Moving Chain Link Fence Posts

If the concrete base is buried use a shovel to dig down until it is exposed.

Moving chain link fence posts.

A posthole digger will make this easier. X our yardgard 2 19 50 in. End posts and corner posts are usually more difficult to remove due to larger concrete bases. Remove the fence rails tension bars and caps so that only the posts are left standing.

Sorry about the dog he got excited right after i started recording. Set the terminal posts first. Detach the chain link mesh from the posts and roll it up to make it easier to move. They ll be the height of the chain link fabric plus two inches.

The chain link fence will fall to the ground. The line posts will be the height of the fabric minus two inches. Chain link fence posts are almost always embedded in concrete making removal a major operation. The fabric is stretched between terminal posts.

Chain link fabric or mesh is usually sold in rolls 4 5 or 6 feet high. These posts can be used at the end of a line of fence at a fence corner or for gate posts. Roll up the chain link fence and set aside. Lay the chain link mesh on the ground outside the fence.

Run a tension bar through the links at the end of the mesh. To set your posts at the correct height it s helpful to mark the ground line on them before setting them in the holes. To prepare for this dig out the soil around the post to a depth of 1 to 1 feet 0 3 to 0 46 meters. 16 gauge galvanized steel terminal post is part of the fence framework and helps support the chain link fabric.

Slide the brackets up the length of the post and remove. Easiest way to remove a steel pole from the earth. Remove the top cap attached to each post. We offer everything from common fence parts like tension bars tension bands brace bands post caps to specialty chain link fence parts like post anchors barb wire arms post extensions clamps and.

Our chain link fence post fittings category includes all the common chain link fence parts that are used to attach the chain link fabric framework and or barb tension wire to the fence posts. Start with the middle posts first. If the fence post has a large concrete base or is very firmly anchored in soil you may need to use a farm jack hi lift jack and chain to pull it out. Dig out soil around the post.

Dig out the old posts. The wires run vertically and are bent into a zig zag pattern so that each zig hooks with the wire immediately on one side and each zag with the wire immediately on.