How to Install Studded Steel Fence T-Posts
Rather than spend hours of back-breaking work digging post holes for wooden posts, some homeowners and hobby farmers opt to use studded steel fence T-posts to support their fence wire. Constructed from durable, heavy-duty steel, studded T-posts come in a variety of heights and are easy for fence builders to install without having to dig post holes. According to the University of Missouri Cooperative Extension, steel T-posts also have the added advantages of being lightweight and fireproof. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Mower/weed eater
- Can of spray paint
- Studded steel T-posts
- Hand-held post driver
- String
Instructions
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Trim a 3-foot-wide path with the mower through the grass and weeds along the perimeter of your pasture in order to mark the fence line clearly. Mark the corner post locations for your fence with a can of spray paint.
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Beginning with the first corner post, position the base of the t-post on the ground. Rotate the post into place until the studded side faces the inside of the area you wish to enclose. Step on the foot tread that juts from the post; push down on the foot tread with your foot to shove the first couple of inches of the post straight into the ground.
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Fit a hand-held post driver over the top of the t-post. Pound the post with the post driver until you’ve driven it 12 to 18 inches into the ground.
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Install a second t-post at the second corner post location using the same procedure. Repeat for the remaining corners.
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Run a taut string between the corner posts to provide a straight marking line for your line posts. Install studded steel T-posts along the outside edge of the marking string, making sure that you rotate each post until the studs face the inside of the enclosure. Position the line posts as close as 8 to 10 feet apart for welded wire fencing or as far apart as 18 to 25 feet for barbed wire and electric fences.
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References
- University of Missouri Cooperative Extension: Selecting Wire Fencing Material
- “The Fencing Bible”; Jeff Beneke; 2005
