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Post by fence on Feb 9, 2020 11:42:49 GMT -6
Yes we drive pipe post in the low spots. As deep as possible. Weld a bolt on it at ground level and pull the wire down hang it on the bolt and tie it to the post with staytuff pipe ties. This is only needed on pretty extreme dips. You don't need a brace, I honestly can't see why you think you do. All you need is something that won't pull out of the ground. Or course your ground is softer. I was ridiculed on one video I did for a post driven in rock not perfectly plumb.. many Pipe post in fractured rock get plumbed after their driven. You simply bend them plumb. They don't wallow out...lol.. as far high spots you don't need to do anything different. A brace in the middle of a straight line. Less than a half mile is a waste of time and materials. Unless you're crossing a area that floods. Why didn't you put a diagonal pipe brace on the H? Fire Sweep bought the braces at a welding shop in Springfield. Amazing place. I went and picked them up. They had several sizes of prebuilt braces. I have not seen a place like that around here. Everyone here fences with treated posts. I noticed the pipe wasn't saddled. Just beat flat at the joins |
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Post by brightraven on Feb 9, 2020 12:20:29 GMT -6
Fire Sweep bought the braces at a welding shop in Springfield. Amazing place. I went and picked them up. They had several sizes of prebuilt braces. I have not seen a place like that around here. Everyone here fences with treated posts. I noticed the pipe wasn't saddled. Just beat flat at the joints. That was the first experience I had with pipe fencing. I have yet to see pipe fencing in Kentucky. I used a couple bigger pipe posts in some low spots. I welded a flange on them to stick the wire under. The reason I put a fabricated brace here was because I used one leg to stretch to and the other leg to tie off to. If I did it wrong don't blame Fire Sweep, they just bought the materials I said I needed. The barbwire was Bekaert. I think 12 guage high tensile. |
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Post by fence on Feb 9, 2020 12:28:37 GMT -6
I noticed the pipe wasn't saddled. Just beat flat at the joints. That was the first experience I had with pipe fencing. I have yet to see pipe fencing in Kentucky. I used a couple bigger pipe posts in some low spots. I welded a flange on them to stick the wire under. The reason I put a fabricated brace here was because I used one leg to stretch to and the other leg to tie off to. If I did it wrong don't blame Fire Sweep, they just bought the materials I said I needed. The barbwire was Bekaert. I think 12 guage high tensile. Didn't say you did it wrong. iThink it looks good. |
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Post by brightraven on Feb 9, 2020 13:57:42 GMT -6
That was the first experience I had with pipe fencing. I have yet to see pipe fencing in Kentucky. I used a couple bigger pipe posts in some low spots. I welded a flange on them to stick the wire under. The reason I put a fabricated brace here was because I used one leg to stretch to and the other leg to tie off to. If I did it wrong don't blame Fire Sweep, they just bought the materials I said I needed. The barbwire was Bekaert. I think 12 guage high tensile. Didn't say you did it wrong. iThink it looks good.Do you have a video of how you pull wire down and attach it where the ground is uneven? I have run into that problem many times and I don't like the idea of getting on barbwire under tension and pulling it down. Most of my work is short pulls. So it doesn't become too much of a task but I have wondered how fence contractors move barbwire down over long distances. My contract fence work is all netwire. They put in a lot of braces when they fence here due to the terrain. |
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Post by fence on Feb 9, 2020 15:27:13 GMT -6
Do you have a video of how you pull wire down and attach it where the ground is uneven? I have run into that problem many times and I don't like the idea of getting on barbwire under tension and pulling it down. Most of my work is short pulls. So it doesn't become too much of a task but I have wondered how fence contractors move barbwire down over long distances. My contract fence work is all netwire. They put in a lot of braces when they fence here due to the terrain. I don't have a video in my pocket but hell barbwire is easy, you just grab hold and pull it down. Sometimes might take a man to pull and hold while the other ties. You can use your come a long. Wrap the cable around the post and hook the jack end to the wire. You can use your fel. It is possible to get it to right if you have multiple hills and valleys. Always start away from the end your pulling. If it gets too tight back off on the come along. Barbwire is easy, netwire can be a bitch. Either way it ain't rocket science. Maybe I'll make a video. I don't want to keep confusing highgrit though. It justaint worth it. |
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