Long lasting softwood fence posts

[organicguy]

You can only tell the difference if you cut the min half at least 6in from the end. I have a 100 soaking for next year.

 

[james ds]

You can only tell the difference if you cut the min half at least 6in from the end. I have a 100 soaking for next year.

What have you them soaking in.

 

[organicguy]

Creosote and waste engine oil

 

[tepapa]

Creosote and waste engine oil

Why the waste engine oil? What does it add?

 

[organicguy]

Colour? Water displacement? Helps fill the tank! Its what my father used to do!

 

[Post Driver]

They were local timber and not dried enough to take cresote , they look the same from the outside , but cut them and they tell their own story. Here are two cresote stakes , one fast grown and little cresote and the second one slow grown and properly cresotedView attachment 826578gView attachment 826577

I thought Clipex was the best thing since sliced bread? Don't tell me you are using Tornado wire now too?!

 

[Chippy]

This is an octopost

 

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This is an octopost

Who in the north supplies them?

 

[organicguy]

They are my next choice unless someone can find me ordinary posts treated that deep.

 

[hally]

Who in the north supplies them?

Glendale engineering and Eden farm supplies around here.

 

[james ds]

Creosote and waste engine oil

Where can you buy cresote as its banned from sale , can only be used under licence by timber companies.

 

[tepapa]

Where can you buy cresote as its banned from sale , can only be used under licence by timber companies.

Maybe in Ireland but not in the UK

 

[james ds]

I thought Clipex was the best thing since sliced bread? Don't tell me you are using Tornado wire now too?!

No I won't use tornado again , it's softer it's getting , I was only talking to a big fencing contractor today who confirmed this. As for clipex it has a place but from a business point , when farmers can get timber that will last 40 yrs that's the way their going .

 

[james ds]

Maybe in Ireland but not in the UK

Is it not the cresote substitute your buying .

 

[tepapa]

Is it not the cresote substitute your buying .

No. Creo was only banned from domestic use not industry. Creosote is still available to buy.

 

[james ds]

No. Creo was only banned from domestic use not industry. Creosote is still available to buy.

Can't be bought here .

 

[S J H]

No I won't use tornado again , it's softer it's getting , I was only talking to a big fencing contractor today who confirmed this. As for clipex it has a place but from a business point , when farmers can get timber that will last 40 yrs that's the way their going .

Pretty sure i said that before, but you wouldn't listen.

 

[Post Driver]

I've started using the Clipex steel posts from mcveighs , no more dirty creosote and no more rotten posts.

Switched to Clipex here and will never use timber again , it's a no brainier , the only problem with Clipex is getting stock as they are sold out , they can't keep enough in .

That is the same effect Clipex is having on customers once they have the first Clipex up , I have to laugh at the other thread where lads are buying timber posts and soaking them in cresote , a lot of dirty work and hassle , these posts are so clean to work with we will never handle a cresote again.