replacing rotted out fence posts

[spin cycle]

what do ppl do.....odd post going in a line.....new post (faff)....clipex ( expensive)

any ideas/ dodges?......I'll accept bodger ( that work)

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Assuming the rest of the post have got a limited life, can you put new posts in between the old posts in sections thus keeping everything reasonably ci metrical. Or a clipex every three posts. At least in this way your old posts are still holding the wire up if nothing else.

 

[tepapa]

what do ppl do.....odd posy going in a lime.....new post (faff)....clipex ( expensive)

any ideas/ dodges?......I'll accept bodger ( that work)

You have to define expensive.

The clipex post is easy in instal at minimal cost, with a hand knocker, and can be reused if you renew the fence at a later date .

 

[KennyO]

You have to define expensive.

The clipex post is easy in instal at minimal cost, with a hand knocker, and can be reused if you renew the fence at a later date .

I thought clipex only fitted certain brands of net?

 

[spin cycle]

I thought clipex only fitted certain brands of net?

standard posts only fit x fence I believe

eco posts fit most main stream

 

[spin cycle]

You have to define expensive.

ok....cheaper than clipex

 

[JockCroft]

ok....cheaper than clipex

Just bang in new stabs. Treated of course. I share your grief. Lot of broken stabs only 10 or 12 years old. some bits 3 or 4 in a row. I blame, when we had winter grazers in 8 and 9 years ago, Blackies that were worse than cattle.

Biggest problem is the 15 or so strainers that have rotted. No thats wrong most are not rotten but timber has weakened around ground level and broken like the stabs. Shite timber, or was it because we drove them in with post knocker. Blunt ended, but the went in until they hat bedrock.

 

[tepapa]

Just bang in new stabs. Treated of course. I share your grief. Lot of broken stabs only 10 or 12 years old. some bits 3 or 4 in a row. I blame, when we had winter grazers in 8 and 9 years ago, Blackies that were worse than cattle.

Biggest problem is the 15 or so strainers that have rotted. No thats wrong most are not rotten but timber has weakened around ground level and broken like the stabs. Shite timber, or was it because we drove them in with post knocker. Blunt ended, but the went in until they hat bedrock.

They went as the treatment is no better than green water. You could have dug them in with a tea spoon and they'd have rotted just the same.

 

[tepapa]

I thought clipex only fitted certain brands of net?

McVeigh parkers standard and beefy posts only fit x fence .

The eco posts fit most old style nettings but they're a clip short on the bottom.

And Tornado's clipex post will fit they're torus knot netting.

 

[Davy_g]

Same here. I just have the fencer come and drive new posts. Leave the old ones in place.
25 year guarantee with the new octoganal posts. I hope so as replacing the old ones is near as dear as putting the fences up in the first pace.
My fencer comes every year and dives new posts where we identify rotten ones.

I bought the origional posts on price. Paying for it now.

 

[spin cycle]

there must be some 'bodgers' out there

a couple of ideas I'm tinkering.....1/ metal Road pins 20mm x 450 driven in so far then stapled to old post 2/ short plastic recycled posts as before put deck screwed 3/ clipex pasture post cut in 3 and used as in option 2

 

[tepapa]

Same here. I just have the fencer come and drive new posts. Leave the old ones in place.
25 year guarantee with the new octoganal posts. I hope so as replacing the old ones is near as dear as putting the fences up in the first pace.
My fencer comes every year and dives new posts where we identify rotten ones.

I bought the origional posts on price. Paying for it now.

When ever I've done the comparison between creosoted and tanashite timber the cost of creosote is only 15-20% more on the whole job and depends on numbers of strainers used etc labour and wire cost is the same regardless. But many farmers can't see past the individual post cost which may be double for intermediate posts or triple the cost of strainers.
As soon as you start replacing rotten posts it was cheaper using Creo in the first place.

 

[michael N123]

hammer a new post next to or between the rotten ones and remove the rotten ones because they look terrible

 

[tepapa]

hammer a new post next to or between the rotten ones and remove the rotten ones because they look terrible

Spin wants to bodge it any old how I'm not sure he's worried about the appearance .

 

[spin cycle]

Spin wants to bodge it any old how I'm not sure he's worried about the appearance .

how rude.....I'd like to say I've never been so insulted .....but it'd be a fib

 

[toquark]

I’ve just replaced 95 out of the 110 stobs in a line with treated square larch posts. Strainers are old phone poles so solid and the wire is all fine, probably no more than 15 years old. I didn’t it myself easily enough, certainly a lot cheaper than a new fence. I removed all the old posts though as it would just interfere with my happiness looking at it with double posts everywhere.

 

[spin cycle]

I’ve just replaced 95 out of the 110 stobs in a line with treated square larch posts. Strainers are old phone poles so solid and the wire is all fine, probably no more than 15 years old. I didn’t it myself easily enough, certainly a lot cheaper than a new fence. I removed all the old posts though as it would just interfere with my happiness looking at it with double posts everywhere.

how much were the posts?

just to 'set record straight' 90% of the fencing on my own land is clipex or creosote and i wouldn't hesitate to replace the other 10%.....BUT....on rented ground.....in particular one small field that potentially needs 150 ...i'm looking for a quicker more frugal answer

tbh .....i thought there'd be loads of dodges 'out there' given how farmers are allways moaning 'there's nowt in job'

 

[Bury the Trash]

standard posts only fit x fence I believe

eco posts fit most main stream

standards will hook some wires on ,enough to hold the wire .but my choice is always the eco which as you say will accomadate standard spacing 8/80 helps if its wider than 15cm verticals mind you. thats on standards and eco's , just gives a bit more movement.


i use them for stitching in if the strainers are still doing a job.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

there must be some 'bodgers' out there

a couple of ideas I'm tinkering.....1/ metal Road pins 20mm x 450 driven in so far then stapled to old post 2/ short plastic recycled posts as before put deck screwed 3/ clipex pasture post cut in 3 and used as in option 2

Road pins??

Beet harvester links with ends cut off.

 

[ford4000]

how much were the posts?

just to 'set record straight' 90% of the fencing on my own land is clipex or creosote and i wouldn't hesitate to replace the other 10%.....BUT....on rented ground.....in particular one small field that potentially needs 150 ...i'm looking for a quicker more frugal answer

tbh .....i thought there'd be loads of dodges 'out there' given how farmers are allways moaning 'there's nowt in job'

Stuff some acorns or whatever is your choice of tree in the ground by the rotted post, wait a while for the tree to grow..... then staple fence to it!
if you reuse the old staples then it won't cost you a penny! You're welcome.