Snow fence

[Bird]

Bill, after looking at the site beenthere gave us, I think you're right! Oh well, it looked good in Utah anyway./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[RobS]

<font color=blue>From what I have read about them, we don't want any! </font color=blue>

You guys talking about the Russian Olives or the snow fence /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Bird]

<font color=blue>talking about the Russian Olives or the snow fence</font color=blue>

Both./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Von]

I live on a privite drive that is about 1/2 mile long on top of a hill ( read as: wind blown drifts!). We put up over 1/4 mile of snow fence to keep the drifts off the road. We use 6 ft. T-post to hold it up spaced about 12 ft. apart, and use old coat hanger wire to tie it to the post. The fence has to sit a min. of 60 ft. off the road, otherwise the drifts will be in the road. All the homeowners pitch in and we can put up all the fence in about 2-3 hours. Use the bucket of the FEL to drive the post in, so it goes pretty fast.

 

[MikePA]

Could you describe the technique you use for driving in the t posts with the FEL? When I tried it, the post kept slipping off.

 

[Von]

I put a 500 lbs. counter weight that I made for the 3 pt. hitch in the bucket. Someone holds the T-post until it is started and with the added weight the bucket just pushes the post in. We slide a cap over the top of the post that is nothing more than 8" of pipe with a flat plate welded to it. This spreads out the load and saves the bottom of the bucket from dents!

 

[MikePA]

Thanks!

I'll use the handheld t post installer I bought to cover the top of the t post and my FEL w/o the add'l weight and see how things go.

 

[TxBilly]

<font color=blue>talking about the Russian Olives or the snow fence</font color=blue>

Ditto Bird's response!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif