Treated wood vs Pipe

[JMJ Farms]

I'm fixing to rebuild my main corral/lot. Opinions on ground contact pressure treated lumber vs metal pipe. Cost? Durability? Any opinions appreciated.

 

[Kingfisher]

Pipe. You saw the post of rescue cow that busted the boards?

 

[greybeard]

If you 'have' to go with wood, GO BIG and I mean cut utility poles for posts and repurposed 3" bridge timbers for rails. Regular dimensional PT lumber won't hold up.

 

[msplmtneer]

Pressure treated lumber that says ground contact means that contacting the ground if you have ask about below ground contact should be .80 or higher 1.25 would be better.

 

[jedstivers]

Only one way to good.
Metal.
There's no reason for anything else in this day and age.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Pipe and be finished

 

[backhoeboogie]

Pipe doesn't burn. Get burned out one time and you'll never think the same again.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I would have loved to have built with pipe but wood was more in the budget. This picture is from 2014 when it was new and we've yet to replace a board. There are heavy gauge wire panels on the inside to absorb pressure.

 

[True Grit Farms]

Wood sure looks better than pipe.

 

[jedstivers]

Wood sure looks better than pipe.

Not to anyone whose watched lots of cattle take the wood with them when they decide they had enough.

 

[JMJ Farms]

Biggest obstacle with using pipe is we don't have any good sources to buy any used materials around here to the best of my knowledge. No doubt it would work great but I can't afford to buy new pipe. At least I don't think I can. I do have a lot built out of guardrail that I'm gonna disassemble and reuse.

 

[Bigfoot]

Out of curiosity, what would a pipe trap work out to per linear foot? I can put up 5 2" x 6" X 12' with a pressure treated post every 6' for about $6 a foot. The actual "working" part of my facility is 2" x 8". 6 boards high. It's close to 7' tall, and nothing goes over it or through it. That's actually a little spendy for my blood.

 

[jedstivers]

I haven't priced the pipe lately that I was building with, I know it's lower than what I paid but I have priced continuous fence. 6 bar is 68 a 20' panel and you'll still need post. That's 3.40 a foot.
Even though I only use metal I have thought of using highline poles and continuous fence for a lot I'm needing to build. I have a huge pile of poles.
Only thing by the time I rent the auger and skidsteer for the holes I can prol buy the pipe for poles and I can drive it in.
I don't use used pipe either, get seconds in new pipe. Buy from a place that sells tons of it for fence.

 

[callmefence]

Out of curiosity, what would a pipe trap work out to per linear foot? I can put up 5 2" x 6" X 12' with a pressure treated post every 6' for about $6 a foot. The actual "working" part of my facility is 2" x 8". 6 boards high. It's close to 7' tall, and nothing goes over it or through it. That's actually a little spendy for my blood.

MY MATERIAL figures in
5 rail pipe 23/8 rails and 27/8 post comes to 8 dollars a foot including welding rods and saw blades , fuel etc.

Additional or less rails about 90 cents per
Cattle panels welded on inside 2.00

 

[Bigfoot]

Out of curiosity, what would a pipe trap work out to per linear foot? I can put up 5 2" x 6" X 12' with a pressure treated post every 6' for about $6 a foot. The actual "working" part of my facility is 2" x 8". 6 boards high. It's close to 7' tall, and nothing goes over it or through it. That's actually a little spendy for my blood.

MY MATERIAL figures in
5 rail pipe 23/8 rails and 27/8 post comes to 8 dollars a foot including welding rods and saw blades , fuel etc.

Additional or less rails about 90 cents per
Cattle panels welded on inside 2.00

Thanks. I'd think my cost would be considerably higher. For materials especially.

 

[Bigfoot]

Out of curiosity, what would a pipe trap work out to per linear foot? I can put up 5 2" x 6" X 12' with a pressure treated post every 6' for about $6 a foot. The actual "working" part of my facility is 2" x 8". 6 boards high. It's close to 7' tall, and nothing goes over it or through it. That's actually a little spendy for my blood.

I've got a Lincoln buzz box in my shop, and a little 120 mig. My generator will probably only run my little wire feed. So long story short unless my little wife feed will handle a project like that, I'm relegated to hiring it out. I like the pile corners, I see people doing on here. I would like to get set up to do those. I'm probably looking at several dollars just for the ability.

 

[callmefence]

I'd would be curious to know what pipe is running in the south east?

 

[greybeard]

I'd would be curious to know what pipe is running in the south east?

I guess you could call or email these folks and find out. Seems they are located in Obion Tn.
http://woodysteel.com/salvaged_surplus/ ... _form.html
http://woodysteel.com/index.html
http://woodysteel.com/offerings/secondary-steel3.htm

731-536-6672

 

[JMJ Farms]

I'd would be curious to know what pipe is running in the south east?

Me too. But I'm having a hard time finding any.

 

[True Grit Farms]

https://macon.craigslist.org/grd/5848975884.html

Here's all the pipe you'd ever want, local.