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#1 2009-11-05 02:18:05
- schipperke
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Sucker rod for fence posts
I needed to set up a lightweight 4' high fence and needed some posts. Everything suitable in the stores was pretty expensive. I even looked at rebar but it seemed it would be flimsy for the price.
Then I contacted a neighbor with sucker rod. A pretty common commodity here in oil country. He had 25' lengths for $7.50. He cut them each into 4 pieces for me for an extra .50 so I got a 6' piece for $2.00. I bought 50 and now I have enough raw material for any little fencing job my heart desires. He is near Warburg, and still has some left. Email me for his number if you are interested or look around- you may even be able to find a better deal somewhere else!
Sue
Foxhill Farms: Home of Jet Kennels outstanding registered Schipperkes as well as Rare American Blue and White Rabbits, a variety of chickens, 2 cats, 2 Keeshonden an Australian Cattle Dog and a very patient and tolerant husband!
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#2 2009-11-05 03:01:12
- CynthiaM
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Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
Sue, when I read "sucker rod", I firstly thought of the long suckers on my burgundy Maple tree in our yard. Each fall we usually cut off the long, long, sturdy, sturdy suckers. I think they would make great lightweight fence posts for those jobs that need only light fencing. They are long, and straight as the dickens. I think I will set a whole whack of them aside this year instead of throwing them deep into the bushes alongside our ravine.
You are probably talking about some kind of commercial product, but this is honestly what came to my mind. AND...good job that you did, cause now I have my own Maple tree sucker rods. Have a wonderful day, CynthiaM.
Aspiration of breeding the small flocks that I have, all standard size -- Light Brahma, Blue Cochin, two Easter Eggers, both with muffs and beards, the pullet a single comb, the cockeral a rose comb), Buff Orpington, Silver Laced and Gold Laced Wyandottes, 4 Barred Rocks, the cockeral gone now cause he was so mean, one Australorpe pullet and a dog that is cross Dalmation and Rottweiler
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#3 2009-11-05 03:34:53
- Ruthc
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Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
Sue what is the size of the sucker rod? I know that I would love to get some drill stem pipe between 2 and 3 inches for fencing.
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#4 2009-11-05 05:21:29
- schipperke
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Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
Mine is under an inch thick. I do have some great scaffolding shore posts though. They are about 2" thick, hollow, flat topped and 10' long. They are a real pain to pound them into the ground without a post pounder though. You can sometimes buy them as scrap from scaffolding places. Ask for Shore Posts.
Sue
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#5 2009-11-05 05:25:09
- schipperke
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Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
CynthiaM wrote:
Sue, when I read "sucker rod", I firstly thought of the long suckers on my burgundy Maple tree in our yard. Each fall we usually cut off the long, long, sturdy, sturdy suckers. I think they would make great lightweight fence posts for those jobs that need only light fencing. They are long, and straight as the dickens. I think I will set a whole whack of them aside this year instead of throwing them deep into the bushes alongside our ravine.
You are probably talking about some kind of commercial product, but this is honestly what came to my mind. AND...good job that you did, cause now I have my own Maple tree sucker rods. Have a wonderful day, CynthiaM.
You break me up, Cynthia! How inventive we can be with our open minds!
Sue
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#6 2009-11-05 06:05:22
Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
Oh wow CynthiaM,
Have you ever tried making willow furniture with these.....they sound perfect for that.......wished there were some here.
Hmmmm.....could you start more trees with these roots also??
It's never boring!!!
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#7 2009-11-05 12:04:03
- Ruthc
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Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
Now it is my turn to mis-read something. As the original post was about sucker rod and then Leggs posted about making willow furniture with them I thought 
holy crackers she must be some torquee woman! Even small sucker rod is tough!
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#8 2009-11-05 13:28:55
- schipperke
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Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
I have seen a chair created by someone who took growing willow saplings, twisted and bent them into chair shape and continued to let them gro into a solid chair. When it was ready they cut it loose! Could you do that with your maples?
Sue
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#9 2009-11-05 15:09:38
- CynthiaM
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Re: Sucker rod for fence posts
Ha, now you guys are cracking me up 
. I bet those suckers would make awesome furniture, just not my gig. I'm going to stick with using them for fencing. We also have the Big Leaf Maple tree that grows here in abundance, maybe I'll get some suckers from it too, but I don't think I could climb high enough, wait....perhaps some water spout suckers might be coming up from the base of some of the trees, gotta check it out for sure. Thanks for the ideas, smiling. Have that great day, CynthiaM.
Aspiration of breeding the small flocks that I have, all standard size -- Light Brahma, Blue Cochin, two Easter Eggers, both with muffs and beards, the pullet a single comb, the cockeral a rose comb), Buff Orpington, Silver Laced and Gold Laced Wyandottes, 4 Barred Rocks, the cockeral gone now cause he was so mean, one Australorpe pullet and a dog that is cross Dalmation and Rottweiler
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