Railroad Ties For Gate Posts
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We use railroad ties as gate posts since they’re strong enough to hold a long heavy gate and they’re pressure-treated from top to bottom. We have a corral in a wet area that heaves and shifts after winter freezing. When we rebuilt the corral this year, we realized we needed to set the gate posts deeper. However, a single railroad tie would not be long enough. So, my son, who is a custom fencer, bolted two ties together, offsetting them by a couple of feet to make one long post. He used a mini excavator to dig the deep holes for these posts and filled in with rock around the posts. I don’t think they will ever be affected by frost heaves. As you get older, it’s a blessing to have a perfectly swinging gate. (Heather Thomas, Salmon, Idaho)
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Railroad Ties For Gate Posts FENCING We use railroad ties as gate posts since they’re strong enough to hold a long heavy gate and they’re pressure-treated from top to bottom We have a corral in a wet area that heaves and shifts after winter freezing When we rebuilt the corral this year we realized we needed to set the gate posts deeper However a single railroad tie would not be long enough So my son who is a custom fencer bolted two ties together offsetting them by a couple of feet to make one long post He used a mini excavator to dig the deep holes for these posts and filled in with rock around the posts I don’t think they will ever be affected by frost heaves As you get older it’s a blessing to have a perfectly swinging gate Heather Thomas Salmon Idaho
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