Good call on the fence supply. Put in an offer today, fencing off the next door neighbor and making the outside fence look nice will definitely be the first project
Good call on the fence supply. Put in an offer today, fencing off the next door neighbor and making the outside fence look nice will definitely be the first project
Originally Posted by Shaggy
did I miss the thread about the house?
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
cleverly hidden in the "ultimate shop" thread
Another tip that I learned from my local fencing guy is to use landscaping timbers instead of 4x4s (if you're going wood). Cheaper and last better.
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
good call...are the cross ties treated or cheap?
They are treated. I think they're cheaper also. It's the ones that are flat on two sides and rounded on two sides.
The disco ball in my mouth, insinuates I'm ballin'
Seriously, is that the only picture of landscaping timbers you could come up with?
On the 8th day god created the Super Swamper TSL and said "go forth and kick ass"
From my experience landscaping timbers do not last any longer then a treated 4x4, they actualy have more surface area to rot faster. I have built many miles of backyard fence (made alot of money) and my recomendation is pipe, that **** will last forever and make rebuilding a snap. For a normal backyard I wouldn't rent an auger but they do make it go faster.
Born to Kill
I just watched a spider dominate a fly on the wall outside, i thought would would travis do? and i did the opposite, spider lives!
$.02
Auger's effectiveness can vary considerably dependant on soil conditions. Seems like if it is soft enough to use an auger, then a set of post hole diggers is cheaper, you can keep them, learn a good skill, and get a workout out of the deal for free!
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
I don't know about you, but I don't want to dig down 3' into any type of soil with post hole diggers.
Wah!
If the ground is really hard, look into one of those 6ft digging bars at harbor freight. We bought one at work to use as a pry bar and they are like $20. If you use it with a post hole digger it will make the post hole digger much more efficient.
1988 Blazer...RIP
agreedWah!
If the ground is really hard, look into one of those 6ft digging bars at harbor freight. We bought one at work to use as a pry bar and they are like $20. If you use it with a post hole digger it will make the post hole digger much more efficient.
maybe true, but not nearly as efficient as a post hole digger attachment for a tractor...thats what we had to use at my dads house. we tried one of those hand held ones and it wouldnt dig. got a bigger one and it barely worked.
Steven W
02 Dodge 2500
82 CJ-7 - sitting in a field...
"....Your theory is f*cked up like a football bat...."
We dug (53) 3' foot holes. **** not having an auger. If I hadn't had an auger they would have been 2' holes... I know the clay up here is not conducive to the clapper type hole diggers, the manual auger ones work better. The one's with a honda motor on top work better.
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
I'd like to see someone build Jimmy's fence with a posthole digger. The auger was a hell of a workout.
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