Fencing posts - which have longevity??

[Acorn2012]

Which wooden posts have longevity? I’m thinking either creosote or acacia?
I’ve got CS funding to help but the agreement is this year so it needs to be wood not metal.
what does everyone recommend? Creosote? Acacia? Or other?
I want them to last as long as possible. It’s wet land (usually!)

 

[dirty harry]

Fence n forget

 

[AnnaMooMoo]

I’ve gone chestnut. Time will tell.

 

[ewald]

Creosoted chestnut - still good after 45 years. Anything else we have tried has been terrible.

 

[Pistonbroke]

Creosote,but has to be red wood properly done. There's a lot claiming to be creosote that is white wood which won't absorb it,and a lot is creosote replacer which is like heating oil with dye in it. Having said that, there's nothing worse than using creosote posts in the summer. Post rammer,hammer etc hitting the post atomises it and You're in a mist of it.

 

[milkloss]

Traditional creosoted chestnut posts. (Bottom 3'). No creosote wasted at the top of the post, nice to handle, last forever.

good luck finding any!

 

[Oscar]

I ve got 27000 m to do in next 19 months for HLS and am going with Acacia .

 

[Doing it for the kids]

I ve got 27000 m to do in next 19 months for HLS and am going with Acacia .

27 km!? Ouch, what’s the cost / m do you think?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Ystrad Nurseries,

 

[daveydiesel1]

Wev been using octo posts. Seem good so far. Never heard of chestnutt posts. What price are they?

 

[Breakthru]

Light a fire under a cast iron bath filled with creosote and soak the sharp ends in it for a couple of days. Will last decades.

 

[Grassman]

Octopst are good for me. Warranty for 25 years (supposedly )
Nice to work with.

 

[Zedlock]

Sadly our recycled plastic posts aren't currently eligible in FG1/FG2 but we hope they will be for next year. Ideal in areas that lay wet.

 

[Still Farming]

Sadly our recycled plastic posts aren't currently eligible in FG1/FG2 but we hope they will be for next year. Ideal in areas that lay wet.
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How much are they?

 

[Zedlock]

How much are they?

Price list attached. The posts in the picture are 100x1750mm (4" x 5'9") rounds spaced at 3.6m. For sheep fencing the 80mm rounds are ideal as intermediates.

 

[Oscar]

27 km!? Ouch, what’s the cost / m do you think?

Materials only , around £4 - £108,000.00

 

[Ffermer Bach]

going to try Clipex (hopefully), other than that going to go with high tensile fencing, fence n forget posts, used telegraph pole strainers

 

[Willie adie]

definitately not this only 5yrs old

 

[oilcan]

McVeigh Parker creosote stakes,some others not creosoted to their standard we have found.

 

[FonterraFarmer]

If I doubt use concrete!!!