Fencing posts

[yellowbelly]

Need to replace a lot of not very old fencing stakes.

Our local supplier is offering some with a 15yr guarantee.

MVF are offering 'Shield' pressure treated at quite a bit less money (80p each less).
Anybody used any?
Are they any good?
Don't want to be replacing them again in 5 yrs time

TIA.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Exmoor Hay and Straw selling posts . Not sure of lifespan but seem good . If you want life yiu have to pay its seems, £4 +

 

[Smith31]

We have gone for clipex, did a trial run of 100 acres back in early March, very impressed remainder will be getting done after this lockdown. Manufacturers claim the posts will have a 30 year lifespan, wouldn't doubt them in all honesty.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Creosoted or clipex

 

[Derrick Hughes]

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[Derrick Hughes]

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[Dr. Alkathene]

Clipex is grand til the cows discover they can bend the posts.

 

[tepapa]

Exmoor Hay and Straw selling posts . Not sure of lifespan but seem good . If you want life yiu have to pay its seems, £4 +

£4+ will buy you creosote posts

 

[Smith31]

Clipex is grand til the cows discover they can bend the posts.

We used the clipex beefy posts, not had any bother as yet.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

£4+ will buy you creosote posts

The ones in the picture aint £4 . They be just over half that,

 

[Ollie.mclean]

Need to replace a lot of not very old fencing stakes.

Our local supplier is offering some with a 15yr guarantee.

MVF are offering 'Shield' pressure treated at quite a bit less money (80p each less).
Anybody used any?
Are they any good?
Don't want to be replacing them again in 5 yrs time

TIA.

Have had some good and some bad batches of shield posts. I’ve sent a couple of batches back due to being bone dry and having a lot of “star knots”/a ring of knots at the same point on the posts were splitting and snapping whilst being knocked in. The timber may have a good treatment on it but I have doubts in the quality of the timber in the first place. Credit to MV they didn’t argue and a full refund given. I’d personally look at the ones recommended above, or have a good look through the posts before using.

 

[dirty harry]

Fence n forget, brilliant proper posts and great folk to deal with!! Cheers dh

 

[neilo]

Last bundles I had, a couple of months ago, were ‘15 yr’ treated larch. 5’6” 3-4” were a few pennies over £3.

‘Proper’ creosote (slow grown & pressure treated, not washed) were over £4.50 iirc. If I owned the farm I’d use F&F creosote, but I don’t. Larch are a second choice to that.

Maybe Clipex if you don’t mind the ‘industrial estate’ look.?

 

[HarryB97]

We only use Clipex for our stock fencing, it’s well worth using the beefy posts or using them every 2nd or 3rd post. I prefer the look of Clipex and actually think it blends in my better than wood as the posts are slimmer, they don’t shine in the sun either. Just bought 700 creosote posts from Mcveigh Parker for replacing our horse paddocks as wanted a traditional look. I had to cut the tops off some posts and very impressed with the amount of treatment as well as the price. I only use Clipex strainers though no matter the type of fence.

 

[tepapa]

Have had some good and some bad batches of shield posts. I’ve sent a couple of batches back due to being bone dry and having a lot of “star knots”/a ring of knots at the same point on the posts were splitting and snapping whilst being knocked in. The timber may have a good treatment on it but I have doubts in the quality of the timber in the firstborn place. Credit to MV they didn’t argue and a full refund given. I’d personally look at the ones recommended above, or have a good look through the posts before using.

The star knots you mention will be because it's pine. So good timber to take treatment, but correct me if I'm wrong the posts are machined round so a lot of the sapwood/strength is taken off.

 

[Ollie.mclean]

The star knots you mention will be because it's pine. So good timber to take treatment, but correct me if I'm wrong the posts are machined round so a lot of the sapwood/strength is taken off.

They are machine round yes, and I definitely agree that a lot of the strength has been taken off.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

We only use Clipex for our stock fencing, it’s well worth using the beefy posts or using them every 2nd or 3rd post. I prefer the look of Clipex and actually think it blends in my better than wood as the posts are slimmer, they don’t shine in the sun either. Just bought 700 creosote posts from Mcveigh Parker for replacing our horse paddocks as wanted a traditional look. I had to cut the tops off some posts and very impressed with the amount of treatment as well as the price. I only use Clipex strainers though no matter the type of fence.

Where are you as I'm in need of 300 creasoted posts? I have two suppliers but I'm impressed with the posts in your pic.
Cheers,
SS

 

[HarryB97]

Where are you as I'm in need of 300 creasoted posts? I have two suppliers but I'm impressed with the posts in your pic.
Cheers,
SS

Oxfordshire, Calders & Grandidge sell very good wood as they also sell telegraph poles

 

[tepapa]

Oxfordshire, Calders & Grandidge sell very good wood as they also sell telegraph poles

The treatment at calders is top quality but the timber can be a bit suspect, some funny shaped posts and odd sizes come from them.

 

[tepapa]

Where are you as I'm in need of 300 creasoted posts? I have two suppliers but I'm impressed with the posts in your pic.
Cheers,
SS

McVeigh have a branch in Caxton which I presume is in Cambridge. (Not my area)