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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 401893" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>3 inch pipe, 3 3/8" outside diameter, seems to have enough tensil strength for my corners and braces. I try to get the holes atleast 36 inches deep and fill them with limestone chunks and then pour soupy concrete to fill the hole and shake it through the limestone. </p><p></p><p>There are times I find 4 inch pipe at auctions and such. </p><p></p><p>I have used 2 inch pipe for the rungs between the posts on H braces since it is mostly serving a compression load. </p><p></p><p>When I build pens, chutes, and fancy entries, I use 3 or 4 inch tube steel (square tube) and fill it entirely with concrete after I am done welding it out, for permanently set posts. </p><p></p><p>Most of my pen frames are portable so they have top, bottom and mid rails with sheep panels (5 foot tall) welded to them. I use 3 inch tube steel that is about 12 gauge for them and pin them together. </p><p></p><p>I am not so much anti-wood posts for folks in wet climates. We simply have so many fires around here. I have abundant cedar and could use it but don't simply because I was burned completely out in '90.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 401893, member: 3162"] 3 inch pipe, 3 3/8" outside diameter, seems to have enough tensil strength for my corners and braces. I try to get the holes atleast 36 inches deep and fill them with limestone chunks and then pour soupy concrete to fill the hole and shake it through the limestone. There are times I find 4 inch pipe at auctions and such. I have used 2 inch pipe for the rungs between the posts on H braces since it is mostly serving a compression load. When I build pens, chutes, and fancy entries, I use 3 or 4 inch tube steel (square tube) and fill it entirely with concrete after I am done welding it out, for permanently set posts. Most of my pen frames are portable so they have top, bottom and mid rails with sheep panels (5 foot tall) welded to them. I use 3 inch tube steel that is about 12 gauge for them and pin them together. I am not so much anti-wood posts for folks in wet climates. We simply have so many fires around here. I have abundant cedar and could use it but don't simply because I was burned completely out in '90. [/QUOTE]
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