- 1). Stretch a guide string between the wooden corner posts to mark the fence line for your T-post installation. Tie the end of a piece of heavy-duty twine to the nearest corner post and let the twine fall on the ground behind you as you walk along the fence line to the next corner post. Wrap the twine around the second corner post, pulling it tight so the string runs taut between the two corner posts. Run the twine to the remaining corner posts in the same fashion. Tie the twine off on itself with a double knot when you return to the first corner post.
- 2). Mark the ground along the guide string with a can of ground-marking paint, painting spots at 12-foot intervals. Position the base of the T-post at the spray-painted location on the outside edge of the guide string. Rotate the T-post in place so the set of evenly spaced notches on the post face the inside of your enclosure.
- 3). Lower your hand-held post driver over the top of the T-post gently until the inside of the post driver top touches the top of the T-post. Don't pinch your fingers as you lower the driver. Grasp the two handles on the post driver and bring the post driver down firmly on the T-post to hammer the post into the ground. Be sure the flanges at the bottom of the post are well into the soil. Repeat the pounding process several times before removing the post driver and checking visually to ensure that the post is straight in the ground. If not, pull on the post firmly with your hand, using your body weight to straighten the post.
- 4). Replace the post driver on the top of the T-post. Pound the post with the post driver repeatedly until the bottom 12 to 18 inches of the post are solidly embedded into the ground. Remove the post driver from the top of the T-post and get another T-post for the next post location.
- 5). Repeat the entire installation process for each field fence T-post.
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