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Spring is here and time to start on this new fence....
Though, that means lots of tractor time with the post hole digger!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
But also means lots of back breaking corner post work
and hand T-post pounding ick.
Were doing 5 acres for horses with 5ft high non-climb horse fence and 7 ft t-posts with electric tape along the top.
My sincere thanks to the man who made the post hole digger!
Got 15 - of the 8 inch oak corner posts in with my 12 inch auger, (man those oak posts are heavy, must be 200 lbs each?, my FEL did most of the lift work with a chain, whew)
Another 30 of the 5 inch brace posts dug with my 9 inch auger, and every 6 ft another 5 inch post for sturdiness. All held in with Sac-crete concrete argh argh argh. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
1600 lbs of sacrete (80lb bags).... though made easy with the FEL transporting it, just turn tractor around, pull up to the hole and cut the bag, pour 1/2 bag, pour water, dump the rest. Tamp and pack concrete with tamper, check level... Onto next wood post.... etc etc.
Now time for T-posts ick I had drove 25 of them sunday.... this got old quick especially when it was rocky, there must be a better way. Searched the rental places for attachments drivers for the rear of our tractors, no luck... No rental places had a Bobcat post driver either.
Called a fencing company, they'll drive the tposts with there Bobcat post driver, but its $80 and hr. with 400 more posts to go, he said it'll take 5 hours. $400 ouch.
Searched the internet, found hydraulic ones for $2500, ah not.... but I did found this place! Pretty Cool, and air powered T-post driver.
Rohrer - Air T-post driver
I figure for about the same $, I can have something to show for it, and I can use it later on for my other fencing projects.
I ordered it yesterday, will be here next week, just in time for the 400 t-posts arriving this thursday.
I thought I'd share this product with everyone, I'll get more photos of the fence later as I go, how this product works and some tractor time. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
It seems like a worth while investment in time and money,
and not to mention all that hand pounding, blister making t-post manual driving stuff. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Btw: I luv my tractor, FEL, and PHD /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
John
Though, that means lots of tractor time with the post hole digger!!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
But also means lots of back breaking corner post work
and hand T-post pounding ick.
Were doing 5 acres for horses with 5ft high non-climb horse fence and 7 ft t-posts with electric tape along the top.
My sincere thanks to the man who made the post hole digger!
Got 15 - of the 8 inch oak corner posts in with my 12 inch auger, (man those oak posts are heavy, must be 200 lbs each?, my FEL did most of the lift work with a chain, whew)
Another 30 of the 5 inch brace posts dug with my 9 inch auger, and every 6 ft another 5 inch post for sturdiness. All held in with Sac-crete concrete argh argh argh. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
1600 lbs of sacrete (80lb bags).... though made easy with the FEL transporting it, just turn tractor around, pull up to the hole and cut the bag, pour 1/2 bag, pour water, dump the rest. Tamp and pack concrete with tamper, check level... Onto next wood post.... etc etc.
Now time for T-posts ick I had drove 25 of them sunday.... this got old quick especially when it was rocky, there must be a better way. Searched the rental places for attachments drivers for the rear of our tractors, no luck... No rental places had a Bobcat post driver either.
Called a fencing company, they'll drive the tposts with there Bobcat post driver, but its $80 and hr. with 400 more posts to go, he said it'll take 5 hours. $400 ouch.
Searched the internet, found hydraulic ones for $2500, ah not.... but I did found this place! Pretty Cool, and air powered T-post driver.
Rohrer - Air T-post driver
I figure for about the same $, I can have something to show for it, and I can use it later on for my other fencing projects.
I ordered it yesterday, will be here next week, just in time for the 400 t-posts arriving this thursday.
I thought I'd share this product with everyone, I'll get more photos of the fence later as I go, how this product works and some tractor time. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
It seems like a worth while investment in time and money,
and not to mention all that hand pounding, blister making t-post manual driving stuff. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Btw: I luv my tractor, FEL, and PHD /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
John