jkwilson
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When my neighbor several years ago built fence, he used some kind of heavy fiberglass pipe for braces. These held up for a while, but the sun has done them no favors over the years and they are starting to fail. The new neighbor and I are planning some fencing work this summer and we'd like to get those braces replaced. Problem is, the original builder spaced his posts 9' because apparently the pipe he got came in 18' sections.
A few years ago, a county ditcher grabbed the fence and broke a brace. We replaced it with a 4X6 because it was the only thing we could find that was strong enough and long enough to do the job. It looks like it's near end of life so we don't want to go there again.
I've found a couple of sources of 10' round posts. Kencove is about 4 hours away, but it's a direction I never go and don't really have anything else I could do there that would make the trip worthwhile. Neighbor is Amish, so even though he'll share the cost, it's on me to drive. Green River Posts is about 3 hours away, but they only sell by the bundle and we'd end up with a bunch of posts we don't need. Kencove will ship, but I'm afraid freight will be a killer on a relatively small order.
Hate to start moving posts. These things are driven halfway to the earth's core and were apparently treated with nuclear waste because they are still rock solid.
Anybody know of a source for something in the area that will last? Thought about oilfield pipe, but I've had problems with them coming loose before. Maybe I just don't know what I'm doing.
A few years ago, a county ditcher grabbed the fence and broke a brace. We replaced it with a 4X6 because it was the only thing we could find that was strong enough and long enough to do the job. It looks like it's near end of life so we don't want to go there again.
I've found a couple of sources of 10' round posts. Kencove is about 4 hours away, but it's a direction I never go and don't really have anything else I could do there that would make the trip worthwhile. Neighbor is Amish, so even though he'll share the cost, it's on me to drive. Green River Posts is about 3 hours away, but they only sell by the bundle and we'd end up with a bunch of posts we don't need. Kencove will ship, but I'm afraid freight will be a killer on a relatively small order.
Hate to start moving posts. These things are driven halfway to the earth's core and were apparently treated with nuclear waste because they are still rock solid.
Anybody know of a source for something in the area that will last? Thought about oilfield pipe, but I've had problems with them coming loose before. Maybe I just don't know what I'm doing.