Portable, Low-Cost Fence Post Brace

Portable, Low-Cost Fence Post Brace FENCING Miscellaneous 26-6-7 The most difficult part of constructing a fence, and the most time consuming, is building the corners. A Texas rancher has invented a fence post brace that lets you quickly make corner posts without using any wooden posts or braces and without having to dig any post holes. The Push-A-Post works with any conventional steel T-post. It consists of a horizontal base post and a diagonal post that's bolted to it. One end of the base post has a metal ring attached to it, and the top end of the diagonal post has a notched latch on it. To install the unit you first drive a T-post into the ground, then slip the ring over it and slide it all the way down to the ground. Then slide the latch into place over the T-post and push down on it to lock it against one of the knobs on the post. "It works fast and is lightweight and easy to move, yet it's strong enough to withstand the pull of most any fence," says Phillip Passafuma. "It'll withstand the pull of 1,000 ft. against the post and works with fences that have up to five wires or more. The stronger the pull on the post, the tighter the brace holds. It takes only about three minutes to set up. You can build a dead end fence for only about $17 per 1,000 ft. and a corner fence for about $30, compared to $90 and $150 for conventional fence brace systems." Passafuma says the brace can be used with either permanent or temporary fencing. "It works great for rotational grazing. You save a lot of money because far fewer fiberglass posts are needed to support the fence. Instead of needing a post every 8 ft., you can space the posts out 80 ft. or so. That means 1,000 ft. of fence requires only 12 posts instead of 125. As a result, you can build a fence for only about 16 to 20 cents per foot. The low cost makes it a lot more practical to divide 100 or 500 acres into 10 or 15-acre tracts. And if you don't like where the fence is, it takes only a few minutes to move it somewhere else." The Push-A-Post brace sells for less than $20. Passafuma says he's looking for distributors. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Push-A-Post Brace Co., Iola, Texas 77861 (ph 281 731-2574; fax 936 394-5411; Website: www.pushapost.com).

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