Box section

[Hilly]

I would like 100mmx 100mm box gate post to be removable need a sleeve concreted into ground what size box fits over 100x100 or will I have to make Sleeve ?

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Depends how thick the box is, had some sockets made for 100x100 for cattle shed, local guys just used some folded 3mm sheet

 

[Chuckie]

120x120x8 is ideal for over 100x100 box

 

[defender]

If you have a few to do buy a length of stainless with 4 mm wall
Stainless doesn't have the rib inside and won't rust to seize post in sleeve
I think actually I used 90 mm box for post with a heavier wall as I couldn't find a good tight fit for a sleeve for 100 mm , stainless is a perfect match

 

[Andrew]

Wrap the post in a few layers of silage wrap. Coat in grease. Stand upright and concrete in nice snug fit that won’t rust and seize.

 

[tinsheet]

90x90x4 fits snug in 100x100x3.2, that's what I use, if it's any use!

 

[roscoe erf]

just buy some galvanised ready made ones

 

[Hilly]

just buy some galvanised ready made ones

I didn’t know I could ? Where abouts ?

 

[roscoe erf]

I didn’t know I could ? Where abouts ?

most agri suppliers sell post and receiver well they do here just as an example square-gate-hanging-posts.html

 

[TechWise]

Bit of grease on the bottom of the post, then a layer of newspaper, build up a couple of layers and then just concrete it in. The post will pull out no bother by hand and you'll have a socket made of concrete with no danger of the post rusting into the sleeve.

Done dozens of posts this way from 100x100 for calving pens down to 50x50 for sheep pens. Never used a metal sleeve yet.

 

[KennyO]

Ritchie do sockets but i don't think they show online.

 

[Bullring]

Don’t do it, just buy the galvanised posts and sockets from agri merchants, been there and done the homemade post and sleeve thing in a cattle shed, post rusted solid in the sleeve and then snapped off when I tried to lift it out with the handler. Cue 3 hours of swearing trying to dig out the old sleeve in 2ft of solid concrete with a breaker. Now replaced with proper post and socket.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Don’t do it, just buy the galvanised posts and sockets from agri merchants, been there and done the homemade post and sleeve thing in a cattle shed, post rusted solid in the sleeve and then snapped off when I tried to lift it out with the handler. Cue 3 hours of swearing trying to dig out the old sleeve in 2ft of solid concrete with a breaker. Now replaced with proper post and socket.

trick is to pour a bit of waste oil in the socket

 

[Hilly]

Don’t do it, just buy the galvanised posts and sockets from agri merchants, been there and done the homemade post and sleeve thing in a cattle shed, post rusted solid in the sleeve and then snapped off when I tried to lift it out with the handler. Cue 3 hours of swearing trying to dig out the old sleeve in 2ft of solid concrete with a breaker. Now replaced with proper post and socket.

I’m a hill farmer , it’s survival we don’t do just buy new ?

 

[Bullring]

trick is to pour a bit of waste oil in the socket

I did that and greased the post but cattle dung and dirty water don’t mix and it kept rusting over until the box section finally gave up.

 

[colhonk]

A stock farmer with used engine oil

 

[Lazy Eric]

IAE and Bateman do all the galvanised sockets along with blanking caps. not that expensive.