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I desperately need to re-fence my field, It's just so patched up and really beyond repair, plan was to get all new wooden posts, Isolators and new electric rope. However this is going to be fairly expensive and a lot of work and we may not actiually be staying here so I'm now very hesitant to do this. I thought I may just buy a load of new poly posts and do an inner fence which I can then just takle down and with me if we go.

I seem to break plastic fencing posts for fun though! I dont know if its because our ground is so concrete like but the pins are always bent and the round rope holders snap off so i end up trying to get rope into the tape holders which is hard work!
Are there any better quality or alternative types that may just last a but longer but that isnt a permenant feature!
 
I have some gallagher metal posts (fitted with plastic insulators) which have been much more robust and last longer than the plastic ones. They tend to stay up, and I haven't broken any yet whereas almost all the old plastic ones re bent or have broken. Not cheap but at least you can move them around and take them if you leave. Must easier to push in, and the double pins seem to hold them in place much better.


Not sure if this is the best price, might be worth shopping around.
 
PS for longer lengths, I get the OH to whack in wooden posts at intervals to add stability - even one in the middle of the run helps a lot.
 
Both look interesting and far more substantial than the regular. We could easily put a few wooden posts in, Its not massive lengths as the majority of both fields is hedge and thats all grown over the original fencing anyway so I dont need to go those bits at least.
My worry about the second type would be getting them into the ground. I really struggle and have to replace each post several times before i manage even to get a regualr small pin in. It also takes all my body weight on the foot bits and those dont appear to have anything to stand on.
Abacus said:
I have some gallagher metal posts (fitted with plastic insulators) which have been much more robust and last longer than the plastic ones. They tend to stay up, and I haven't broken any yet whereas almost all the old plastic ones re bent or have broken. Not cheap but at least you can move them around and take them if you leave. Must easier to push in, and the double pins seem to hold them in place much better.


Not sure if this is the best price, might be worth shopping around.
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Can you adjust what height the isolators go? I need to cater for a shetland who needs a lot of lengths of tape :rolleyes:
 
poiuytrewq said:
Both look interesting and far more substantial than the regular. We could easily put a few wooden posts in, Its not massive lengths as the majority of both fields is hedge and thats all grown over the original fencing anyway so I dont need to go those bits at least.
My worry about the second type would be getting them into the ground. I really struggle and have to replace each post several times before i manage even to get a regualr small pin in. It also takes all my body weight on the foot bits and those dont appear to have anything to stand on.

Can you adjust what height the isolators go? I need to cater for a shetland who needs a lot of lengths of tape :rolleyes:
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They come with insulators at 3 heights as you can see in that picture (as well as the top ring which you can thread tape or rope through), you can also move them to between the wiggly points on the shaft, so they are quite variable. The lowest is about Shetland knee height. I've used them for everything from 11.1 to 17.2.
 
poiuytrewq said:
My worry about the second type would be getting them into the ground. I really struggle and have to replace each post several times before i manage even to get a regualr small pin in. It also takes all my body weight on the foot bits and those dont appear to have anything to stand on.
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I haven't used these but looked with interest. From the description it sounds as though you bang them in with a fence knocker (they also sell this) so it's not like the ones with little pin feet that you push in with your foot. I am hesitant as I previously had fibreglass posts (albeit without a coating) which were utterly horrible, you only had to touch them without gloves to get bits of fibreglass in your hands.
 
You should get the AKO brand ones, I have had some for over 6 years and have survived west of Ireland storms and have had horses run through them and have still held up, maybe a few are slightly bent. They are a bit more expensive but worth it. I have bought cheaper plastic stakes and they break when you're trying to just put them in the ground!

Not sure where in the UK to buy them as I get them from my local feed store but they work out at around €4 a post but like I've said I have had them for years.
 
Abacus said:
I haven't used these but looked with interest. From the description it sounds as though you bang them in with a fence knocker (they also sell this) so it's not like the ones with little pin feet that you push in with your foot. I am hesitant as I previously had fibreglass posts (albeit without a coating) which were utterly horrible, you only had to touch them without gloves to get bits of fibreglass in your hands.
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QueenBella said:
You should get the AKO brand ones, I have had some for over 6 years and have survived west of Ireland storms and have had horses run through them and have still held up, maybe a few are slightly bent. They are a bit more expensive but worth it. I have bought cheaper plastic stakes and they break when you're trying to just put them in the ground!

Not sure where in the UK to buy them as I get them from my local feed store but they work out at around €4 a post but like I've said I have had them for years.
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I'll have a googe thank you!
 
I like to use wooden posts to take the strain, and then plastic posts in between to hold the rope up. So wooden posts bashed in at corners or any bends, with insulators screwed in at appropriate heights. I found I had a lot less bent plastic posts or snapped off rope holders. That way you only need to pop in a few wooden posts as opposed to a whole line, but it ensures you've got plenty of strength and tension.
When I do have to use the tape holders on the plastic posts though, the easiest way to get the rope into them I've found is to hold the rope between my thumb and forefinger either side of the tape holder and twist the rope in the opposite direction of the way it's twisted, in order to separate out the strands individually and then feed those strands through the slit with my thumb. Once in, I just give it a little twist back in the right direction and it's back to normal. Hope that description makes sense!
 
Watching with interest as I’m just about to buy yet more posts as the horses went through the fence last night breaking a post (first night out too 🙄)

ETA I strip graze so can’t put wooden posts in
 
asmp said:
Watching with interest as I’m just about to buy yet more posts as the horses went through the fence last night breaking a post (first night out too 🙄)

ETA I strip graze so can’t put wooden posts in
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It's a pain isnt it!
I bought a load a few years ago and they trashed the fence one night, every post snapped leaving just the pin in the ground. It was a nightmare. All very well hidden and impossible to find.
 
Nasicus said:
I like to use wooden posts to take the strain, and then plastic posts in between to hold the rope up. So wooden posts bashed in at corners or any bends, with insulators screwed in at appropriate heights. I found I had a lot less bent plastic posts or snapped off rope holders. That way you only need to pop in a few wooden posts as opposed to a whole line, but it ensures you've got plenty of strength and tension.
When I do have to use the tape holders on the plastic posts though, the easiest way to get the rope into them I've found is to hold the rope between my thumb and forefinger either side of the tape holder and twist the rope in the opposite direction of the way it's twisted, in order to separate out the strands individually and then feed those strands through the slit with my thumb. Once in, I just give it a little twist back in the right direction and it's back to normal. Hope that description makes sense!
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I will be able to use the existing wooden corner posts i think and we have several spares kicking round so will get Mr P to knock a few in here and there.

Yes I know what you mean re- the twisting!
 
poiuytrewq said:
I desperately need to re-fence my field, It's just so patched up and really beyond repair, plan was to get all new wooden posts, Isolators and new electric rope. However this is going to be fairly expensive and a lot of work and we may not actiually be staying here so I'm now very hesitant to do this. I thought I may just buy a load of new poly posts and do an inner fence which I can then just takle down and with me if we go.

I seem to break plastic fencing posts for fun though! I dont know if its because our ground is so concrete like but the pins are always bent and the round rope holders snap off so i end up trying to get rope into the tape holders which is hard work!
Are there any better quality or alternative types that may just last a but longer but that isnt a permenant feature!
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When we moved here I bought Jacksons posts, which do not rot, so far ,but do crack. The older posts rotted and were replaced with Clipex. They are easy to put in and they can be taken out. They tend to bend if you run into them, not break. I have mains electric fence so nothing goes anywhere near and two strands is enough to keep them in.
 
poiuytrewq said:
Both look interesting and far more substantial than the regular. We could easily put a few wooden posts in, Its not massive lengths as the majority of both fields is hedge and thats all grown over the original fencing anyway so I dont need to go those bits at least.
My worry about the second type would be getting them into the ground. I really struggle and have to replace each post several times before i manage even to get a regualr small pin in. It also takes all my body weight on the foot bits and those dont appear to have anything to stand on.

Can you adjust what height the isolators go? I need to cater for a shetland who needs a lot of lengths of tape :rolleyes:
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When the ground is hard I use a drill with a large bit and make a hole to put the fence stake into. This saves bending the stake bottom and it needs a lot less push to get into place.
 
poiuytrewq said:
Both look interesting and far more substantial than the regular. We could easily put a few wooden posts in, Its not massive lengths as the majority of both fields is hedge and thats all grown over the original fencing anyway so I dont need to go those bits at least.
My worry about the second type would be getting them into the ground. I really struggle and have to replace each post several times before i manage even to get a regualr small pin in. It also takes all my body weight on the foot bits and those dont appear to have anything to stand on.

Can you adjust what height the isolators go? I need to cater for a shetland who needs a lot of lengths of tape :rolleyes:
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Get one of these to make the holes

drill auger
 
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Comes in 3 different heights

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These look very interesting! Do you use them? I see they have a 10 year warranty - do you think they'll last the 25year lifespan they state? Do your have to have their post knocker, plus liner, or can you use a standard post knocker?
Sorry for the many questions!
 
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