heard of a sleeve that will protect the post all the way to the bottom of the hole.
This morning found the water had risen to 12 inches below grade so it is even worse than yesterday.
Does anyone have any knowledge of how to protect a post that is set in a high moisture ground condition. Most likely it is seasonal but I never knew this specific corner had such a high water table.
Most of my ground is hard clay and I do mean HARD and DRY clay.
In my one corner at the end of a 1600 foot run I dug two holes yesterday by hand as the hydraulic post driver could not get there and found water at 21 inches below grade. "Great" high water table in that location! What are my best options to keep post from rotting out?
Looked on line and found a sleeve that is designed to prevent rotting at grade but I thought I had heard of a sleeve that will protect the post all the way to the bottom of the hole.
This morning found the water had risen to 12 inches below grade so it is even worse than yesterday.
Does anyone have any knowledge of how to protect a post that is set in a high moisture ground condition. Most likely it is seasonal but I never knew this specific corner had such a high water table.