[TheForge] setting fence posts

[Dan Brewer]

Just stetting the bag in the hole without mixing gives mass to the post but
if you mix the bag with water the result will be a stronger mix.  One 80 lb
bag per pole.  Use a line to keep the fence stright.
Dan in Auburn

On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 5:26 AM, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com>wrote:

> 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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