[fintstone]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Fence advice needed please.
My son and his neighbor are splitting the cost on a wooden fence.
100' x 6'. No lattice.
Neighbour wants 6" posts so the fence will last 100 years he says. (Old fart)
I think it will be gaudy and a waste of money instead of 4".
It's isolated from the wind, but there are train tracks be hind the houses.
4" or 6" posts?

I put in one like you are describing back in 1982. The posts and rails are still in pretty good shape after almost 45 years. The dry climate (Colorado) may have helped. Some of the pickets (treated pine) are starting to look pretty rough and some have been replaced over time. It has 4"x4" cedar posts in concrete. Three 2"x4" cedar rails. I think the distance between posts was 7'.