re: Replacing rotten posts in overgrown fence line

I'm working by myself, pulling them up with a chain would take quite a while, though it would probably give the best results.

What works for me is bush hogging everything I can, then working small to large. Start off getting everything I can with the weedeater, coming behind that with an electric pruner to get all the small trees and limbs in the way. That leaves a nice, wide open working area to cut everything flush to the ground.

If an auger will break through the roots, that's probably the way to go. I have just seen people talking about getting stuck and that seems like a pita. Tallow trees are super soft though, hopefully it's not a problem.

Any preference between 4" round post and 4x4 posts? The maker of the mesh recommends round over 4x4, but doesn't mention why.