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Posted 4/15/2014 12:14 (#3817667)
Subject: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

north west arkansas

I am gonna build some pipe fence and in the past we have always concreted the posts in, but I am wondering about just setting the posts in crusher dust instead. I thought I would probably go ahead and concrete the ones at gates and such. Do you think this would work? I just thought this sounded a whole lot easier and cheaper than doing concrete. garvo

Posted 4/15/2014 12:21 (#3817687 - in reply to #3817667)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

western iowa,by Denison

work good-and your not out anything if it does not Galaxie64

Posted 4/15/2014 15:08 (#3817925 - in reply to #3817667)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

WY, OK

What kind of fence?  We'll just pound them right into the ground as long as it isn't a corral fence.  So far has worked great in water gaps, won't be the most beautiful thing in the world but works.

fourbrats1

Posted 4/15/2014 15:28 (#3817949 - in reply to #3817925)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

powell mo

Use a post driver and drive them . I drive 99 percent of my pipe post . About the only time I concrete a post is if we pulled one out , and it has to go back in the same hole . 2hcattle

Posted 4/15/2014 16:32 (#3818032 - in reply to #3817949)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Southwest OK

Unless you spend a lot of time and effort tamping the rock they'll get really loose. Driving them is a much better option. wayneNWAR

Posted 4/15/2014 19:03 (#3818317 - in reply to #3817925)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

north west arkansas

I would love to drive them but do not have a driver. It seems like drivers are fairly high also? Southern Farmer

Posted 4/15/2014 19:08 (#3818325 - in reply to #3818317)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

West Texas

West Texas

Front end loader with a bucket full of dirt will push most anything into the ground

cr39

Posted 4/15/2014 20:34 (#3818587 - in reply to #3818325)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

I did that today. 6400 John Deere with a full load of dirt in the bucket. I am using I think 2 3/8" oil field pipe going 4' in the ground. For a bigger job we hired a guy with a track loader last year. Very sturdy, as I ran into a corner post a few days ago and it didn't bend. JDSWMO

Posted 4/15/2014 21:05 (#3818698 - in reply to #3818325)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Not here it won't.
We have a hard pan anywhere from 3" to 2' under the "good" dirt that takes a driver/hammer to break through. I've set a 953 cat on top of a four inch pipe and raised the front of the track a foot off the ground, moved the post about six inches and that was it. wayneNWAR

Posted 4/15/2014 21:08 (#3818712 - in reply to #3818698)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

north west arkansas

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Posted 4/15/2014 21:12 (#3818724 - in reply to #3818587)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Warburg, AB

cr39 - 4/15/2014 19:34

I did that today. 6400 John Deere with a full load of dirt in the bucket. I am using I think 2 3/8" oil field pipe going 4' in the ground. For a bigger job we hired a guy with a track loader last year. Very sturdy, as I ran into a corner post a few days ago and it didn't bend.

How long have you done this if I may ask? I've wondered about them rusting. Do you cap them at all? I have no idea how long it would take that 1/4" wall to rust, but with wood posts being close to double the price... Probably worth the work regardless. How do you hang the wire, weld on a bent nail? Hanging electric wire won't be that hard, 1/2" hot roll bent into a small "L" and welded on will hold those insulators for rods/step-ins.

Bruce dt4020

Posted 4/15/2014 21:21 (#3818752 - in reply to #3818724)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Fairbury, NE (Southeast)

Dad wants to set a bunch of oilfield pipe for pasture line fence. Not excited about the idea, but how fast do T-posts rust out?
Wouldn't be much different. JDSWMO

Posted 4/15/2014 21:25 (#3818768 - in reply to #3818724)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Here according to the guys that sell pipe, new pipe is supposed to last 80 years, 120 if you cap them.
With barb wire I just wrap the wire around the post twice but allot of guys weld a U shaped loop to the post to tie the wire to. JDSWMO

Posted 4/15/2014 21:28 (#3818781 - in reply to #3818317)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

I have a neighbor that roams the countryside doing that sort of thing if you can't find someone closer to home. cr39

Posted 4/15/2014 21:36 (#3818804 - in reply to #3818587)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

I only use the oilfield pipe for corral post that I weld continuous fence to. I use hedge posts for barb wire fences. Oil field pipe and hedge should last a lifetime or close to it. This is on clay ground that has been packed down forever, so it would be worth a try I would think. mrpeeper

Posted 4/15/2014 21:37 (#3818806 - in reply to #3817667)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

NE KS

go for it. we tried some last fall setting some posts, used fly ash where we hung a gate and 'screenings' in line, if you checked it today you couldnt tell a bit of difference. We just sloshed a little water and dirt in with the screenings as we filled the holes and stirred it around. Not sure why we spent all the money on fly ash and quick crete over the years! outlaw2u

Posted 4/15/2014 22:27 (#3818925 - in reply to #3817949)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Northern KS

fourbrats1 - 4/15/2014 14:28

Use a post driver and drive them . I drive 99 percent of my pipe post . About the only time I concrete a post is if we pulled one out , and it has to go back in the same hole .

as in one of those handheld air or hydraulic operated drivers?Do you have to buy any special sleeves etc for it to fit properly to drive it? olivetroad

Posted 4/15/2014 22:35 (#3818942 - in reply to #3817667)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Kingdom of Callaway - Fulton, Mo 65251

I used concrete for pipe posts but then switched to just driving them in the dirt. It works great - faster, easier, cheaper. Fences hold up just as well. Red Cows

Posted 4/16/2014 16:21 (#3820123 - in reply to #3818942)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

SE SD

3' in the groung with out Crete? Or more? olivetroad

Posted 4/16/2014 18:44 (#3820309 - in reply to #3820123)
Subject: RE: Setting pipe posts for pipe fence.

Kingdom of Callaway - Fulton, Mo 65251

I go four feet deep when driving them in. I don't know that it is necessary, but it sure sets them in solid.

On corners or crowd areas I have been known to use a 10 foot stick and put it five feet deep. You can drive them in, but you cant pull them out (with the skidloader).

I bought all the fencing from a closed feedlot this past winter. They had a 3 acre pen with three foot posts set in concrete and right next to it across a feed alley was a 3 acre lot with the posts just driven in four feet deep. The fence set in concrete wasnt standing as well as the driven post fence.

I like it because it is new pipe to start with and it is clean and fast to weld and not magnetized..  I can warranty it for 10yrs that way too.. I wont even think of doing any kind of a warranty on used pipe...!!!  

  This V-mesh is just expensive stuff.. This company is always high but this is the product the customer wants..  Its not standard horse fence or woven wire... 

    http://www.afence.com/store/product.php?productid=18310&cat=441&page=1

   Man I sure hope this work keeps rolling in..!!  I had a ( DEAD !!!!! )  fall and winter and in the last three weeks the phone is going crazy... Its not really the work I want to be doing but if the money starts rolling in I'm NOT going to complain..!! 

  If the Good Lord wants to bless me with a pile of fence and buildings and they are willing to pay... By golly I'm going to get knee deep in it and be smiling the whole time..!! LOL

  I have had times like this and think I am on top of the world than it all go's away over night.. I'm not counting my chickens before they are hatched.. Till I get the First draw to start a job I keep looking for work..LOL 

   RC

I am using concrete for my posts. 8" auger 30" deep.. I'm bidding it using new reject 2 3/8 pipe which is more expensive than used drill stem by about 50 to 75 cents a foot depending when and where I buy it.. The best I can get new reject for is $1.80 for .180 wall.. Do you guys know where I can get it cheaper..?? 15,000ft of pipe adds up quick..!!I like it because it is new pipe to start with and it is clean and fast to weld and not magnetized.. I can warranty it for 10yrs that way too.. I wont even think of doing any kind of a warranty on used pipe...!!!This V-mesh is just expensive stuff.. This company is always high but this is the product the customer wants.. Its not standard horse fence or woven wire...Man I sure hope this work keeps rolling in..!! I had a ( DEAD !!!!! ) fall and winter and in the last three weeks the phone is going crazy... Its not really the work I want to be doing but if the money starts rolling in I'm NOT going to complain..!!If the Good Lord wants to bless me with a pile of fence and buildings and they are willing to pay... By golly I'm going to get knee deep in it and be smiling the whole time..!! LOLI have had times like this and think I am on top of the world than it all go's away over night.. I'm not counting my chickens before they are hatched.. Till I get the First draw to start a job I keep looking for work..LOLRC

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