electric fence corner posts

Yes they do. They have extra spikes into the ground and are more heavy duty.

But I've never tried them because they're too expensive, I use wooden posts with insulators instead for all corners or changes of direction
 
Just put two ordinary poly posts one each side of the corner, a couple of inches apart. They brace against each other - shouldn't work but it does
 
A bit of baling twine pulling out the opposite direction held into the ground by a tent peg. Same idea as guy ropes on a tent.
 
If I ever have to do a corner for electric fencing I change to a wooden stake & plastic insulators for the corner. They are cheap, strong & stable & easy to drive in. Using anything other than a wooden stake works out way more expensive. ;)
 
I use two ordinary posts against each other too, never had a problem at corners doing it this way and I have to move fences too frequently to keep putting wooden posts in. Make sure the tape runs around the outside of the corner.
 
I don't want to drive wooden posts in really as it's just to graze patches within the proper fencing and my field is a weird shape.
The tent peg idea is good, I like that.
Ester that's perfect- I just showed the photo to my OH and he knows where there are some! (He's a farmer and has stuff floating round!) Perfect thank you!
 
c2b said:
A bit of baling twine pulling out the opposite direction held into the ground by a tent peg. Same idea as guy ropes on a tent.
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Problem with those is some horse somewhere is going to get tangled up in it - if there is a trip hazard they will find it :)
 
c2b said:
A bit of baling twine pulling out the opposite direction held into the ground by a tent peg. Same idea as guy ropes on a tent.
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I do this, but with the baler twine attached to the top of another, angled, poly post. Not had a problem with tripping set up like that ... and if you were worried, you could always add 2 other posts either side of the anchor and electric tape them all off in a triangle.
 
If you have some extra plastic posts, get three posts and tie them together at the top with baler twine. Then push the metal spikes in the ground about a foot apart to make a tripod. This will give you a very stable corner or 'gatepost'.
 
Ive got steel electric fence posts (similar to the pigtail ones) with a h shape at the bottom, they are hard to get now, but great for corners if you get them in at an angle and use them as an anchor (like a tent peg)
 
Wheels said:
Yes they do. They have extra spikes into the ground and are more heavy duty.

But I've never tried them because they're too expensive, I use wooden posts with insulators instead for all corners or changes of direction
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I too use wooden posts with insulators - very sturdy
 
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