Re: OT-Ideas for watergate ... Long response

Posted by John A. on September 13, 2004 at 20:40:53 from (65.161.170.129):

In Reply to: OT-Ideas for watergate posted by FC on September 13, 2004 at 09:21:12:

FC. Sound to me its time to build fence! Being as you said that no one had lived on this place in many years , then the locals consider this to be "out land" so to speak. Make sure that the rest of your fence is "up to snuff".
Now for the "water gap" as we call then here in Central Texas.
I have personally done a run of over 100 ft as you have spoken of. So here goes...
The corner post up on the highest point of the creek bank, I suggest useing 8in steel pipe.for the post and 2&7/8 as the brace pipes. Makeing a double H setup on each bank.
Get someone who had a digger truck or what have you, to get more depth than a tractor post-hole digger. Sink the holes 5 to 6ft deep. Bell-out the bottom of the hole. set your steel pipe post, only put cement in the lower 1/3 of the hole, and fill up the pipe. Leaving the top 3 in unfilled.
Let stand for a day. The remainder of the hole put back the dry soil in, 3in incerments, tamping the soil back to hard Till the holes are full. Weld in your brace pipes. Now do the same on the other creek bank.
I estimate that these post will have about 5or 6ft in the ground, and 5 ft in the air, post are 10 ft long.
Once the two sets of braces are in place. Take your tourch and blow a hole through each of the pipes in the top unfilled 3 in. of all 6 pipes.
use 5/8 cable and large industrial turn-buckel
Or something like a screw style boomer to keep the cable tight
Now for the gap...I have used Roll picket fence and supeneded it with chain from the cable.
BUT, first the pickets need to be strengthened by taking 1in x 3/16 strap iron and mount it to the top of the pickets just under the top wire.
The hard part is that I was taught that a 1/4 x1 bolt needs to be put on each picket, and you can mount the swing chain at what ever places that best suits your location to make the pickets sit and swing level.
OBTW... a littl baling wire at the bottom on each end to be the break-aways
Once your place is fenced , the locals will soon get the picture that this place is now off limits.
Basicly, you are not fencing your place to keep your livestock in, Your fencing it to keep the IDIOTS out.
Even though I detest posted signs put up a couple....These folks need the warning sticker telling them NOT to place their hands under mower while it is running too. Hope this helps!
I uncovered if you wish to visit!
Later,
John A.

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• Re: OT-Ideas for watergate ... Long response jonesy 21:01:13 09/13/04 (1)
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