[TheForge] setting fence posts

[terry l. ridder]

hello;


On Tue, 26 May 2009 wmullett at bright.net wrote:

> Why set these in concrete? We never set fence posts in concrete - we
>

because that is what the county requries for chain link fence. i agree
it does not make any sense especially in an area zoned agriculture. if
it was a livestock fence or a field fence it would just be creosote
soaked 6 to 8 inch wood posts sunk 48 inches down and the dirt tamped
back in the hole. the common green painted steel t-posts are at most 12
inches in the ground.

all i am attempting to do is give my dog a fenced area where he is able
to run. harley, a chow/collie mix (mother was a chow and father was a
collie) does not stay close to home if he is let to run. so he needs to
be fenced. right now he is tethered to long runs using aircraft wire
cable and chains.

>
> 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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terry l. ridder ><>