EnduraPost Square Star Picket 38mm x 38mm x 1800mm Long (210x pieces package deal saver)
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Rural Square Star Pickets
EnduraPost Square Star Picket is an Australian made mineral composite recycled fence post designed as a direct replacement for the old timber or steel star picket used in rural fencing with a Life expectancy of 50+ years!
Making fence posts last a lifetime in the harsh Australian climate
EnduraPost Square Star Pickets are made from 100% recycled plastic and a mineral blend for increased strength and longevity. It is incredibly tough, durable, drivable and fully-insulated, making it ideal for almost any kind of rural fence.
Benefits of EnduraPost Square Star Pickets
- Australian Made and Owned
- Sustainable & Responsible Product
- Mineral Composite Post
- 100% Recycled Plastic
- Non-Toxic
- Fully Insulated
- Long-Lasting
- Powerful Bounce Back Strength
- Burning Point 350°C
- Will Not Rust, Rot or Corrode
- Lightweight for handling & transport
- Gentle on wire coatings
Technical Specifications
- Australian Made
- Polymer Mineral Composite
- Black in colour
- UV-Stabilised
- Square 38mm (w) x 38mm (d) with driving point
- 1650mm (5’6”) long 2.3kg
- 1800mm (6’) long 2.5kg
- Pre-drilled holes: 14 x 5mm holes
- Life expectancy of 50+ years
- Manufactured using recycled post-consumer soft plastics, in accordance with AS/NZS ISO 14021
Fire
Do you want to know just how tough EnduraPost products are? A timber post can ignite in a fire from around 150°C but EnduraPost will typically need to reach around 350°C before it will ignite. It does not burn easily or explode, and is able to withstand ember attack, back-burning and grass fires where fuel loads are controlled.
Fully Insulated
EnduraPost Square Star Picket is a fully insulated post meaning it can be electrified with as many wires as needed without the added expense of installing insulators to posts. Use EnduraPost Square Pickets to quickly build a more cost-effective electric fence.
Durable
EnduraPost Square Star Picket's unique mineral composite blend is the secret to why it is so tough. It is particularly suited to harsh environments where water-logged, acidic, alkaline or saline soils cause traditional posts to rot, rust and corrode. EnduraPost will not rot, rust or corrode, nor be eaten by termites and is UV-Stabilized to last in the harsh Australian climate.
Sustainable
Australia has a huge environmental issue when it comes to plastic waste with literally mountains of it going into landfill, being stockpiled or sent overseas to become someone else’s problem.
Recycling soft plastic waste into a usable & beneficial product has always been challenging, but EnduraPost is one of the great recycling success stories.
Made from 100% recycled plastic waste, EnduraPost is an environmentally sustainable post, which responsibly addresses the plastic waste problem in Australia’s backyard.
Even when EnduraPost comes to the end of its long life, it too will be 100% recyclable.
Easy Installation
EnduraPost Square Star Picket can be easily installed using manual or mechanical drivers and can be sawn, drilled and screwed. In hard or rocky ground, simply make a pilot hole with a 35mm x 450mm masonry drill bit to clear rocks or roots before installing. Designed as an inline post (not suitable as a weight-bearing post or strainer), EnduraPost can support all forms of wire, including plain, barbed, hinge-joint and barrier-mesh fencing. It is also great for creating mesh tree-guards around newly planted trees.
FAQ's
EnduraPost Square Pickets and Droppers are solid recycled PP (polypropylene)plastic.
Whilst it is possible to break them it is not easy to do so. This is because they are made from recycled woven polypropylene which is extremely tough. They are extruded and pressurized into a mold which further increases their strength and durability. They are made to be handled in the same way as wooden or steel pickets are.
They have been tested to withstand fire up to 350⁰C which is usually hotter than a grass fire that normally reaches between 200-250⁰C. Some larger bush fires can burn hotter particularly if the fuel load is wood. Keeping wood away from fence lines should provide adequate protections, meaning that if a fire happens to pass through it is likely going to be a grass only fire. They are also NOT susceptible to ember attacks unlike wood.
Although they are made of plastic, they are not going to bend over in the hot sun. Plastic can change shape when there are temperature differences from one side to the other. If pickets are laid down on the ground in direct sunlight, they may start to warp or bend but that is because the polymers move due to temperature variations from one side to the other. If this occurs, you can turn them over and they will straighten once again. This does not impact the strength or durability of the picket, and once they have been driven into place the temperature variations are not severe enough for them to warp or bend.
Although the photos show plain wire run through the holes, many prefer to use the holes to tie back to instead. Both methods work well for plain wire, whereas, for barbed wire or hinge-joint / ring-lock simply tie back to the appropriate holes provided.
Yes, they are tough and can be driven using mechanical or motorized drivers, or, by hydraulic drivers.
As they are made from plastic, we only recommend they are used as an in-line picket. They are not suitable as a weight bearing post like a strainer or in-line stiff post. It’s recommended that EnduraPost Square Pickets be combined with Concrete End Strainers or similar. Then we recommend that a concrete line post or similar is installed as support after every 4 to 6 EnduraPost Square Star Pickets in a straight line, or, when the fence should make a turn.
They are slightly harder to drive in due to the surface area difference compared to steel pickets.
For stony or very hard ground we recommend helping them by predrilling a pilot hole using a 35mm x 450mm masonry drill before driving them in.
Due to their unique design allowing them to have some flex with strong memory bounce back, they do not typically loosen in the ground. For this reason they also do not need to be inserted into the ground as deeply, we recommend a min 300mm is sufficient for most applications in most soil types.
Storage & Handling Warning: Unstrapped pickets lying flat in the sun may bow. Keep the pack strapped until using and re-strap unused pickets immediately with ratchet straps or similar. Store pickets inside or out of the sun, if possible. Cover if left outdoors.
