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Temporary Fences


    Line post options
    • PigTail Posts. Extra clips available.
    • Plastic step-in posts (PowerPosts).
    • Step-In FiberRods with SnapOn Harp clip insulators.
    • SmoothCote FiberRods.
    End and corner post options
    • Steel T posts with good insulators.
    • Small-diameter wood posts (landscape timber) with insulators.
    • PowerPosts and 11/16" FiberRods for corners to reduce side strain.

Semi-Permanent Fences


    Line post options
    • FiberRods with SnapOn Harp clips, ScrewOn Rope/Tape insulators or PowerGrip clips.
    • Steel T posts with reliable insulators.
    End and corner post options
    • Steel T posts with reliable insulators.
    • Small (less than 6" dia.) wood posts with their effective insulators.

Permanent Fences


    Line post options
    • Hot-dipped galvanized steel T posts with quality insulators.
    • Wood posts (4" to 5" diameter) with insulators.
    End, rise, corner and dip post options
    • For high-tensile wire large wood posts (larger than 6" diameter). Brace ends and corners well to handle the long-term strain.
    • For rope fences use wood posts but no braces are necessary.



Temporary Step-In Posts


Step-in plastic posts are a classic example of a design compromise. Why? Because the ideal post would combine many opposing features. It would—
  • Be flexible enough not to break yet stiff enough to resist side-strain.
  • Be low cost but made with rugged, durable, expensive materials.
  • Hold conductors (string, rope and tape) and net securely—but allow them to be easily/quickly loaded and unloaded.
  • Have a large spike for stability in soft soils but a small spike for easier insertion for hard soils.
  • Be able to be driven in with a hammer but made of plastic.
  • Be low in cost—but able to last many years.
So by necessity every post is a compromise between conflicting and opposing preferences. That's why so many post options exist.

    PowerPosts
    Very easy to use but less durable than Step-In FiberRods or PigTail posts. Made of plastic (in Germany). Heights given are inches above ground. Green is the same as the gray, but allows the post to blend into the background of gardens.
    PigTail Post
    • Ideal for strip-grazing.
    • Easy to carry and quick to insert in soil.
    • Simple to install/remove conductors.
    • Holds all sizes of conductors.
    • Double spikes make installation easy.
    • Snap-on PigTail insulator (sold separately) enables posts to support up to 4 strands of rope, twine or narrow tape.
    • Heights given are inches above ground.
    FiberRod Posts
    Coated with urethane. Pencil-pointed 3/8" dia. The black foot is strong enough for step-in purposes in medium soils. Because it's fiberglass you can use a hammer to tap it into hard soil. Heights given are inches above ground. Can hold all types of low-tension conductors. UV resistant coating.



Semi-Permanent


SmoothCote™ FiberRods
The first fiber-rods posts had no outer coating—which resulted in painful fiberglass splinters for those who handled them. Nasty indeed. To prevent this, Premier's SmoothCote FiberRods have an outer urethane coating.
    Pros & Cons of FiberRods…
    • Less likely to break than most plastic posts—although they eventually will if bent often enough.
    • Good line post for low-tension fences with minimal side pressure.
    • Self-insulating—but they need some form of a clip to hold the twine, tape, rope or wire.
    • Less weight, so easier to carry than steel or wood posts.
    • Harder to install than pigtail or plastic posts. They can be hit with a hammer if using a drive cap; (sold separately) otherwise use a rubber or wooden mallet.
    • Wire clips are inclined to entangle with each other. Plastic clips are a better choice.
    • Not suited for situations exposed to considerable up or down strain.



Permanent Posts


Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel T Posts
As end, corner and curve posts for temporary and semi-permanent fences. Excellent for permanent line posts because they also ground all uninsulated galvanized wires without accelerating rusting of the HT wire. (Rusted steel posts cause all galvanized HT wires to rust much faster.) The hot-dip galvanized coating on our T posts is so thick that it can triple a post's life, appearance and grounding ability!