End Posts & Interior
Supports for Orchards, Vineyards and Shade Structures
Our RIB-BAK® U-channel
posts provide greater strength (80,000 PSI minimum yield)
at load bearing points than other posts, which is why they have
found favor in the agricultural industry. Our high-tensile
strength (140,000 PSI minimum) allows more weight to be distributed
per post, requiring fewer supports per acre.
The posts are
easily installed. Using a conventional power post driver,
they can be driven in place in approximately 30-40 seconds even
in the harshest soil conditions, less than one-fourth the time
required for a comparable pine post. No drilling or backfilling
necessary.
RIB-BAK
posts are much stronger than wood, and will not rot or carry
disease.
In addition to economy,
another benefit of U-channel posts are the holes running the
length of the posts, which allow side pieces of U-channel
or other steel components to be bolted to the support posts.
Capacity |
Max. Load |
2# RIB-BAK® |
400 lbs. |
3# RIB-BAK® |
1120 lbs. |
4# RIB-BAK® |
1500 lbs. |
Results |
- Tests held at UC DAVIS Research Facility at Oakville
.
- Posts driven to a DEPTH of 36" in compacted
soil and hardpan.
- Pull tests were conducted by attaching a chain to
the test sample while concurrently connecting a chain
to a deadman on the opposite end. A "come-a-long" provided
pull and a crane scale measured load capacity in POUNDS
at mid-point.
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