Originally Posted by 6PakBee
I've never had consistent luck with the 'pour and then water' post setting concretes. Initially I had worse luck with pouring a concrete mix into the holes. The posts seemed to swell a bit from the water while the concrete was curing and cracked the concrete. The last one I did, I soaked the bottom of the posts before I put them in and then poured concrete into the holes. That worked well.


Same here.
I always just mix it in a wheelbarrow then pour . That way I KNOW the consistency of the mix