09-30-2016, 10:53 AM
I've always bought the Chinese galvanized T posts because they are $3-$4 cheaper than the USA ones. Last trip to Mirandas I was pissed about my Chinese dishwasher breaking and we bought the USA posts.
My first reaction is that the USA posts are crap. The top where the post driver smashes the post doesn't just flatten much easier than the Chinese variety but the steel is actually broken and the galvanized coating is peeling away from the steel. Also the new posts have spots of rust and the Chinese posts that have been in the ground for 4 years don't have any. Granted, I don't know how long these USA posts have been outside at Mirandas.
I had one Chinese posts break when I was pounding it into the lava rock but other than that they seem fine. I have over 100 of them in the ground and a 1% failure rate seems reasonable.
Has anybody else had similar experiences?
My first reaction is that the USA posts are crap. The top where the post driver smashes the post doesn't just flatten much easier than the Chinese variety but the steel is actually broken and the galvanized coating is peeling away from the steel. Also the new posts have spots of rust and the Chinese posts that have been in the ground for 4 years don't have any. Granted, I don't know how long these USA posts have been outside at Mirandas.
I had one Chinese posts break when I was pounding it into the lava rock but other than that they seem fine. I have over 100 of them in the ground and a 1% failure rate seems reasonable.
Has anybody else had similar experiences?