Fencing over recently disturbed soil?

[Greenway]

Hi all. I am soon to be removing a 16(ish) yr old leylandii hedge with a micro excavator. The client then wants a fence installed straight away. I'm planning to firm all the soil back in with the digger as i go to ensure firm ground, i hope.

 

Any one had any bad experiences doing this?

[Chris Gagen]

i think i would be inclined to dry mix the posts in if this is feasible. micro digger isn't going to track down the soil brilliantly...

[Robert_S]

i would be looking to put my posts in 900mm deep instead of the usual 600mm thats if its a 1.8m high fence, if its a 900mm high fence just get longer 75mmx75mm posts and drive them in until tight then cut the tops to the desired height.

[Greenway]

these are going to be concrete posts. concreted in.

[Dave D]

without knowing how much the ground will be disturbed its hard to say but if you firm it up best you can with the digger this will help. dig the holes by hand with a graft as this will help firm the sides of the hole as you dig. no harm in using extended posts as robert suggested. and use a firm but sticky mix around the posts and tamp it in hard and even. dont dig your holes too wide, you dont want a ball around the post. i hope this is helpful and makes sense.

[Greenway]

thanks very much. will try and post some pics when all done!!!