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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1795890" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>I'm sure that a 1" rod would be strong enough to support the weight of a poly reel too. The 5/8" rods are NOT though. I just prefer to have only ONE size of posts on hand, for "inventories sake". That's why they're all 6' too. I put in HT 3 wire perimeter, and one wire subdivision. They BOTH get 6' x 1 1/4" line posts, even though a shorter one would work fine for the single wire fences. I just hang the 1 wire in the "middle hole" (actually I drill the holes in place after installing them using a "story stick" hung on the top of the post, and a cordless drill, so I only drill ONE hole in the subdivision line posts, but you get the idea). You NEED to use a carbide-tipped concrete bit... any regular bit will get hot and become dull very quickly. The carbide bits seem to last forever though. I drill a 3/16" hole and use the "hammer drill" option... seems to speed the drilling up a bit with less pressure required... let the bit and the hammer drill do the work, NOT your arm.</p><p></p><p>And again, on the 3/8" rods for temp fences, wrap the polywire just once around and it'll stay, with the tension of the wire. NOTHING sticking out on that straight thin rod at all... no tangling, nothing to break, easy storage, works great for a quick sorting stick too. The red tube strapped onto my front rack on the 4 wheeler is my "quiver" that I carry over my shoulder <u>if I have a long line to install</u>... I use that very little though the way that I've got my farm subdivided. I can put in about 1/4 mile of fence with the rods I can carry in that quiver. I mostly only have to put up 215' of line though each time I move. Takes maybe 5 minutes tops. I just carry 3-4 of the 3/8" rods under one arm when I do this, string the wire across, then on my way back to the 4 wheeler I left on the other end I install the rods at "so many paces" apart.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the BEST THING about using all fiberglass fence posts is there's NO INSULATORS TO BREAK, AND <strong>NO STEEL FENCE POSTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT NEAR TO THE HOT WIRES TO GROUND THEM OUT!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1795890, member: 39018"] I'm sure that a 1" rod would be strong enough to support the weight of a poly reel too. The 5/8" rods are NOT though. I just prefer to have only ONE size of posts on hand, for "inventories sake". That's why they're all 6' too. I put in HT 3 wire perimeter, and one wire subdivision. They BOTH get 6' x 1 1/4" line posts, even though a shorter one would work fine for the single wire fences. I just hang the 1 wire in the "middle hole" (actually I drill the holes in place after installing them using a "story stick" hung on the top of the post, and a cordless drill, so I only drill ONE hole in the subdivision line posts, but you get the idea). You NEED to use a carbide-tipped concrete bit... any regular bit will get hot and become dull very quickly. The carbide bits seem to last forever though. I drill a 3/16" hole and use the "hammer drill" option... seems to speed the drilling up a bit with less pressure required... let the bit and the hammer drill do the work, NOT your arm. And again, on the 3/8" rods for temp fences, wrap the polywire just once around and it'll stay, with the tension of the wire. NOTHING sticking out on that straight thin rod at all... no tangling, nothing to break, easy storage, works great for a quick sorting stick too. The red tube strapped onto my front rack on the 4 wheeler is my "quiver" that I carry over my shoulder [U]if I have a long line to install[/U]... I use that very little though the way that I've got my farm subdivided. I can put in about 1/4 mile of fence with the rods I can carry in that quiver. I mostly only have to put up 215' of line though each time I move. Takes maybe 5 minutes tops. I just carry 3-4 of the 3/8" rods under one arm when I do this, string the wire across, then on my way back to the 4 wheeler I left on the other end I install the rods at "so many paces" apart. Perhaps the BEST THING about using all fiberglass fence posts is there's NO INSULATORS TO BREAK, AND [B]NO STEEL FENCE POSTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT NEAR TO THE HOT WIRES TO GROUND THEM OUT![/B] [/QUOTE]
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