Star pickets - help getting out of ground lol and where can I buy them cheap!!!

jeda_horse · 10-02-2008, 02:02 AM

So I want to make an extra fence accross the front of my new property becuase as soon as the horses are out the paddock there are no fences stopping them going out onto the road.

So I want to pick up some star pickets to slap together a quick temp fence, but I went to the hardware store today and they were $12 EACH!!! thats highway robbery! Any aussies know where I can get them cheaper? This was at a Bunnings wearhouse.

So option 2 if I cant find cheaper is there are a few star pickets around the property that must of held a fence up years and years ago, that I dont mind using but I cant get the blooming things out the ground!!!

I wiggled and jiggled and pulled with all my might but they didnt even budge

The ground is SUPER hard out there (like rock!) and they have been there donkeys I'd say.

Anyway can anyone help? lol

Quiggles · 10-02-2008, 02:04 AM

Try a place that specialises in fenceing, im pretty sure bunnings will rip you off. Try some place that will sell them in bulk.

I can't help you with the poles stuck in the ground.

jeda_horse · 10-02-2008, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quiggles

Try a place that specialises in fenceing, im pretty sure bunnings will rip you off. Try some place that will sell them in bulk.

I can't help you with the poles stuck in the ground.

Thanks quiggles! Thats a good idea, I'll got to the fence place tomorrow

chocchipcookie · 10-02-2008, 02:42 AM

Find a star picket puller! Ask a neighbour if they have one? I'm not sure how easily they work but without one it's near impossible to pull them up again.

Chester · 10-02-2008, 03:17 AM

Try ringing around some of your local scrap metal merchants. Since you are unlikely to be there forever the black ones will be fine and cheaper than the galvanised ones.

If no luck there you can try ringing your local dump. If not ring the steel suppliers in your area.

Hope you have a copy of the yellow pages

jeda_horse · 10-02-2008, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chester

Try ringing around some of your local scrap metal merchants. Since you are unlikely to be there forever the black ones will be fine and cheaper than the galvanised ones.

If no luck there you can try ringing your local dump. If not ring the steel suppliers in your area.

Hope you have a copy of the yellow pages

Went to the dump today but they didnt have any! I'll try the other suggestions though.

thanks everyone

10-02-2008, 02:02 AM	#1
jeda_horse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 5,448 Images: 393 Blog Entries: 28	Star pickets - help getting out of ground lol and where can I buy them cheap!!! So I want to make an extra fence accross the front of my new property becuase as soon as the horses are out the paddock there are no fences stopping them going out onto the road. So I want to pick up some star pickets to slap together a quick temp fence, but I went to the hardware store today and they were $12 EACH!!! thats highway robbery! Any aussies know where I can get them cheaper? This was at a Bunnings wearhouse. So option 2 if I cant find cheaper is there are a few star pickets around the property that must of held a fence up years and years ago, that I dont mind using but I cant get the blooming things out the ground!!! I wiggled and jiggled and pulled with all my might but they didnt even budge The ground is SUPER hard out there (like rock!) and they have been there donkeys I'd say. Anyway can anyone help? lol __________________ ~ T H O R O U G H B R E D S ~ County Renegade Fyrefly Throw your heart over the fence and you horse will go after it... R.I.P Rusty

10-02-2008, 02:04 AM	#2
Quiggles Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 3,435 Images: 236 Blog Entries: 23	Try a place that specialises in fenceing, im pretty sure bunnings will rip you off. Try some place that will sell them in bulk. I can't help you with the poles stuck in the ground. __________________ Dont be GOSH be EMO!!! My Videos

10-02-2008, 02:42 AM	#4
chocchipcookie Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia... Posts: 2,527 Images: 125 Blog Entries: 14	Find a star picket puller! Ask a neighbour if they have one? I'm not sure how easily they work but without one it's near impossible to pull them up again. __________________ Live for today, we'll dream tomorrow.

10-02-2008, 03:17 AM	#5
Chester Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: inland of the coral sea Posts: 10,194 Images: 777	Try ringing around some of your local scrap metal merchants. Since you are unlikely to be there forever the black ones will be fine and cheaper than the galvanised ones. If no luck there you can try ringing your local dump. If not ring the steel suppliers in your area. Hope you have a copy of the yellow pages __________________ Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI "We're all members of the outback club, we don't back down and we don't give up" Lee Kernaghan "Good friends are worth more than money any day" Adam Brand Is it full moon time again? Did the cereal truck overturn and fruitloops got spilt?

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