rws":3q2aphkm said:
Bama":3q2aphkm said:
I'm building a new corral. I'm using some 4" steel post but also a lot of 8' 4x6 treated post. I put 2 60 pound bags of concrete mix around them. The old corral is about 25 years old. Those post were set the same way and are still in good shape today. We have some t post that have been in the ground 20 years. For corner and streacher post we use old power poles cut into 8 foot lengths.
hi bama thats what im using in my coral beefing it up a little by the loading shoot treated 4x6 for post and thought i would use 2x6 8 feet rough cut oak for rails until i went to the saw mill the guy told me they was getting 80 cents board foot that seems real high to me for 200 more dollars for the whole job i can get treated 2x6 8 feet has anybody used these do they warp much and is it worth the extra cost
4x6 posts break too easily. 5" diameter round posts are much stronger.
2x6x8' treated boards won't have much strength and they will tend to bow badly since they are only nailed at each end.
I use 1x6x12' white oak lumber and 6' post spacing. The oak is about 50 cents per board foot which is 25 cents per linear foot.
8 foot post spacing is too wide for a wooden catch pen.
gabby