On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:29:38 +0000, Scott M
wrote:

MM wrote:

Or should I just fill the hole with the earth I removed and tamp it
down?

That'll work for about 2 mins before it wobbles the hole bigger again.

I go for concreting in one of the repair spurs (short concrete post)
with a wooden post bolted to it. That way, next time round, I can change
the post in 10 minutes flat.

Tell me more, Scott, about these repair spurs? Are they
specifically/only meant for fixing broken posts?

By the way, suppose I find, on close inspection around the base of the
existing post, that it's NOT rotten, couldn't I just whack a load of
that postcrete stuff down and around it, while supporting the fence
for 48 hours with a couple of struts?

MM