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B.
The first fiber-rod posts we used had
no outer coating—which resulted in
painful fiberglass splinters for those
who handled them. Nasty indeed.
To prevent this, all Premier Smooth-
Cote FiberRods now have an extra UV
resistant urethane outer coating.
Pros and Cons of FiberRods
• Less likely to break than some
plastic posts—although they
eventually will if bent often enough.
• Make good line posts for fences
with
minimal side, up or down pressure.
• Self-insulating. But they need some
form of a clip to hold the twine,
tape, rope or wire in place.
• Neither as heavy nor as bulky as
steel or wood posts. Easy to carry.
• Harder to install than FiberTuff,
PigTail or PowerPosts. Can be hit
with a hammer if using a drive cap
(see column at right)
. Otherwise use a
rubber or wooden mallet.
•
Wire clips are inclined to entangle
with each other.
Plastic clips are a
better choice.
• Not suited for situations exposed to
up, down or side strain.
Note: See chart on p. 122 that compares
various post types for their ability to resist
side-strain. 3/8" rods don’t do so well but
11/16" rods excel.
SmoothCote FiberRods 3/8" Coated with urethane. Pencil-pointed. Use any of the 3 clips (A, B or C on p. 127) . Drive caps sold separately p. 127. Sold in pkgs of 20, but priced each FiberRod, 3', 3/8", 0.28 lb............. #321831 $1.40 FiberRod, 4', 3/8", 0.38 lb............. #321841 $1.50 FiberRod, 5', 3/8", 0.47 lb.............. #321851 $2.45 FiberRod, 6', 3/8", 0.56 lb.............. #321861 $2.94 FiberRod, 7', 3/8", 0.66 lb............. #321871 $3.30 SmoothCote FiberRods 1/2" For many fence situations 3/8" dia rods are too flexible. For those situations use rods that are 1/2" dia. They’re so much stronger and stiffer that many users have switched to all 1/2" rods . Urethane- coated. Pencil-pointed. Install with rubber mallet. Only ScrewOn insulators (see B on p. 127) work for 1/2" rods. Sold individually FiberRod, 4', 1/2", 0.69 lb.............. #321941 $2.70 FiberRod, 5', 1/2", 0.86 lb.............. #321951 $4.75 FiberRod, 6', 1/2", 1.03 lb.............. #321961 $5.05 SmoothCote FiberRods 11/16" We’ve added these for use as corner/ curve/end support posts for taller nets (PermaNet, Deer QuikFence). For this purpose they don’t need a clip. Pencil-pointed. Coated. Install with rubber or wooden mallet. Sold individually FiberRod, 6', 11/16", 2.10 lb............#321981 $7.80 3/8"
A.
C.A 3-D Anti-Deer fence made of
EnduraSoft rope supported by
FiberRods and SnapOn Harp Clips.
For deer fence details, see pp. 52–58.
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