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Jul. 08, 2024

Steel fence post - Wikipedia

T-shaped, studded post used for fencing

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A steel fence post, also called (depending on design or country) a T-post, a Y-post, or variants on star post, is a type of fence post or picket. They are made of steel and are sometimes manufactured using durable rail steel. They can be used to support various types of wire or wire mesh. The end view of the post creates an obvious T, Y, or other shape. The posts are driven into the ground with a manual or pneumatic post pounder. All along the post, along the spine, there are studs or nubs that prevent the barbed wire or mesh from sliding up or down the post. They are generally designated as 1.01, 1.25 or 1.33, referring to the weight in pounds per lineal foot. They are commonly painted with a white tip on top; white improves the visibility of the fence line. When driving the post with a post pounder the white top paint is a visual means to ensure the user doesn&#;t raise the pounder too high while pounding. Raising the pounder too high allows it to lean towards the user and could lean to striking them in the head.

While T-Posts are more common in the United States, Y-posts are more common in Australia and New Zealand where they are sometimes called either star pickets or "Waratahs", after the company which registered a patent for them in .[1] In New Zealand Waratahs are often used for trail blazing.

In areas (such as the British Isles) where treated timber is relatively inexpensive, wooden fence-posts are used and steel ones are unusual for agricultural purposes. In the British Isles steel posts are however often used for fencing into solid rock. In this case a hole is drilled into the rock, and the post is fixed using cement or epoxy. In Australia these are normally called a star picket and sizing is by length, normally one notch on the top and holes down the length. They are often covered in a black bituminous coating.

A steel post on a standard seven wire fence in New Zealand.
End-on view of a T-post, showing the T-shape that gives the post its name.
Two T-posts and red post pounder (or driver) used to drive them into the ground. The flat plate helps stabilize the post, which is driven into the ground until the plate is buried.

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Outback magazine, "Outback Story", Issue 62, Jan/Dec

Y Shaped Fence Posts - Steel Posts with Y Top, Y Arm

Y Shaped Fence Post is a steel post named for its shape. The post is made of round tube or square tube, with the post top welded into a Y shape, for easy supporting of barbed wire, concertina barbed wire along various fencing mesh panels to construct secuity fencing systems. We supply standard Y post and special for Australia market.

The advantages of Y shape fence post
Y post is not only beautiful, but also can hook the concertina barbed wire on it, which greatly enhances the safety performance of the wire mesh fences when applied in security fencing project for airports and prisons.

The y post is simple to be used with various mesh fencing panels, suitable for Dutch net, weld net fence, for temporary and permanent protection.

Galvanized steel fence post, y shape, according to attached drawing:

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Galvanized Studded T Post or Y type fence post
Details:
1.8m@ 1.58kg/m
1.8m@ 2.01kg/m
2.1m @ 1.58kg/m
2.1m @2.01kg/m

Y shaped fence posts, steel pipe post, 3m length

Made of 60mm +/-5mm steel pipe 2mm thickness, galvanized and painted.

V angle 45degrees and length not less 400mm

Overall length should be at least 3Meters.

Y Type Post Applications - for Fencing Projects

Project One - Y Arm Post for Perimeter Fence

Perimeter fences, design with all details as following, supplied with post, mesh, barbed wire or concertina wire, steel cable, installation tool and accessories.

1. Fence height:ground to top of mesh-mm
Mesh height : mm( extra 0.5m buried mesh),3.05mm wire dia (0.120"=11gauge)x 50.8mm (2") mesh

2. Foundation post: minimum 700mm below ground

3. Zinc coating: 160g

4. Y shaped posts for wiring: 0.5m Y-arm for attaching barbed wire (minimum 3 rows per arm at 250mm spacing) or BTO22 concertina barbed wire(stretched diameter of 820mm).

5. Every camp fence must include 2 vehicle swing gates(mm width) and 2 pedestrian gates( mm width), also tension system.

6. Post not less than 76mm overall diameter and tube wall thickness to be 2.6mm minimum for the line posts and 3.6mm minimum for end and corner post.

7. Steel cable that meets a K4 for the vehicle entry point that is aligned with a fence line,on either side of the entry,that also has the same level of protection. A K-4 rated fence solution would be able to stop a lb vehicle traveling at 30 mph.

8. Total 10 sets specialized installation tools required for fence installation.

Y-arm for attaching BTO22 concertina barbed wire, for high security perimeter fencing

Fence Project Example 2 - Y Top Post for Welded Mesh Panels Fence with Gate

S/N ITEMS DESCRIPTION Unit 1 FENCE PANEL 2.5m H x 3m W, 12.7 x 76.2mm MESH OPENING, 5mm WIRE DIAMETER, galvanized + pvc powder coating PANEL 2 FENCE POST SHS 80x80x2.0mm, 3m LENGTH WITH ALLOWANCE FOR BOLTED Y TYPE POST TOP POST 3 FENCE POST WITH BASE PLATE SHS 80x80x2.0mm, 2.5m LENGTH WITH ALLOWANCE FOR BOLTED Y TYPE POST TOP POST 4 ANCHOR BOLTS M12 HEX FLANGE NUT SLEEVE ANCHOR, 316 Stainless steel EACH 5 POST TOP Y TYPE POST TOP EACH 6 9M WIDE DOUBLE LEAF TRUCK GATE 2.5m H x 9m W, 12.7 x 76.2mm MESH OPENING, 5mm WIRE DIAMETER WITH ACCESSORIES SET 7 PEDESTRIAN GATE 2.5m H x 1.2m W, 12.7 x 76.2mm MESH OPENING, 5mm WIRE DIAMETER SET 8 GALVANIZED RAZOR BARBED WIRE 600mm COIL DIAMETER, 2.3mm CORE WIRE THK. AND 0.4mm 18KG/ROLL BLADE THK. 10M PER ROLL ROLL 9 BARBED WIRE Two strand barb wire, 2mm wire diameter M

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