Composite Fence Posts (KENCOVE)

[HDRider]

Has any one tried composite fence posts? How long have you had them in the ground?

Better than wood? Why? How so?

What do you think?

http://www.kencove.com/fence/Composite+ ... roduct.php

[circlew]

Are you using them for electric fence? I was gave 40 12' sticks of used 3/4 pvc pipe and I cut them into 4' post. Works very well for electric fences.

[HDRider]

Are you using them for electric fence? I was gave 40 12' sticks of used 3/4 pvc pipe and I cut them into 4' post. Works very well for electric fences.

Yes, for electric fence.

Help me understand the 3/4 pvc.... That is not a solid post, it is a hollow pipe, right? Did you use that as a sleeve around metal/wood or something. I would have thought pipe was too flexible. What am I missing?

Free is good, especially when it works....

[MarkM]

Schedule 40 3/4 inch PVC is not too flexible. However, it will not drive into ground that is very hard. It is not stiff enough to drive well. I put in mostly painted fiberglass, but have also used PVC. My concern is how it will weather. I did put a cap on top to keep it from collecting water.

[dun]

Schedule 40 3/4 inch PVC is not too flexible. However, it will not drive into ground that is very hard. It is not stiff enough to drive well. I put in mostly painted fiberglass, but have also used PVC. My concern is how it will weather. I did put a cap on top to keep it from collecting water.

Regular PVC exposed to the sun won;t last very long, get's brittle. Rather then PVC for exposed stuff I use the grey conduit. I've had some of it up for 15 years and it's as good today as the day I put it up.

[hillbillycwo]

Dun, How thick is the pipe? Will it hold up HT?

[dun]

Dun, How thick is the pipe? Will it hold up HT?

The wall thickness is probably around 1/8 inch. I climb it when I'm too lazy to go to the gate and it's still solid.

[circlew]

Are you using them for electric fence? I was gave 40 12' sticks of used 3/4 pvc pipe and I cut them into 4' post. Works very well for electric fences.

Yes, for electric fence.

Help me understand the 3/4 pvc.... That is not a solid post, it is a hollow pipe, right? Did you use that as a sleeve around metal/wood or something. I would have thought pipe was too flexible. What am I missing?

Free is good, especially when it works....

I took a hammer and drove the post in the ground probably 5 or 6 inches where I could. They would hold good unless something ran thru the fence it would pull the post up but wouldn't break the wire. I did a metal post every 10 pvc post and a rebar post every 5 pvc post.

[papavillars]

Dun, I am interested in the way you use conduit. Would you explain,fittings,diameter,and if used caps . Thanks

[dun]

Dun, I am interested in the way you use conduit. Would you explain,fittings,diameter,and if used caps . Thanks

I just use the grey 2 inch conduit for anyplace that's exposed that I would use the white stuff. Mostly it's used to pass wire or poly pipe through in areas that get driven over and I use it for haning oilers. A friend of mine was throwing away a pickup load of the stuff cut into 5 foot long sections, I had him throw it my way.

[papavillars]

Thanks,dun