Used fence posts

Case e · Jan 13, 2012

Just wondering if anyone has bought any lately and what they are worth, 6-8" by 8'

acken fromwisc · Jan 13, 2012

really need more information, cedar or pine, treated or not, maybe $10.00 - 14.00 apiece for treated

Tom in TN · Jan 13, 2012

Also, pressure treated or creosote?

Case e · Jan 13, 2012

I am thinking pine with creasote.

Tom in TN · Jan 13, 2012

Case e,

A NEW 6" - 8" diameter, 8 feet long, pine, creosote coated fence post a the Maury County Farmer's Co-Op in Spring Hill, TN, sells for $22.95.

I guess a USED post should be less than that by an amount that represents the condition of the post.

Good luck and come on down to Spring Hill with lots of money - our economy needs it.

Tom in TN

thurlow · Jan 13, 2012

Fellow who used to be a regular on these forums sold the holes for 'em........cut to 'your' length; never seen many used fence posts sold.

Allan in NE · Jan 13, 2012

Spring Hill?!!!!!!!

Do you know Marvin Bailey? Was in A school down in Jacksonville with him.

Allan

Tom in TN · Jan 13, 2012

Allan,

Marvin and Sharon are good friends of mine. Marvin is the chairman of the deacons here at First Baptist Church.

I'll let him know that you asked of him.

Tom in TN

Allan in NE · Jan 13, 2012

Yep,

I remember him as an absolute stand up guy.

Allan

Kent Petersen · Jan 13, 2012

get RR ties they will out last about any thing that you can get

kyhayman · Jan 13, 2012

Really common here, a lot of the bigger horse farms replace plank fence every 7-10 years rather than repaint and replace boards. Ive been getting 6 inch faced x 7.5 for plank fence 5-7 years old for 3.00 each, in 100 post quantities. New 6 inch have been running me 10.00 even by the bundle, 5 inch 8.44 by the bundle.

GordoSD · Jan 13, 2012

CAn you point me to a source for the black fence paint? The kind you can mix 50-50 with used oil? Can't get it here anymore and I have 1/4 mile of black board fence to repaint.
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Anonymous-0 · Jan 13, 2012

no fence posts but do have 10 3ft deep/8inches holes for free-you move

Ron in Nebr · Jan 13, 2012

Not all RR ties. We've been using them for corners, corral posts, etc., here on the ranch for about 15+ years now. We buy 'em by the semiload and some are good and some are barely usable for landscaping(usually those are in the middle of the bundle). Can't count how many I've had to replace due to rotting off or snapping off if someone bumps them with an implement or cattle rub on them.

By the same token, we have some old hedge posts that've been in the ground for 70 years or better that are still solid as the day they were set.

One other good thing about the hedge posts is they usually taper out towards the bottom and will stay in the ground alot better versus a straight-sided RR tie which needs to be very well braced if used for a corner.

I've never bought a used fencepost but I've re-used lots of them from when we've moved fences, etc. to make repairs on other fences. I can't see a problem with putting a solid 30 year old post in a 50 year old fence.

ohio · Jan 13, 2012

Except locust or osage.

Old Roy · Jan 13, 2012

Dad gum it .. Just sold the trailer too. thems hard to come by. heck we could have used them to. got a lot of big rocks here and we coulda just set em on top without digging ..Sheese !!!

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