Moving Chain Link Fence Posts

Roll up the chain link fence and set aside.

Moving chain link fence posts.

They ll be the height of the chain link fabric plus two inches. Set the terminal 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. Remove the top cap attached to each post.

End posts and corner posts are usually more difficult to remove due to larger concrete bases. 16 gauge galvanized steel terminal post is part of the fence framework and helps support the chain link fabric. A posthole digger will make this easier. Run a tension bar through the links at the end of the mesh.

The chain link fence will fall to the ground. If the concrete base is buried use a shovel to dig down until it is exposed. Start with the middle posts first. Chain link fabric or mesh is usually sold in rolls 4 5 or 6 feet high.

The bar makes the end of the fence rigid and provides something to attach to the 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. A chain link fence also referred to as wire netting wire mesh fence chain wire fence cyclone fence hurricane fence or diamond mesh fence is a type of woven fence usually made from galvanized or lldpe coated steel wire. To set your posts at the correct height it s helpful to mark the ground line on them before setting them in the holes.

The line posts will be the height of the fabric minus two inches. 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. Detach the chain link mesh from the posts and roll it up to make it easier to move. 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.

Easiest way to remove a steel pole from the earth. 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. X our yardgard 2 19 50 in. Chain link fence posts are almost always embedded in concrete making removal a major operation.

Sorry about the dog he got excited right after i started recording. Our yardgard 2 19 50 in. The fabric is stretched between terminal posts. Remove the fence rails tension bars and caps so that only the posts are left standing.

Slide the brackets up the length of the post and remove. These posts can be used at the end of a line of fence at a fence corner or for gate posts.