[TheForge] Fw: setting fence posts

[David E. Smucker]

Terry,

I use one 80 pound bag per post.  Just dig the hole, set the post in place, 
pour one bag in DRY, tamp a bit, and fill the rest of the post with dirt and 
tamp well.  The quikcrete will absorb all the moisture it needs from the 
ground and be hard set in a few days.

This is the way Morton Buildings sets pole barn posts, they do use two bags 
per post and guarantee them for 50 years.  Those post have much high loads 
then your fence will have unless you plan to run into it with a tractor.

Dave

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From: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:26 AM
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Subject: [TheForge] setting fence posts

> hello;
>
> i have received my county permit to build my fence. i am looking at the
> various cement mixtures offered by quikcrete and others and do not get a
> good feel for just how many 40/80 lbs bags would be needed per fence
> post. i am using a 3-pt hitch post hole digger with a 9inch auger. the
> fence posts are 2 inch galvanized pipe. basically each hole is roughly
> 1.76 cubic feet. the pipe does take up some space but it is small
> compared to the hole. the fence is 400 ft long with a fence post every 8
> ft. roughly 50 fence post. so roughly 1.78 cubic feet x 50 gives 88
> cubic feet of cement is needed. what is the least expensive why to make
> up the necessary cement mixture for setting fence posts?
>
>
>
> -- 
> terry l. ridder ><>
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