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Re: Drivin t-post in rocky ground?? [Re: tx hunter] #6152869 01/25/16 02:28 AM
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Put up a CROSSFIT sign.

You'll have people paying you to drive in T-posts, flip tractor tires, and run in place.


Re: Drivin t-post in rocky ground?? [Re: DaveTexas] #6152914 01/25/16 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted By: DaveTexas
I've done a few
I did not want to have to rent any heavy equipment, generators or compressors to place mine.

I ended up using a hand held rotary hammer/hammer drill that just plugs in to a portable generator.
Bosch and Dewalt make specific Rock bits you can get online. home depot will not usually have what you need for bits

The 5/8" bits cut through solid rock like butter (good for re-bar)
The 1 1/2 " bits for the T-post work but its more work and I would not want to place a long fence using it.
I was placing my t-post in solid rock not just rocky ground. rocky ground would be much easier.

Going into solid rock took me about 5-10 minutes for each 1 1/2 inch hole and about 5 seconds for each 5/8" hole
for the 1 1/2 " holes I ended up making a 5/8" pilot hole then make the 1 1/2/" hole and that made it easier
If you have a dirt/rock mix then placing the 1 1/2 " holes would take just a few seconds.

I found that the 1 1/2" bits take a SDS max hammer drill not a regular SDS drill.
The 5/8" drill bits use a standard SDS hammer drill/rotary hammer


I ended up using the 5/8" for rebar to anchor down my feeders and also for most of the post for the feeder pens with just a few t-post. The rebar worked great for me in solid rock as post for the feeder pen. If you have a lot of dirt and rock mixed then I would stay with t-post.


If you have the equipment as shown above in the previous post, then that is the way to go for many t-post in a rocky/soil type ground.
But I have found the 5/8 rebar works really well if in solid rock

Let me know and I can send you a link to the drill bits I use.



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This is the way to do it if your placing feeder pins or securing feeders (in solid rock) for the average hunter/small rancher
5/8" re bar does great
Like stated , If you are doing it for a living putting fence up then you would have heavy equipment.

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Re: Drivin t-post in rocky ground?? [Re: tx hunter] #6174950 02/08/16 11:18 PM
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I used the thickest rebar I could buy at Home Depot and cut 45 degree angles at the bottom then wrapped 36 inch square wire and one strand of barbed wire... Kept cows, sheep, and hogs out for 4 years now. Basically on solid rock, could not get the t-post down at all.

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