Heavy duty gate posts and the best way

kv11x

Whats the best cement mix to hold railway sleepers in the ground as driveway gate post? the gates are 6ft tall and 140cm wide each and heavy. also what size spreader bar would i need at the top to stop the post moving inwards? i have seen people use cement to stop the falling in on themselves this of course is just under ground but as i have a railway sleeper drive couldn't i use the sleeper as a spreader bar at the bottom and say 10cm x 10cm fence post at the top?

gmgmgm

Regarding the cement: Postcrete. Or look at pavingexpert site for best info.

How high a car/van do you propose to allow to enter the gateway?

stef73

How deep are you going to sink the sleepers into the ground? the deeper you go the more weight you could hang on them. I might be wrong but i thought 1/3 of the post should be underground i know when i put up my fencing i had 9ft poles for use with 1ft riser and 5ft panels. How long are your sleepers? .

Hintza

Why are you using sleepers? Why not use straining posts or old telegraph poles?

All our gates are put on long straining posts driven into the ground and some of the gates are 12' long.

But if you stick with sleepers you want a minimum of 1/3 in the ground as stef says, but you will struggle to drive them in and will need concrete.