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JimDril

05-18-2007 05:07:35




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The post that I have my dinner bell mounted on is getting rotten, so I want to replace it with a new one. I looked up the price for a 10' 6x6cedar, 69$, a treated 27$, kinda steep. I have 6x6s from an old barn but I'm afraid of it rotting out quickly. What can I treat it with to prevent, or slow it down?




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rodgernbama

05-20-2007 14:28:20




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
I used black roof cement and applied it to the depth I buried them.



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hayray

05-20-2007 05:09:14




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
I char all of my post and also use white oak like Ray in the post below says to use. I get the post from a local farmer who has a sawmill.



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dds-inc

05-19-2007 18:12:38




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
I put treated 6x6s in the ground sitting on a cement footer for my shed with no coating on them.. Something is worryin' the hell out of me, will it rot...



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jmixigo

05-18-2007 17:34:09




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
Use a steel pipe then box it in with 1X6 planks in the wood of your choice. Available every where, cheap and it'll last forever.



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Duke(WNY)

05-18-2007 17:10:59




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
Old timer that lives next to me told me that before they had treated posts he used to soak his grape posts in a mixture of 2/3 used motor oil and 1/3 diesel fuel for a year. Locust posts or second choice larch.



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Tallperson

05-18-2007 16:30:38




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
Take the post you have and make a dip vat for it. Anything that will hold your old crankcase oil... A 4 foot piece of 8 inch plastic pipe with a cap on one end. Or anthing you can fit the post into to the depth you want to bury it.. Stand it up in a secure position and fill with oil.... Then let it soak.. If it sits in the sun so much the better.. We did this to all the post we needed to set in damp areas in Wyo. .. But if you don't want it to ever rot.. Use a steel post. The bell will wear out first.. Tallperson

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Dave Anderson

05-18-2007 16:21:11




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
Get yourself a pole of black locust, peel the bark off of it, and char it. It'll outlast 3 holes.



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ray_woods

05-18-2007 06:20:59




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to JimDril, 05-18-2007 05:07:35  
Back in the day. Whenever that was. Post used to be charred before being put in the ground. Charred wood was also spread to make roadways when it was abundant. The cedar free of sapwood or minimal would be your longest lasting post material. (What kind of cedar I'm thinking you're using Eastern Red or Atlantic White?)
Call a small mill. I'd sell you one for (Eastern Red Cedar) $.50 a bdft that would be about $15.00. Cedar, Cypress,Black Locust,Sassafras, black walnut,white oak would be your longest lasting posts probably missed something in there in that order. Could creosote the post end that goes in the soil,oil (motor oil), or charr(sp) it.

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evielboweviel

05-18-2007 14:49:48




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to ray_woods, 05-18-2007 06:20:59  
Ray
is your sawmill in Ohio by any chance?
Ron



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Stan in Oly, WA

05-18-2007 13:21:21




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 Re: OT post rot in reply to ray_woods, 05-18-2007 06:20:59  
Hi Jim,

How about setting a couple or four sturdy steel straps in concrete and bolting the wooden post in place so that none of it is in the ground? You lose the rustic look that way, but it might be worth it to be able to use the material you have on hand and never have to be concerned about rot again.

All the best, Stan



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