[TheForge] setting fence posts

[wmullett at bright.net]

Why set these in concrete?  We never set fence posts in concrete - we just dry pack the soil back in in shallow lifts.  If you can get all the soil back in the hole, then you are not packing it tight enough and using too big a lift before packing.

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>Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 07:26:36 -0500 (CDT)
>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net (on behalf of "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>)
>Subject: [TheForge] setting fence posts  
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>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?
>
>
>
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>terry l. ridder ><>
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