Star Picket (Australia)

Details of star pickets:

Shape: three-pointed star shaped cross section, without teeth.
Material: low carbon steel, rail steel, etc.
Surface: black bitumen coated, galvanized, PVC coated, baked enamel painted, etc.
Thickness: 2 mm �C 6 mm depends on your requirements.
Package: 10 pieces/bundle, 50 bundles/pallet.

Star Pickets / Y post for Livestock Fencing

HESLY star pickets, a type of Australian style Y post without teeth, features three-pointed star shaped cross section. The tapered ends make it easy to be installed and the plain head is engineered for easy hammering the post into ground. Due to high quality and stability, star pickets are popular with most Australians, New Zealanders.

Y post or Y picket is the common name in Australia, New Zealand, Israel, South Africa, Ireland and Philippines.

In Australia and New Zealand, the star picket is also called, Y pickets, silver pickets, black pickets or filed fence steel post.

Details of star pickets:

Shape: three-pointed star shaped cross section, without teeth.
Material: low carbon steel, rail steel, etc.
Surface: black bitumen coated, galvanized, PVC coated, baked enamel painted, etc.
Thickness: 2 mm �C 6 mm depends on your requirements.
Package: 10 pieces/bundle, 50 bundles/pallet.

Applications of star pickets:

Secure livestock and keep the predators out.
Support the fences of express highways and roads.
Hold the almost metal fences such as farm fences, vineyard fence, garden fences, field fence.
Can be adapted to all wire mesh barriers.

Advantages:

Consistent holds for easy attachment to fencing wires.
High durability for not chipping, bending.
Anti-rust material coated surface.
Prevent the damage from termites.
Withstand the extreme weather and high wind forces.
Easy to install, with a low cost.
Long life time.

Specifications of star pickets (Y pickets)

Length (m)	0.45	0.60	0.90	1.35	1.50	1.65	1.80	2.10	2.40
Specification	Pieces/ton
1.58 kg/m	1406	1054	703	468	421	386	351	301	263
1.86 kg/m	1195	896	597	398	358	326	299	256	224
1.9 kg/m	1170	877	585	390	351	319	292	251	219
2.04 kg/m	1089	817	545	363	326	297	272	233	204

Table 1: Data Sheet of Different Types of Star Pickets

Item	2.04 kg/m	1.90 kg/m	1.86 kg/m	1.58 kg/m
Size	28 �� 28 ��30 mm	28 �� 28 �� 30 mm	28 �� 28 �� 30 mm	28 �� 28 �� 30 mm
Thickness	3.0 mm	2.6 mm	2.5 mm	2.3 mm

Table 2: Hole Quantities On Different Height of Star Pickets

Heights	0.45 m	0.6 m	0.9 m	1.35 m	1.50 m	1.65 m	1.8 m	2.1 m	2.4 m
Holes (Australia)	2	3	5	11	14	14	14	7	7
Holes (NEw Zealand)	�C	�C	�C	7	7	7	8	�C	�C

Table 3: Quantity of Star Pickets in Different Weight & Length (unit: pcs/tonne)

Length	0.45 m	0.60 m	0.90 m	1.35 m	1.50 m	1.65 m	1.80 m	2.10 m	2.40 m
1.58 kg/m	1406	1054	703	468	421	386	351	301	263
1.86 kg/m	1195	896	597	398	358	326	299	256	224
1.90 kg/m	1170	877	585	390	351	319	292	251	219
2.04 kg/m	1089	817	545	363	326	297	272	233	204

Table 4: Hole Spacing in Different Lengths

Length	Holes Quantity	Hole Spacing (cm)
0.45 m	2	2.5/10
0.6 m	3	2.4/12/12
0.9 m	5	2.5/12/12/12/12
1.35 m	11	2.5/13/10/10/10/6/12/7.5/7.5/8/7
1.65 m	14	2.5/13/10/10/10/6/12/7.5/7.5/8/7/7.5/6/9.5
1.80 m	14	2.5/13/10/10/10/6/12/7.5/7.5/8/7/7.5/6/9.5
2.10 m	7	2.5/27.5/30/30/30/30/30
2.40 m	7	2.5/27.5/30/30/30/30/30