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Octopost or fence n forget?
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<blockquote data-quote="jellybean" data-source="post: 6985134" data-attributes="member: 6502"><p>I think I have said this before but regarding machine turned posts you have to ask yourself why anybody would incur extra expense in machine turning. The answer of course is money. Two extra incomes to be precise. They can get 25-30% greater number of posts on the transport and they also have wood chips to sell. What does the farmer get? An inferior post with some of the structural integrity machined out of it. A weaker post because of reduced diameter which will suffer breakages when post driving far more than a Cundy peeled pole. A natural Cundy pole will have a much bigger diameter at ground level which is where it needs it for resistance to snapping from livestock pressure.</p><p></p><p>Farmers of course are their own worst enemy here, nearly always looking for a "bargain" instead of asking "How much will this fence cost me per year over the next 30 years?" It is of no importance what the fence costs initially, it's the cost per year that counts. And don't forget that nobody likes pulling out your old fences from the hedges before they can put you up another short term fix, so you should add that expense to your annual cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jellybean, post: 6985134, member: 6502"] I think I have said this before but regarding machine turned posts you have to ask yourself why anybody would incur extra expense in machine turning. The answer of course is money. Two extra incomes to be precise. They can get 25-30% greater number of posts on the transport and they also have wood chips to sell. What does the farmer get? An inferior post with some of the structural integrity machined out of it. A weaker post because of reduced diameter which will suffer breakages when post driving far more than a Cundy peeled pole. A natural Cundy pole will have a much bigger diameter at ground level which is where it needs it for resistance to snapping from livestock pressure. Farmers of course are their own worst enemy here, nearly always looking for a "bargain" instead of asking "How much will this fence cost me per year over the next 30 years?" It is of no importance what the fence costs initially, it's the cost per year that counts. And don't forget that nobody likes pulling out your old fences from the hedges before they can put you up another short term fix, so you should add that expense to your annual cost. [/QUOTE]
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