[GH85Carrera]

When we moved in we had the builder grade cheapest fence possible with wooden posts. I spent a lot of time fixing those. The posts would break right at the surface from rot. It was a real task to get them out. I made up a rig with the largest lag screw-bolt (14 inches long or so) that I would drive into the remaining wood using my impact gun. I had it go through a giant washer I made from an old metal edger blade, and the chain link when through that. I rigged up a lever action with two posts and the old post came up with lots of sweat.

My neighbor from two doors down (OK, next to next door neighbor?) came over and saw me fighting with the rig and helped. He had ulterior motives. He had several posts he wanted pulled out. So we finished up my few broken posts, and did several of his after a wind storm many years ago.

I had heard of the metal posts and replaced those wooden posts with those. I would only replace a panel that blew down. We get straight line winds of 50 to 60 MPH and the wind load on those fences is enormous. Often in the area I would see long stretches of other peoples fences blown over. With a buddy, it was not horrible to replace a panel. I had to borrow a friends trailer, get the new panels and struggle to get them up and screwed into place. Then take the trailer back and cut up the old fence panel to go in the trash can.

I am just glad it is all done.