Forgot a couple of things. On corners in black dirt it's hard to keep them in place but I use double bracing on 10' centers.
Double bracing is two brace posts in each direction in addition to the corner post. Using steel the span from the corner to the mid post is horizontal, but the span from the mid post to the end is at about a 30 degree angle (diagonal bracing to keep posts straight with wire strain on them) and that second post really only needs to be a stub (to weld to) with all posts set in concrete.
What this does is the mid post takes the load of the fence but rather than trying to pull the corner post up, as is the post going 90 degrees away also trying to do, it is resisted by the stub post and the angled brace to it. I guarantee you this little bit of extra effort makes a whopping big difference in keeping the corner in the ground.
I use 8' posts and usually leave about 10" above the top rail. The rest I push in the ground with my FEL. The horiz brace pipe is slightly below the top rail.
The 10' spacing is this. The longer the span on the bracing, the more effective it is in resisting pulling out. Holes are: I use a 12" auger and run it all the way down (2 1/2' or so) and fill with Sacrete, usually dry as after a couple of rains it sets up. I have pulled up posts secured this way and I guarantee you the crete WILL set up like this.
On runs, I usually work 300' at a time which means that every 300' is a pair of posts, 8' on centers, cross braced which gives you a tie off point for the next 300' and helps to keep the fence tight.
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