Simple T-Post Anchor Holds Tight In Ditches, Ravines

Simple T-Post Anchor Holds Tight In Ditches, Ravines FENCING Techniques 25-1-38 Keeping a fence in place at the bottom of a ravine or ditch isn't easy because of the upward pull from the fence on either side. Oklahoma farmer Quinton Webb came up with a simple "post anchor" that attaches to steel posts, solving the problem. The 1 1/8-in. wide, 4 1/8-in. long "anchor" consists of a thin metal plate that has a long slot in the middle. It's designed to be used on "Sheffield" posts that have a hole in them near the bottom. (If you have a different kind of post you can drill your own holes.) To attach the anchor you slip the slot over the back of the post and insert a cotter pin over the plate and through the hole in the post. Drive the post 1 1/2 in. farther than you want the post to stay in the ground permanently. After the post is driven into the ground, the natural upward pull of the fence begins to uproot the post. After the post moves up 1 1/2 in., the plate locks in position. "I've field tested them on my farm for four years and they work great," says Webb. "I have yet to see a post pull up. One man put them on his fence which borders a blacktop road. A truck ran off the road and went into the fence. It broke the wire and the truck went part way through the fence, but the fence posts didn't pull up and are still there." Webb patented the idea and is looking for a manufacturer. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Quinton Webb, Rt. 1, Box 831, Webbers Falls, Okla. 74470 (ph 918 989-5484; E-mail: qrwebb@crosstel.net).

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