Putting wire fence on posts

[Trelleborgbyggaren]

Hi
I am putting up a fence and have driven in posts with a 70 mm diameter, 1.60 m long, and have driven them 60 cm into the ground. I am about to attach the netting now, but how do I do it?
I bought fence staples and intend to use 4 per post.
But when I hammer them in, the posts come loose from the ground. They become unstable.
How can I attach the netting instead of nailing and making the posts unstable?
Are there screws or another way to mount the netting?
Are there "staples" I can screw in to prevent the posts from coming loose and becoming loose in the ground?

 

[G-83]

You should stand behind the post so it has support against your body when you drive in the staples. Use "snappy" blows so the blow only drives the staple in a little at a time. Better many light blows than a few heavy ones that make the post shake.

You fasten completely, i.e., all wires, in the first and last post. These staples are driven in fully so the wires are locked. In the other posts, do not drive the staples in completely as the netting should be able to move with temperature fluctuations. Tighten the netting as tight as you can and brace the corners properly.

 

[Trelleborgbyggaren]

Thank you
I will be installing 40 posts manually on Tuesday and Wednesday
And then start setting up the net.
Thanks for the help
I will return and write here how it goes.

 

[Trelleborgbyggaren]

Thank you
I will be manually driving 40 posts on Tuesday and Wednesday
And then start setting up the mesh.
Thanks for the help
I will return and write here how it works.

Hi
I tried setting up the mesh between a couple of posts
How do I tension it, if I pull too hard on the mesh the posts come loose or become crooked, I don't want a fence mesh that sags in the middle?
I have 1.5 meters between the posts
Does anyone have suggestions on how to keep the mesh tight? Someone I know suggested placing a fence board at the top and bottom and nailing the mesh to the boards so you don't notice if it's loose?
Any other good solution?
I am worried that the posts will come loose both from the nailing and when attaching the mesh, and then also pulling it tight in the horizontal direction?
The posts are driven about 60 cm into the ground

 

[G-83]

You need to brace the corners. I had placed heavier posts in the corners. You can cross boards between post one and two. I tightened my net with a chain tensioner using the tractor as a counterweight.

 

[ArneTW]

You should stand behind the post so it has support against your body when you drive in the staples. Use "sharp" strikes so the blow only drives the staple in a little at a time. Better to have more light strikes than a few heavy blows that make the post shake.

You fully nail, i.e., all wires, in the first and last post. These staples are driven in fully so the wires are locked. In the other posts, don't drive the staples in completely, as the net should be able to move with temperature changes. Tighten the net as much as you can and brace the corners properly.

If there are two people, one can hold a sledgehammer as a counteraction when the other nails.

 

[Trelleborgbyggaren]

Thank you
Will set large parts inside among trees so that no tractor can drive there
Need to have two or three people to help with pulling the net

 

[SågspånPappspikEternit]

What are you going to fence in (or out)?
1.5 m post spacing is a waste of posts, for sheep netting 3 m is sufficient. The posts should not be driven a certain number of decimeters into the ground to stand firmly, they should be driven as far as you can, until they stop. (Here in Småland, it's usually when the post end hits a stone.)

 

[Trelleborgbyggaren]

What are you planning to fence in (or out)?
1.5 m post distance is a waste of posts; for sheep netting, 3 m is enough. The posts should not be driven a certain number of decimeters into the ground to stand firm; they should be driven as far as possible, until they hit a stop. (Here in Småland, it's usually when the post end hits a stone.)

It's an enclosure of a plot
Hence 1.5 m between posts