PHD or BH use for fence posts?

[Wacky]

About your fence:


You will be money and aggravation ahead by hiring a farm fencing contractor to come in and install a fence for you where they will set the corners then stretch the fencing with thier carrier and fence spool and then secure it to the fence posts they install.

It amounts to zero work for you and a per foot price for the job and it will be done and done forever. You will be able to have them install rolls of pasture fence with the various size gaps if desired or the 2 inch fence rolls in one pass and it will be done

You could have them install 10 foot T posts and the proper reinforced corners
and 2 rows of roll fencing for the ten foot height and you will always have a nice animal free garden.

You just have to plan on a much larger space for machinery use and a buffer strip along the fence line for rototiller to turn around.


You will find that the price will be economical versus your time and the purchase of brand new post hole digger that you may never use again.


The other option is long concrete fence posts and a backhoe and this will cost you more than having it installed by a pasture fence contractor setting posts at 4 foot distances.

The other thing is it takes a lot of work to set your corners properly as the corners, gate posts, and line fence anchorage are the only tension settting points.

You will also find that they will not spend a lot of time doing it as the they have the post drivers/hoes in one unit and a PTO powered fence stretcher, pneumatic nailers etc.

Agreed. And not to mention the fact I never built 1.

 

[leonz]

Forgive the question,

Is the 3,000.00 qoute from a farm fencing contractor or a hurricane fence installer?

The reason I ask is it seems awfully high for a field fence set garden plot-no matter the size as 200 foot of woven wire cost us about 230+ tax 2 years ago.

The last time I bought a bundle(6-I think) of heavy steel T posts - 35$

FWIW There are a lot reputable farm fence installers nation wide.

 

[grsthegreat]

I have one on my JD 110 TLB. Works great. It can also be mounted on the bucket with the proper mounting bracket. I don't think it would work on his SCUT though.

WORKSITE PRO Attachments : Planetary Drive Augers

yes, one like that that hooks to a backhoe.

 

[dcyrilc]

True. But lately with the pollen getting worse by the day, my asthma is getting the better of me. So, I may have to wait till after spring to do this or like you said a few a weekend. I am doing this at my mothers house, much more room than at my home. So the weekend is my only "real" free time.

Not being at your home does make a big difference in what you can get done. We don't live on the farm yet either and not being there has a major impact on getting work done. Your asthma will also have a larger impact from not living where you want to get work done as you don't have the flexability to work around the pollen count as easily. The only good part about it is that since it's intended to be a long term perminant fence, you have the ability to take your time and make it just the way you want it.:thumbsup: My temp fences require a lot of maintainance, but as I get them replaced, the perminant fencing has nearly zero maintainance.

Keep us posted on how you fair and how you decide to proceed.

 

[Wacky]

Forgive the question,

Is the 3,000.00 qoute from a farm fencing contractor or a hurricane fence installer?

The reason I ask is it seems awfully high for a field fence set garden plot-no matter the size as 200 foot of woven wire cost us about 230+ tax 2 years ago.

The last time I bought a bundle(6-I think) of heavy steel T posts - 35$

FWIW There are a lot reputable farm fence installers nation wide.

The local contractor took the measurements and gave me a list as follows:
all treated lumber.
1, 88 4x4x10 @ 11.97=1053.36
2. 12 2x4x8 @2.97=35.64
3. 8 2x4x16 @ 6.97=55.76
4. 35 bags Quickcreat @ 3.97=138.95
5. 800ft. 2x4 farm fence @150x3=450.00
6. 5 lbs. staples @13.98
7. labor@ 800.00
comes in at 2512.05 + tax. So I was figuring around $3000 by the time all said and done.

 

[Wacky]

Not being at your home does make a big difference in what you can get done. We don't live on the farm yet either and not being there has a major impact on getting work done. Your asthma will also have a larger impact from not living where you want to get work done as you don't have the flexability to work around the pollen count as easily. The only good part about it is that since it's intended to be a long term perminant fence, you have the ability to take your time and make it just the way you want it.:thumbsup: My temp fences require a lot of maintainance, but as I get them replaced, the perminant fencing has nearly zero maintainance.

Keep us posted on how you fair and how you decide to proceed.

We'll do:thumbsup:.

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

The local contractor took the measurements and gave me a list as follows:
all treated lumber.
1, 88 4x4x10 @ 11.97=1053.36
2. 12 2x4x8 @2.97=35.64
3. 8 2x4x16 @ 6.97=55.76
4. 35 bags Quickcreat @ 3.97=138.95
5. 800ft. 2x4 farm fence @150x3=450.00
6. 5 lbs. staples @13.98
7. labor@ 800.00
comes in at 2512.05 + tax. So I was figuring around $3000 by the time all said and done.

Well unless you can buy the materials way cheaper - if it were me - the Contractor would be starting in the morning. $800 labor to round up all the supplies, deliver and install 800' of fence sounds like a bargain to me.

 

[Wacky]

Well unless you can buy the materials way cheaper - if it were me - the Contractor would be starting in the morning. $800 labor to round up all the supplies, deliver and install 800' of fence sounds like a bargain to me.

That is me buying the materials and delivering to the site. I would just be paying him $800 for the labor. Which I thought was a little steep. I was figuring around $500.00 after he told me 2 guys at 4 days.

 

[grsthegreat]

That is me buying the materials and delivering to the site. I would just be paying him $800 for the labor. Which I thought was a little steep. I was figuring around $500.00 after he told me 2 guys at 4 days.

yeiks, if i sent you 2 guys for 4 days, the labor alone would be $2,280.00. Guess its a good thing your not hiring electricians to do fencing hehe:laughing: :laughing:

If there only charging $12.50/hr each guy...sign them up. But make sure that they have done this before....i take it they have all the equipment?? And since its labor only, dont need to pay anything in advance. Wait till the job is done. They dont have any overhead to cover.

 

[JoelD]

I can't imagine running a post hole digger in rocky soil. Heck, my backhoe can take some time digging a simple 3 or 4 foot deep hole, I can't go 6 inches without hitting something at least the size of a basketball. PHD are totally useless where I live.

Joel