My wood fence posts are rotting off,,,what to do?

[ruffdog]

Are most of them rotting near ground level, where the moisture and air intersect?
If cut off at, or just below, ground level, then buried and compacted, and a new post placed next to it, will the old post really rot enough to destabilize new post?

....and why does new post have to be right next to old post?

Yes, the rot is mostly at ground level.

 

[deezler]

10) Do you still have the receipt? Return them as defective.
8) JB Weld the remnants back together.
7) Before they break off, remove and invert them. Then get another 20 years out of the same post.
5) Drive some re-rod down the centers to keep them co-axial and co-linear so neighbors can't see that the posts are shot.
4) Sell the property and move to a place better suited to fence post longevity.
3) Plant oak trees and use them as "live" fence posts.

2) Beg for help from the Federal Government. In a year or so (be patient, government takes time to get rolling), you'll be poor and disenfranchised and can then apply for Fencing Assistance. He has a Plan.
And the number 1 technique to get a fence fixed:

1) Have your wife do it. They're her goats. Buy her a new tractor, post digger, staple gun, and a wood lathe to make perfectly round wood fence posts that will certainly outlive you !

Wow, this was a fantastically dramatic list of options. Well crafted, lol.

 

[deezler]

My dad had this same problem with his old wood fences. He did it the hard way, and disassembled the fence, replaced the post with new, painted it, and reassembled. There's really no easy hack to this, gotta limp it along, or repair it correctly.

 

[Snobdds]

Ever since I started using 4x6 posts and 6x6 corner post...I have not had to replace one post.

I know that doesn't help you now, but it could in the future.

 

[ruffdog]

I did use the treated 6x6 for corner posts. Could you imagine what using treated lumber for fence posts would cost now? $$$$$

 

[zzvyb6]

And what the SJW's will say, protest and destroy if they catch you threatening the environment.

 

[Rustyiron]

A high tensile fence can have very limited posts in the ground. After building proper corners, your line posts can be 50' or more spacing. Do some net surfing and research on it. I find a properly built h/t fence to be as attractive and much easier to mow under than a fence like you described.
You just need to build them, particularly the corners and direction changes as they describe, line posts can be a combination of a wood post every 80' or so with T post at whatever intervals in between.
A fence is like a padlock if you're not keeping animals in, your honest neighbors will respect it.

 

[big bubba]

at what life stage are you & how many post regenerations do you anticipate?

 

[ruffdog]

at what life stage are you & how many post regenerations do you anticipate?

If all the posts would be new and I would get 20 years out of them, I'd be happy. I think I may go ahead and un-staple the real bad ones to get them off the fence and see how things go. Yes, looking back I would have done things different but will now try to keep the wire vertical and sturdy the best I can for 20 years more.

 

[LD48750]

10) Do you still have the receipt? Return them as defective.

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And the number 1 technique to get a fence fixed:

1) Have your wife do it. They're her goats. Buy her a new tractor, post digger, staple gun, and a wood lathe to make perfectly round wood fence posts that will certainly outlive you !

Certainly would out live me if I tried that with MY wife.