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Our round posts, galvanized and painted black, are 1-5/8 inches in diameter and much resemble the posts found in chain link fences. All come with caps and all look well in residential or estate settings. The table below offers several round post choices, as follows: (1) One type of round post comes with a drive sleeves to make installation easier. This kind of post comes in two lengths, suited to supporting 7-foot and 7.5-foot deer fences (see items 15-03E and 15-03E4 in the table). The 2.5-foot drive sleeve has a crimp a foot down that prevents the post from going farther in. Drive the sleeve all the way into the ground by putting a drive cap (item 15-03C) on top of it and driving it in with a sledge hammer until the top is nearly flush with the soil line. Then insert the 8-foot round post that comes with product 15-03E or the 8.5-foot round post that comes with product 15-03E4 to create a 7-foot or 7.5-foot fence. Recall that 6 inches at the bottom of the fencing needs to be folded out toward the deer and staked down; and so 7.5-foot fencing (standard or heavy perimiter polypropylene and metal hexagrid fencing) will yield a 7-foot deer fence, while 8-foot (millennium polypropylene) fencing will yield a 7.5-foot deer fence. Please note that drive sleeves are not well suited to use in rocky soil. (2) We also offer 9-foot round posts (item 15-03K) without drive sleeves for 7-foot deer fences being installed in moderately to highly rocky soil. Pound these 2 feet down with a manual post driver after preparing the way with a pry bar (item 15-03PB) to make sure there are no rocks in the way. If you strike a rock and cannot shove it aside with the bar, make another hole a few inches away. For instructions on how to use the pry bar see Round Post Tools. If you don't use a pry bar, we recommend getting a pipe cutter (item 15-03G) to cut the top of the post away should it be deformed by the post driver. (3) Finally, we offer 10-foot round posts (items 15-03L and 15-03M). Insert these 2.5 feet into the ground as described in paragraph 2 above to support a 7.5 foot (millennium polypropylene) fence. Or else, insert them three feet down to support a 7-foot fence and get below a deep frost line at locations with heavy clay soil and a frost line between 2 and 3 feet deep. (Frost is unlikely to heave up your posts unless you have heavy clay soil). Please note that we offer these long posts only in large bundles of 16 and 24. If you need them in smaller quantities we can supply them, but you need to call us at 508-888-8305 and make special arrangements to cover shipping. |
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