Big Sky Country | mccoyranch - 8/15/2017 21:35
Set an H brace every quarter mile. I only like to stretch in quarter mile increments. Plant your corners 5 feet deep, put brace pipe just above the middle, double 9 wire or horse cable, twist it tight, leave twister in. The H braces in the middle of the line can be a little smaller posts, but must be 9 foot minimum. Cross brace them, twisted tight. Corners make your fence! You will waste all your money and labor in between them if you don't do them right!
"put brace pipe just above the middle" Lotsa folks believe this, I've been contrarian on it for 40+ yrs.
How many h braces you've seen that gave, both posts leaning thataway---pole in middle kinda a pivot?
I put up to top of post. Draw it out----now you got 2 triangles, and it's way stronger.
Some guys will put brace pole hi on corner and lower heading down fence. Some will brace from top of post to ground. Either will act like fulcrum to jack post outa the ground. |
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