eclipseman
5 year old buck +
All,
I started to install fence posts on our property for a horse. We are using electric fencing called horseguard. It is not your traditional fence tape (traditional tape sucks!). Anyways, it is similar to electric fence wire except it is much safer for horses. it is not considered hi-tensil and has a break force of 600lbs so it really does not strain the posts. Here is the issue...our pasture is on a mountain side which unfortunately has a lot of rock ledge underneath. My guess is many areas will be only like 2ft of soil until you hit ledge (I drilled some test holes and we were able to get to 3+ ft in a few spots but then in one particular area we ran into ledge at only 2ft depth). No fencing people want to come to our house because they are not interested into drilling into rock ledge for a lot of posts. They said, it wouldn't be a problem for a few posts but if they started hitting ledge in many areas then they would simply pack up and leave. So our option is, don't have a fence (which really isn't an option) OR in some areas of the pasture live with posts which are only 2ft deep. We live in NY so I heard the frost would eventually heave these posts and they would lean. Does this happen fast? Will I be fixing these posts every year or does it take a few years? Do you have any advice? We are doing 2 acres with 16ft spacing so about 95-100 posts if you include the corner and gate H-bracing posts which will be 8ft apart. Thanks!
I started to install fence posts on our property for a horse. We are using electric fencing called horseguard. It is not your traditional fence tape (traditional tape sucks!). Anyways, it is similar to electric fence wire except it is much safer for horses. it is not considered hi-tensil and has a break force of 600lbs so it really does not strain the posts. Here is the issue...our pasture is on a mountain side which unfortunately has a lot of rock ledge underneath. My guess is many areas will be only like 2ft of soil until you hit ledge (I drilled some test holes and we were able to get to 3+ ft in a few spots but then in one particular area we ran into ledge at only 2ft depth). No fencing people want to come to our house because they are not interested into drilling into rock ledge for a lot of posts. They said, it wouldn't be a problem for a few posts but if they started hitting ledge in many areas then they would simply pack up and leave. So our option is, don't have a fence (which really isn't an option) OR in some areas of the pasture live with posts which are only 2ft deep. We live in NY so I heard the frost would eventually heave these posts and they would lean. Does this happen fast? Will I be fixing these posts every year or does it take a few years? Do you have any advice? We are doing 2 acres with 16ft spacing so about 95-100 posts if you include the corner and gate H-bracing posts which will be 8ft apart. Thanks!
