Fence project with pics

Woody65 · Jul 24, 2013

I decided to put up a fence dividing my property and the neighbors piece. I surround him on three sides in which he has 3 acres with a house and barn and I have 106 acres with a travel trailer. We both purchased the properties at the same time as they were once one piece. I put the fence in just sot that anyone who is there with me or others who I allow to stay there don't infringe on his land. The fence is just to mark a boundary so I didn't want to go with a post and rail, or something to block a view or keep anyone or anything out. I came up with an idea to use locust fence posts and manilla rope. Was looking for a natural look. The posts vary from 3 to 5 inches in diameter and are 6 foot long. I put them in 30 inches. The rope is 600 foot long and 3/4 inches round. What a time digging the post holes. Put in 450 foot of posts 10 foot apart (45 posts) . As soon as you got 3 inches underground nothing but rocks and boulders. Used 50 shear pins during the install. Well here are the pics. Let me know what ya think.

brin · Jul 24, 2013

Wow , Woody it looks great and I know what you mean about those fence post holes...we have a lot of rocks and heavy clay here....Nice job.:thumbsup:

Gale Hawkins · Jul 24, 2013

While that was a lot of work and something to mow around a well marked line will be a good think when the properties change hands some day.

Nice work. I like the rope idea too.

Woody65 · Jul 24, 2013

brin said:
Wow , Woody it looks great and I know what you mean about those fence post holes...we have a lot of rocks and heavy clay here....Nice job.:thumbsup:

Thanks.

Woody65 · Jul 24, 2013

Gale Hawkins said:
While that was a lot of work and something to mow around a well marked line will be a good think when the properties change hands some day.

Nice work. I like the rope idea too.

Thanks. Yes, I thought of the extra work weed wacking down the fence line too. But figured that even though I get along well with the current neighbors, who knows what happens down the road. At least the line is surveyed, pins in the ground and a fence line so there are no disputes. These property boundaries are brand new since the parcel was divided for the sale. I researched the rope idea and everything I found led me to the natural manilla rope. Durability, exposure to the sun, etc.

GGB · Jul 24, 2013

That is a great looking fence line! I may use yours as a model for a section of fence I need to put up. It's also just a boundary fence, and I would never have thought of using manila rope.

forgeblast · Jul 24, 2013

Love the rope Idea, looks real nice.

stuckmotor · Jul 24, 2013

The fence looks great, Woody. Did you have any trouble attaching the rope? Old dried out locust is some of the hardest material I ever attempted to drive a staple into.

Woody65 · Jul 25, 2013

stuckmotor said:
The fence looks great, Woody. Did you have any trouble attaching the rope? Old dried out locust is some of the hardest material I ever attempted to drive a staple into.

Sorry for the delay in responding. I used 1 inch clamps that are used to attach electrical conduit to a structure. 1.5 inch galvanized screws did the trick.