Dave6170
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- Location
- Watten, caithness
How far in the ground/leave above ground with the 5foot 3 posts do you do?
The Fencing Picture Thread
- Thread starter Andy26
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Depends on the stock that the fence is for but it wouldn’t change much, normally in the region of 1.1-1.2m but would err on the lower side with the shorter posts. They do 1.8s as well which are fine but they could do with something in between!
Willie adie
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
tornado torus
Dave6170
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- Location
- Watten, caithness
Allans of gillock in inverness would have them
What’s the idea behind the extra post and tie please ?
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
It’s a swinging foot. The post was lifting out of the ground so the wedge was driven in and as the post wants to lift, it anchors the foot and keeps it in place.
- Location
- North Wales
Bloody rock
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
How does the auger compare to a rock spike?
- Location
- North Wales
Depends on the ground. Rock spikes are good in rubble, hard core and boulder ground, the auger is better at everything else.
Less wear on the machine and can get bigger posts in deeper with an auger as you can use a bigger flight if ground is hard to make a hole. Might use a rock spike once a year, use the auger every day.
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I’ve had a few jobs where the rock spike has been completely useless, the auger intrigues me! Might need a hire of one first before I buy one
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Yes it’s fast, I’ve done 400m a day easily alone splitting grasses, but it’s a post every 10 metres.
We once did 1200 metres in a day with 4 of us with posts at 6 metres and a plain wire on top.
We can do 10,000 metres a year easily, we did 8000 in one month, I think it takes half the labour.
We are on creosote strainers, quicker and cheaper then the steel strainer setup
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
robo
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- Location
- northamptonshire
phone protech they mail you some . Good companyView attachment 741346
Not sure if this belongs here or in loaded up and trucking....the hail prevented any fence pictures unfortunately
Willie adie
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
there was someone up here had clipex.
ripped it all out and replaced with timber
ripped it all out and replaced with timber
- Location
- North Wales
There will be thousands on here that have had tanalised posts rot after 3-4 years. Its a choice you make.
I have had ht tornado netting snap when wrapping when you reach the crimp, and had real bother with the country wire netting that Harbro sell, it is terrible stuff, have rolled out at least 3 rolls that had wires snapped in them during manufacture, wires you could barely touch without snapping, slack wires when the others are bar tight, can’t stand the stuff.
What’s your preferred netting?