24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
A neighbor offered us some fence posts. We always can use good posts.

Not a good picture of John, too bright out.[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

The posts, and some panels.[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

John would not take any money, I need to get a package of prime steaks to him.


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
GB2

Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534
T
Campfire 'Bwana
Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
T
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534


4" treated ?


T R U M P W O N !

U L T R A M A G A !

Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534
T
Campfire 'Bwana
Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
T
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534


here in Podunk

we can buy a fresh cut cedar post 11-12" at the base for $8


T R U M P W O N !

U L T R A M A G A !

Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534
T
Campfire 'Bwana
Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
T
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534


this cedar post.........

probably planted in 1953.......

still holdin up a fence...........

and a Marlin

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


T R U M P W O N !

U L T R A M A G A !

Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534
T
Campfire 'Bwana
Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
T
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534


big azz cedar post

Cedar is where its at

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


T R U M P W O N !

U L T R A M A G A !

IC B2

Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
Tik, those are old time creosote I'm sure. The size? The price was right.

Not a thing wrong with a cedar post, I'll think in that dry climate any post lasts a long time.

Years ago we had some red oak posts, hard to drive a staple into.


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 69,484
Campfire Kahuna
Online Content
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 69,484
Originally Posted by tikkanut


this cedar post.........

probably planted in 1953.......

still holdin up a fence...........

and a Marlin

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]



You better have a talk with that fence post.... laugh laugh

It's fallin' down on the job!


Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534
T
Campfire 'Bwana
Offline
Campfire 'Bwana
T
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 30,534


no the fence fell down

sold many a Marlin rifles from that post !

the saying

pic is worth a 1000 words !


T R U M P W O N !

U L T R A M A G A !

Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 19,160
Campfire Ranger
Online Content
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 19,160
Originally Posted by tikkanut


here in Podunk

we can buy a fresh cut cedar post 11-12" at the base for $8



I use a lot of cedar posts, and there are some here on the farm still standing, that I know were here when I was a small child, and I just turned 70.

Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
What is easy to come by that works.


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
IC B3

Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 864
G
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
G
Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 864
Evnin, our old cedar barn is still standing & doesn't look any different than it did in 1951 when I was born. When we put in a cement floor we had to take out cedar floor. It was cedar poles standing on end (about fire wood length) when they came out they were only soft & degraded for about 2 inches, the rest of it was like the day my grand father put them in. We hosed them down, & my job was to split them into kindling. If the owners of it now decide to tear the barn down I want a nice log to make a table, they came off the farm when they cleared the land & ya can't get your arms around them. Bill out. 👣🐾🇨🇦

Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653
Good neighbor, good score. This spring I cut a bunch of Black locust for posts.

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime



Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
Wayne, you have of course, squared those posts, can you set them bark, and all?


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 1,073
C
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
C
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 1,073
How long do you typically expect black locust to last in a fence?


Always drink upstream from the herd...cowdoc...
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 13,747
J
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
J
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 13,747
Originally Posted by wabigoon

.........................
John would not take any money, I need to get a package of prime steaks to him.


Yes sir.

I've got a lot of posts in the ground that came from used fence that an old friend of my father's wanted taken down. He died this past year.....lot of good memories tied to him and the posts give me lots of opportunities to remember him.

Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653
Originally Posted by wabigoon
Wayne, you have of course, squared those posts, can you set them bark, and all?


I squared several posts to be used in a couple of pasture corrals where used road guard rails will be attached with lag screws. It helps in the application and looks better. grin You can set them without debarking, preferably after drying for at least a year. If you set them wet in some soils they have a tendency to sprout.


You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime



Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653
Originally Posted by cowdoc
How long do you typically expect black locust to last in a fence?


I don't have an average lifespan, but there are posts in a fence my Grandad and Dad put in during the early 1960s that are good and solid. The terrain was hilly well drained soil. Some posts have been replaced and the common theme there was the posts had less than 5"-6" of heartwood. My Dad and I put in a section of fence with 11 T posts spaced then a locust post, then 11 T posts, etc., and locust was used for corner and brace posts. That was 37 years ago and not one locust post has been replaced.


You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime



Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 1,073
C
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
C
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 1,073
Thanks for the reply-good looking posts!

We can usually find hedge (aka Osage Orange) here in southern Iowa/northern Missouri which typically last a lifetime.

LOL, makes me think of what my Dad said to me as I was coming of age-"Son, fencing is an every other generation proposition. I'm sorry."


Always drink upstream from the herd...cowdoc...
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
OK, now, can those black locust posts be bought, and shipped at practical price?

The best posts I have ever seen were black creosote posts from Arkansas by Dierks. I hope most posts in that load are such.


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
The tags on the Dierks posts.[Linked Image from i.imgur.com][Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 19,160
Campfire Ranger
Online Content
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 19,160
There are scattered groves of black locust trees here, and a lot of people use them for posts. I have plenty of honey locusts, the ones with thorns, and I'd gladly trade for black locusts. I do have a bunch of cedar, and that's what I use. The more red in them, the longer they last. It's said that the best cedar posts come from the poorest soil.

Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
I have bought some posts from LandOLakes wood preserving at Ten Strike, Mn.[img]https://landolakeswood.com/[/img]


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
I cut up a bunch of phone poles for posts today. Will use them to rebuild the shipping pens on the north place.

[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]

[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]

[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]

Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
That should be a solid fence Don, how do you fasten the 2x6's, nails, lags,--?


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
It will be continuous pipe fence panels installed with clips and lags

Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
Like this Don? I like a fence I can climb easy, and fast when I'm tight with cattle. [Linked Image from i.imgur.com]


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
prezactly...

Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
What do you have to pay for 20" Don?


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
I don't know what 20 inchers cost, but 20 foot, 5 rail, 4' high are $130. and 14 foot gates are $125. We had a fence guy build a little set of pens on the south place, and an alley and sorting pen at the home place outta them. He used drill pipe for driven line posts and 5 inch pipe posts in concrete for the corners and gate posts. they turned out nice.... I'll do the north place with the extra panels and gates we bought.

the south pens
[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]
[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]
[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]
[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]

you can see the pile of old wood from the dilapidated wood corrals I tore out this last winter to the right thru the gate.... I'll burn the pile next winter when we get some snow cover.
[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 22,846
a quick 10 second vid of the guys driving the pipe line posts. it'll load at midnite...



Last edited by huntsman22; 07/01/20.
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
W
Campfire Kahuna
OP Offline
Campfire Kahuna
W
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 60,290
That sure looks rugged Don. We need lime rock or something on the ground here in Iowa, it'd be deep mud in Iowa.


These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
333 members (007FJ, 06hunter59, 01Foreman400, 10Glocks, 160user, 12344mag, 30 invisible), 2,157 guests, and 936 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,729
Posts18,400,838
Members73,822
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.091s Queries: 14 (0.002s) Memory: 0.9520 MB (Peak: 1.1399 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-29 11:25:10 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS