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<blockquote data-quote="upfrombottom" data-source="post: 724243" data-attributes="member: 13088"><p>The way I do it is set the corners and pull a masons line between the post. Pull it tight as the wind will will make an azz out of you. I set, as some call them, stringers or stretchers every 200 feet and a line post every 100. I just mark the hole with the post-hole diggers, pull the string back out of the way and stick the post-hole diggers in the ground to hold the string, and use the auger to dig the hole. After I get those set, I will cut a gauge or story pole out of a piece of cane or strip of wood, the length that I want my steel post apart, and lay it on the ground to measure the distance as I'm driving the steel post. I use to cut one for the height of the post but after a thousand or so, you can get pretty close without it. As you said, put the string as close to the ground as you can its easier to straighten the tops later. If you have a really long run set the corners measure for your stringers and have someone stand at one end and line you up with the other corner, be careful who you choose as my strait is not the same as some of the ones I have had helping me. The main thing to remember is put all the post and inside corners on the outside of the line, and outside corners to the inside. I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upfrombottom, post: 724243, member: 13088"] The way I do it is set the corners and pull a masons line between the post. Pull it tight as the wind will will make an azz out of you. I set, as some call them, stringers or stretchers every 200 feet and a line post every 100. I just mark the hole with the post-hole diggers, pull the string back out of the way and stick the post-hole diggers in the ground to hold the string, and use the auger to dig the hole. After I get those set, I will cut a gauge or story pole out of a piece of cane or strip of wood, the length that I want my steel post apart, and lay it on the ground to measure the distance as I'm driving the steel post. I use to cut one for the height of the post but after a thousand or so, you can get pretty close without it. As you said, put the string as close to the ground as you can its easier to straighten the tops later. If you have a really long run set the corners measure for your stringers and have someone stand at one end and line you up with the other corner, be careful who you choose as my strait is not the same as some of the ones I have had helping me. The main thing to remember is put all the post and inside corners on the outside of the line, and outside corners to the inside. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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