DIY Pressure Treated Fence Posts

To treat your own fence posts so that they will not rot in the ground you will need to burn the end that goes in the ground six inches past ground level and coat it with motor oil and diesel fuel mixed at a 50/50 ratio.
This is how we made our own DIY pressure treated fence post s for our garden.
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[@davidbeachy8398]

I don't know if you will see this so long after posting, but there is a way to make the posts last much longer without filling the hole with concrete. From experience I have found that only the top 8-10" is where most of the rot happens, so if you just dig the dirt away from the post like 2" all around for 8-10" down and fill that area with concrete, you will greatly increase the life of the post, and that small amount of concrete is much easier to remove than concrete all the way to the bottom.

[@SoilHealthpk]

You are an inspiration .. a very caring Farther, Husband and Friend Keep Smiling I am from PAKISTAN

[@paulrice1918]

What a joy watching you two working together so well.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks.

[@naseralkewani7534]

Great job, Mr. Martin Thank you for your interest for sharing the ideas. Proud of your videos.

[@MrKenhaigh]

open fire, just hang the ends in the flames. saves your time and a whole lot of gas.

[@bigearlrrr]

I agree

[@billyshuburte1405]

Love watching this family working together

[@northernliving2387]

What you need to get is a torch with a longer and wider flame to up speed your work.

[@idahodad1]

It's going to be a nice looking fence. The fencing pliers tool is going to be your best friend when you do any fencing, a great multi-tool.

[@juliocruz5656]

Ohh Martin?? The song you guys play it touch the heart. I can't stretch enough that I am proud of you guys god blessings I would love to do that for my family. Is sad that my mom have land in Puerto Rico and the legal stuff we don't know much like I said we are poor people well I believe we are however rich in God's blessings... Hey I told you guys about my son having MS. Today I find out my mom is sick in the hospital, she may or may not cought the virus. Then again it could be a ammonia, the dr won't let us get close. Pray for us 🙏🙏🙏🙏 amen hey sorry for putting my business out there. I have nothing to lose. Well good job stay safe be blessed amen

[@PaullaWells]

Good job! Can’t wait to see your garden all put in.

[@sandypratt8951]

You could of saved money by putting the ends in a small fire on the ground.👍

[@Kingsleykrewvlogs]

The progress you guys are making lately is so cool to see. So great to be able to watch along. 😊

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks. I’m glad you are enjoying it.

[@miikesternberg6947]

Your adventure is coming along great.

[@sylhunt8230]

Cool fence posts... Definitely need bigger torch head but sometimes you got to use what you have.

[@MrKylebeard]

Very cool to watch. Thanks!

[@boysrback5690]

Get a torch for burning down rubber roofs. Always set your corners plumbed, level and brace before tension any corner. Also put some gravel to keep ends off wet soil and dip ends in tar to keep post from being a straw.

[@urmlna9322]

It's so amazing pak Martin and family can build everything with their own hands and some modern tools...no carpenters seem to have been hired during the construction. These videos remind me of American pioneers' stories such as Laura Inggals Wilder's books.

[@americansfirst1095]

Yes, i also remember her Craftsmen battery powered drill and circular saw. Not to mention her Ryobi laser level. I think she got them delivered by the Pony Express within 6 months to her door using Alexander Bell prime on her wall mounted telegram machine.

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading!

[@blaineonabike]

It’s great to see the hand auger back out!

[@muhammadjalani8523]

🌺🌻🌼💐🌸💮🏵🌹🥀🌾🌿☘🍀🍁

[@genecarr4568]

Bravo on the oil and diesel fuel treatment. Glad to see you used that old farmers trick. A lot cheaper than commercial water seal. As an added step you can coat over the oil and diesel with roofing ashphalt. Be sure it is ashphalt base and take the treatmentabout 4-6" above ground leve. Reference Pete B. channel. Those post will still be standing after we are long gone.

[@jessequentin4441]

Great job explaining the forces acting on the corner posts! Makes sense why you need that horizontal beam (under compression) and also the diagonal wire (in tension).

[@realestateinfonet9041]

Thanks!

[@walterrussell7584]

This is about the best video on KZbin for makingfence post

[@SurvivalLiving]

Awsome job guys 👍 much love and respect as always 😃

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks. You too.

[@joecliffordson]

The lady looks great. I just watched to make that comment but got distracted by the people concerned that the earth is going to die because of the post treatment. Had to have some fun with them but seriously Jewels has glorious locks. Looks great and is handy. She’s a winner. Keep up the great work.

[@ZUNAKU]

Waaaooo...it's great Pak Martin

[@HiddenValleyHomestead]

Great idea! I had wondered how to do this

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks. Hope they last a long time.

[@tbirdracefan]

A lot of rot can take place from the top of the post as well from rain water and snow setting on a level cut. Some people put a piece of sheet metal on the top and bend over an inch or so down the sides and hold them on with small nails. I chose the easy route on my posts and cut them at about a 30 degree angle. The treating you have done to the bottom of the posts would certainly help also.

[@davemi00]

Wood Burning 101 Oil & Diesel or Kerosene 👍 But completely deBark logs. A must.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...GOOD JOB...STAY SAFE...

[@stevet5379]

Remember to scrape off the excess burned material before applying your oil mix.

[@thelostarchivesserialvault5353]

There is also a liquified rubber you can get that is normally used to waterproof foundations. That could work too.

[@juliocruz5656]

Hey guys god blessings that's going to be a large garden.

[@gilbertmick62]

Beau travail bravo 🤗😘🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷France

[@samday9328]

Here's an idea for you. Next time you need posts and have a burn pile just put the ends of your posts into the fire and let them smoulder - turning regularly until they are "Sho Shui Ban (ed). Simples - saves on Propane and burning torches too! :)

[@kakros7869]

wow 👍👍👍

[@abubakarabdullah9423]

Good job

[@lovethewordofgodjn321]

Also, the old timers put the tree top downward. Has something to do with sap flow.

[@parlin4556]

You a very handy man

[@ding1874]

Pak Martin Hebat👍

[@Kej112]

Good

[@gmannz1981]

Good evening from New Zealand! Stay healthy and keep safe!! Keep up the awesome work and videos ... really appreciated!

[@maryallen6334]

That was interesting but I am going to need to see the next part to completely understand what you meant.

[@pucketts57]

Hi Back a few years ago I built a fence & tho it was pressure treated Id had issues with another fence rotting after a few years . Since alltheposts were 3 1/2 inches square I bought some of the plastic corrugated pipe & put it over the post then into the ground . I also made sure I had the pipe bout 4 inches higher than the ground to kind of protect it from being chewed up by the weedeater . Im thinking thats where a lot of the rot started aty anyhow . But so far its holding up good after I think 10 years

[@jamescarid3448]

Cement not needed, you're quite right. Here's a thought on charing the posts. Dip in diesel and light (I've never tired it). Cheers.

[@saidulhudari3558]

Good'!! 👍👍

[@mikebateman8021]

The post treatment is better than anything you can buy

[@wallaceloper637]

Good point on the concert , you could use old cooking oil but oil is oil it was here a long time before us.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Do you think cooking oil could attract pests?

[@wallaceloper637]

not really it would be rancid red ants do like it.

[@bruceboyles1895]

I did not know about burning the post, that is a new one on me. I have the same setup as you w/ the torch & a 1 gal. LP tank for much less that way. Also your dirt must be better to dig then here in south Idaho. You have a tractor so maybe rent a post hole digger w/ a 3 point hitch. Don't want you to over do it w/ that hand digger. Bruce

[@KoalityofLife]

I have heard of people using used motor oil and diesel fuel to treat wood. I'll have to try burning them first next time. :)

[@perry9492]

Have you thought of getting a post hole digger for the tractor and a trailer hitch for the 3pt as well?

[@feryandreas2470]

Mantab acaranya bapak.

[@nettylaura.s2850]

Top mas bro👍👍

[@blackbirdcycles]

Not bad for your first time fencing.

[@sitisudaryati3628]

Alat yg bnr bnr canggih

[@canuckyank82]

I was hoping you would pull a Jed Clampett- Dig a hole for the post and hit water! :)

[@thelostarchivesserialvault5353]

I would suggest you use 45 degree angle braces for the corners. That is the only way you will keep your fencing tight.

[@SourBogBubble]

Thanks, also it's called Shou-Sugi-Ban what you were doing with the torch.

[@jeremymtz360]

if your burning a brush pile toast the poles or you could use oil or both

[@angeliquerider-mitchell2538]

Marty if you want to be more mobile with your torches you can get an adapter that will enable you to refill the expensive green bottles from your white bottles. Its easy. They are on amazon.

[@flemmingengel4795]

in denmark we have used tar gauze. to utilize gas and water lines. when they were made of iron. tar is now banned in Denmark. HEJ

[@kaj_1982]

ive been using my torch like that for years now i figured that one out on day looking at my buddyheater lol

[@TheOffGridHunter]

You need a tiger torch (roofing torch) or a fire and rotate. The only other thing you could have done to make it even better would to add a bitumen shrink wrap post sleeve 4” above ground and down. If you were using treated posts with the char oil and sleeve the post would last 80 years. Loved the video by the way! Concrete would rot the post faster as well

[@grantgilroy4389]

Amazon sells a fitting cheap to refill the small propane bottles from the big ones

[@HiddenValleyHomestead]

I have one. It definitely works but those small canisters are only good for a couple refills cuz the rubber seals don't last very long and start to leak.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Is it the shraider valve leaking? Those can be replaced I think. Same as on a car.

[@TheOffGridHunter]

I have one as well had to order it direct from China as they banned them in Canada

[@ImapatriotUSA]

For those worried about the oil & diesel he used getting into the ground, tell me smart one, where did the petroleum material come from? The correct answer is "the ground!"

[@trentgilliam5192]

This is a really cool project. I’m loving watching the fence post come along. Me? That’s a lot of work I’m headed to Home Depot for post. 😆

[@GeneMatheney]

Love the videos. Could you put the log ends over a camp fire and rotate them through?

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Yep. I’ll show you that method in the next video.

[@bobbennett3153]

Well you stole my thunder that's exactly what I was going to say

[@allencapps26]

What about flex seal after burning ???? Wouldn't it super water proof it?

[@misfanfrendiclewo9909]

Hello Pak Martin.

[@tylerbodell6397]

Whenever you have to replace posts, you can use an off road or farm jack and a chain to lift the posts right out as well (if you dont want to use the tractor lol)

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

For sure. I don’t have one of those jacks but I might when and if I need to replace them.

[@matrxmax]

How far deep are the posts in the ground, and how high are the posts to prevent deer from jumping in garden? 12 ft. posts?

[@chrisking7603]

use the growing trees as posts to attach a fence to

[@thelostarchivesserialvault5353]

I would recommend you toss small fist sized rocks into the hold and hammer them down with a tamp. It would be a stronger support than plain dirt.

[@master_vator]

Okay, so I cut my own poplar trees for post, 3 inch in diameter roughly, bit more maybe, and they are now growing limbs with leafs 🤷‍♂️. I chainsawed the bottoms to make a point and also burnt them with a torch. So, are they growing roots do you think, I think it really adds to the fence around our garden. I’m thinking that if they are growing limbs then, they won’t rot

[@hanzon]

Pressure-impregnated pillars would be good

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Sure would.

[@jrodjeremyflanigan7935]

You need the torch end for flat roofs. Go way faster.

[@pcmacd]

I want to know exactly what kind of aggressive drill bit that is?

[@highplainshollarhomestead3188]

Can you do this with pine? I figured pine would rot fast no matter what.

[@mitchellmanor1970]

If only you had a big pile of branches you could set it on fire and put the end of the post in the fire. What you did have a big pile a branches but burn them up?

[@iqbal6938]

Miss u🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@annasyacinta7568]

Mr Martin.. Bikin video ibu Julie masak makanan Indonesia dong (nasigoreng/whatever) trs sekalian dimakan jg sekali kali, kan kangen 😁

[@Michael43868]

Mr Martin how you doing? I miss your videos from Indonesia. Will you be back?

[@wiseguy3438]

Yup fire pit

[@gregkahle9046]

Looking good! Hey, what's Pak from your Ind. friends? Is that like Mr.?

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Yes it is like Mr.

[@vernonvest9927]

Make you a double fence 10 ft apart to keep your deer out and you will have a mote run for your chickens .

[@colincogill9031]

also put the oil in the hole it will help

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Really? How much?

[@asmuni16]

Where did you get all those hardware.? HomeDepot, TrueValue, AceHardware?

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Home Depot and North 40

[@ronalves9118]

This comment is kind of late, but next time you should also back fill the post holes with stone or crushed rock to keep the water / moisture off the post.

[@bingbongcrisologo3614]

What’s the title of that beautiful song pls?

[@vernonvest9927]

Motor three gallon to one gallon of deciel check this out.

[@diansiswadi]

Coba nanam pohon manggos lalijiwo. Manggos dermayu. Manggos golek.

[@mikebateman8021]

Leave the wire and add a diagonal rail

[@adamroof9460]

Why did you choose to put your garden above your leach field?

[@chrisjpf33]

Caber toss

[@ardiantara6660]

Hello pak martin

[@kennethhendricks1645]

IT WORKS ALOT BETTER WITH A WIDER NOZZLE

[@jokosantosa8089]

Pertama nonton like dong pk martin

[@VirtualClass-03]

Udah... 😄😄😄

[@simoncluley6033]

Hi Martin why not just start a small fire and burn the ends over the fire cheaper than buying gas.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Good idea.

[@g2macs]

you want a torch that roofers use for flat roofs.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Sure. Thanks.

[@stevie_M]

Great background music Martin.