T-posts or treated 4x4's??

[Wacky]

I was always taught that:

1) A treated wood post every ten feet is the best for wire.

2) Next best is a treated wood post every twenty feet with a T-post in between.

3) A wood post every thirty feet with two T-posts in between.

I do the treated wood post every twenty feet and one T-post in between. That has always worked very well for me.

Thanks for the input.:thumbsup:

 

[Wacky]

I wouldn't think the posts would be deep enough. 12' post with 8' out of the ground. And it will keep most deer out.

But get something in writing from the contractor that a 10' post 2' in the ground will work for xx number of years (whatever you are satisfied with).

Thanks. I will have him put the 12' posts 4' under.

 

[Foodplot]

For what it's worth, we took down our garden fence. Too hard to run the tractor down rows in a fenced area. A dog with a little training works around here. You must have a very large garden to justify the expense of the fence you're constructing! I work part of the year in South Africa, and have attached a picture of a serious garden fence of a colleague. Keeps the elephants out. Notice the electric toe wire to keep them from getting right up to the main fence and to keep the burrowing animals out.