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PLayman

01-06-2006 15:50:13

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I need advise on setting posts in a wet spot. I set the posts when it was frozen and now that it has thawed there is standing water and theposts are very loose. Should I try to dig the posts back out an cement them? I am putting up high tensile with post 30 ft apart, there are about seven in this wet spot. Should I just put up the fence and let it settle over the winter and try to repack them later? The spot drys up in the summer but thats a long way away and want to get done soon. Thanks for any advise.

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haybud

01-18-2006 17:57:01

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Re: setting fence posts in reply to PLayman, 01-06-2006 15:50:13

our ground is soggy 6 months of the year,wood post
just dont stay tight in wet ground,but 8"t post bolted togather will stop loose fence with hi-ten wire .use a tourch to cut holes ,much better and lots faster than trying to drill.

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will-he

01-08-2006 19:49:29

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Re: setting fence posts in reply to PLayman, 01-06-2006 15:50:13

On the bottom of a big"ol post put some big"ol cedar blocks on all sides ..dig a big"ol hole and tamp in some big"ol rocks with a big"ol tamper...that should hold that little bitty wire.

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Shovelman

01-08-2006 18:52:07

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Re: setting fence posts in reply to PLayman, 01-06-2006 15:50:13

You did not mention the type of posts you are using.

We have had good success setting wooden posts (Usually Red Cedar or Black Locust) in soft ground by putting a fairly long point on them with a chain saw and pushing them in the ground with a loader. It requires 2 men for the job but they end up much tighter than digging & backfilling.

I would not recommend setting wooden posts in concrete. Concrete traps the moisture and will accelerate the rate of decay.

We always brace the corner posts, and lately have been using pressure-treated boards from our local lumber yard. They usually have a pile of damaged and/or warped P.T. boards that they can't sell as first quality, so I make them a low offer on their "dunnage pile". The stuff works fine for corner braces and is a cheap way out for us.

I hope this is helpful to you.

Good luck,
Scott

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gardener

01-08-2006 18:07:11

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Re: setting fence posts in reply to PLayman, 01-06-2006 15:50:13

I usually pound in 2-3 inches of 2" stone at bottom, and tamp in limestone screenings around the post if i really want them as good as the situation allows. I don't put tension on posts in moist situations....unless you're doing braced corner posts.

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gardener

01-08-2006 18:07:01

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Jerry/MT

01-06-2006 17:35:53

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Re: setting fence posts in reply to PLayman, 01-06-2006 15:50:13

Don't put tension on the wires if the corner posts aren't tight. You'll just pull the corner posts over. If the line posts are in soft ground and are in a straight, fairly level line, they'll just be holding up the weight of the wire so they should be OK.

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Jerry/MT

01-06-2006 17:33:42

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Re: setting fence posts in reply to PLayman, 01-06-2006 15:50:13

Don't put tension on the wires if the corner posts aren't tight. You'll just pull the corner posts over. If the line posts are in soft ground and are in a straight line, they'll just be holding up the weight of the wire so they should be OK.

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Bernie in MA

01-06-2006 17:31:02

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Re: setting fence posts in reply to PLayman, 01-06-2006 15:50:13

If you are in an area with rocks you could pound small ones down around them with the blunt end of a crowbar.

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