The future of fencing?

I'd say on rocky ground types they'd just shatter, dangerous job too driving them and get a lump of concrete in the head if it did happen,

We use the knacker blocks here in places where theirs sheets of rock a smaller neater version of the above would be nearly a better job

Roughly £13 for the post and £47 for the 7' strainer. Plus vat.

What they were using them for was an ideal use - small field in or around yard or a house. Can't see many folk fencing full fields with them though. Maybe the strainer posts will get more widespread use.

The man with the mower is a menace to all fences. Or the man with the tanker coating the posts in slurry.

They are installed across the road from Ballymena mart one of the big marts in the north - if any of you are up at it. The factory making them is just up the road.

Yes

My last bunch of posts were so bad, (rotten in 5 years) I'm trying a bushcraft experiment in a few spots. I'm going sticking some freshcut 3" willows along straight runs. They'll surely last a few years and they might even root in which case they'd last indefinitely!

Beats buying more **** from China anyway.

I have an old style post driver...small spike in the center...massive animal of a thing...I'd be afraid the post driver would smash the concrete strainer tbh

Is there a lot of cellulose in the concrete mix ...or something that leaves a bit of flexibility in it

I could see a couple of uses around here if they can take a battering with the kind of post driver I have

If not, then proper esb poles have a decent long life

@amacca - they are designed to be put in with a post knocker. You'll need the cap though to do it. It seems to be to protect the post when knocking in.

They have some videos up on the fb and YT pages of them being knocked on.

I'd say I'd have to modify my one....its an older piece of kit, the plate contacting the post has a spike in it. The spike would have to go anyway I'd say.

That's the actual idea, free homegrown permanent fence posts.

The bit of maintenance won't kill me.

What kind of chestnut is this? Common horse chestnut conker trees or imported sweet chestnut ot other species?

Are the creosote posts gone up the north too?

McCorry Agri just across the border from Ballyconnel still have the creosote posts.

When they are gone I think I'll be going clipEx or similar.

Have used single slats for hanging gates, using ones removed from tanks.

I put two "back to back" (ie, the surface that the animal walks on, against each other) and clamp them together with the top and bottom hangers.

1 foot bucket on the digger and dig as small a hole as possible, 5 to 6 foot deep (11 foot slat used).

Stand up the slat, you'll be using the digger arm for this, and back fill.

Compact the soil stone around the post as you go, or throw in a mixerfull of concrete around the butt if its a long gate being hung.

I have clipex for a while now but I’m still not convinced by them. I think there is greater potential for injury to man and beast with them. Very sharp edges at the top of them.

Also they are desperate to look at. Very industrial looking

No. I always used creosote posts with sheepwire and Barb. I only got them to run double strand of electric in a few places. IMO it would look pretty shite if it was all done with clipex

How about using rebar as posts. I've it done here along water trenches. Have some up over 10 years and not a bother. Use screw on insulators from Gallagher. I put a bend at the top to stop cattle getting injured if they were to jump on top. It also acts as a handle to push the 18" typically into the ground. Only good for straight runs though.

Gallagher Screw-On Insulator 25Pk 5.8'' White (coopsuperstores.ie)