06-15-2014, 09:13 AM
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Originally posted by kalakoa
sounds like a drilled hole and the post banged in with a mallet or sledge hammer.
I'll look for "mashed head" next time I'm up there.
In any case ... I can't decide whether self-install is really feasible -- some days it seems pretty easy, other times it's formidable. Will probably have to "just do it" to find out.
Whatever you decide to do, make sure you get the galvanized fence posts. I'm pretty sure Mirandas is hands-down the cheapest but they also have them on sale frequently and a dollar off per post if you're buying a hundred of them is a substantial savings. Now that they come from China they are only like $3 more per post than the painted ones. The pre-existing fence on our lot looks pretty good (I think its level 3) but they installed it on ungalvanized posts and they have already rusted to the point where they are falling over. A fencing guy told me the vog interacts with the acidic soil and they literally melt away.