How to Set a Corner Post WITHOUT Concrete!
(WE ARE MOVING OUR HOMESTEADING VIDEOS TO www.youtube.com subscribe to us there! Thanks!) Lesson # 1 in the Homesteading Instructional Video Series from Alderman Farms: Learn how to set a corner post WITHOUT using concrete!! Save money, and time…your corner post will be ready for pulling fence as soon as you’re done — no waiting for concrete to dry!!
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Thanks much. We have more “helpful” videos available at our AldermanFarms channel. Hope to see you there. Thanks again!
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 9:44 am
Great video. Extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
jujutubes
March 2, 2013 at 9:50 am
You’re quite welcome, Chris! We are now posting our homestead videos on our newer channel at “AldermanFarms.” Hope you’ll check us out over there and subscribe! 😉
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 10:42 am
Thanks for the video Tommy….enjoyed watching it
Chris Cherry
March 2, 2013 at 11:13 am
Thank you for your kind words. Ha, I guess it is a little off-putting without the explanation! 😉 I was shocked when I edited the video and realized she was on-screen!
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 11:21 am
I was just going to ask why your dog was hanging in a bag. But I read the post .. she was cute.. I was thinking to myself.. why would he hang his dog on a fence? But you seem very kind and a good animal owner now that I know why. Aww.. sorry lil bit died.
s rea
March 2, 2013 at 11:22 am
I’m very glad you found it helpful! That’s what we hoped for – to be helpful. 😉
Thanks also for the Subscription. You might want to subscribe at youtube.com/user/AldermanFarms, as all of our new homesteading videos are going there. In fact, I just uploaded a video highlighting Patti’s homemade biscuit mix! 😉
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Thanks a lot Tom,Im in the process of building a fence,your video has been very useful.
romerfabian
March 2, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Ha! Good catch! That is my “Lil Bit,” who has since died (Chihuahua). At the time of this video, she was 18 yrs old, totally deaf, and almost completely blind. She was totally attached to me – felt secure when near me – and knew me by smell. She would cry loudly when she couldn’t find me, so I began to carrying her around my neck in the little sack you see. I didn’t realize she was in the frame until after the video was uploaded! 😉 I sure did love that little dog.
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 1:13 pm
What’s in that bag on a post behind you..
Dave Quick
March 2, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Ha! Good catch! That is my “Lil Bit,” who has since died (Chihuahua). At the time of this video, she was 18 yrs old, totally deaf, and almost completely blind. She was totally attached to me – felt secure when near me – and knew me by smell. She would cry loudly when she couldn’t find me, so I began to carrying her around my neck in the little sack you see. I didn’t realize she was in the frame until after the video was uploaded! 😉 I sure did love that little dog.
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 2:21 pm
totally random…but why is there a baby critter strung up in a sack hanging from the fence the whole video?
charmango123
March 2, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Thanks for the Subscription, too! But I would recommend you subscribe to us at youtube.com/user/AldermanFarms as that is the channel we use more frequently for Homesteading how-to’s and whatnot. Thanks again!
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 3:53 pm
Hey Thanks!!! “Dead man,” huh? That’s kinda creepy. hahaha Thanks for the info…always glad to learn about terminologies. Good luck with your property…I hope you’ll video your progress so we can follow along!
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 4:18 pm
Great video. Very clear and concise. For future reference, the “key” may be sometimes referred to as a “dead man”. I will subscribe to your new channel. My wife and I purchase 15 acres in south central Tennessee and hope to be living there off grid within 5 years or so. Going up to build about 500 feet of field fence in a few weeks and was looking for a way to avoid having to deal with concrete. This helps…thank you.
liverider2003
March 2, 2013 at 5:13 pm
(cont.) and they won’t provide the same level of support as the upper two, because of the “fulcrum point” being lower on the post. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the kind words!
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 5:29 pm
Holding up great! I’m sorry I’m not familiar with “tailings.” Would they be diagonal bracing? If so, then yes indeed they will do the trick. I have them on posts we set in ground that wasn’t firm enough at the time to use only the key system. Regarding keying in all directions, certainly! A post can be keyed in all four directions if the hole is deep enough and there is enough post beneath the surface, though the deepest two of the four keys will be difficult to install, (cont.)
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 5:39 pm
How is your fence holding up now?
I’m thinking about using tailings for my fence instead of cement. Would that be a good idea?
Most of the time i see a fence fall to the left or right. Would you recommend putting the key in those area’s also?
Great video.
chrisalive1975
March 2, 2013 at 6:29 pm
You’re quite welcome!! Please subscribe to our new channel at youtube.com/user/AldermanFarms for other similar videos. This one is there, too. 😉 Thanks for the comment!
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 7:07 pm
thanks for this tip.
mxwickra2007
March 2, 2013 at 8:03 pm
Check out our NEW channel at youtube.com/AldermanFarms! This video is there, as are other helpful videos…and some just for fun. 😉
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 9:02 pm
…so I reckon she thought she was still around my neck!! ha. Man, I feel for ya about those rocks. We are blessed to have had a very rainy year this year…our first year here, 2000, was in the midst of a drought, and this clay ground was hard as a rock…a power auger I rented to dig post holes for the barn just spun around on top of the ground! Hey thanks for commenting, too.
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 9:04 pm
Haha! Yeah, I thought I’d hung her out of sight…until I was editing the video. 😉 That is “Lil Bit,” my 17 year old Chihuahua who is stone deaf and blind. She has become so dependent on me that I carry her around in that sack around my neck most of the time. Funny, she hung there on that fence without budging most of the time…she shifted around once to get comfortable. The secret was that every few minutes I’d go over there and love on her a bit and let her smell me again…
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 9:48 pm
Thanks very much!!! More coming soon! 😉
Tommy Alderman
March 2, 2013 at 10:34 pm
Great video! Well done *and* useful info!
jarod725
March 2, 2013 at 11:26 pm