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wondering what you all use for a tempory ground rod? i want to zap fence a haystack that's in the middle of a feild that i now want to graze, have a solar energiser,just need to put in a tempory ground rod,will need to be pulled again in a few week's.
 
Not short cuts in this dryness. I like those galvanized rods that baygard sells. about 6 feet long and brass connector. It is smooth but you will need a loader or 3 point or jack to get it back out. Still better than something that doesn't do the job.
 
What per said.

I couldn't believe the difference it made when I finally switched to galvanized ground rods a few years ago. The cattle couldn't believe it either. :shock:

They cost a bit more, but what is your haystack worth?
 
per said:
Not short cuts in this dryness. I like those galvanized rods that baygard sells. about 6 feet long and brass connector. It is smooth but you will need a loader or 3 point or jack to get it back out. Still better than something that doesn't do the job.
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yes it is dry, should be able to find a crack in the ground to drop it in :wink:


do you get those rod's at Peavy Mart or Princess auto? thanx
 
I like to use 2-3 galvanized ground rods with a heavy gage copper ground wire onto the ground connectors on each rod (copper as well if you can get it ) . Try and get the rods 4 feet down ,and if you can, avoid sucker rod as it is not very good as a ground rod .
 
hayguy said:
per said:
Not short cuts in this dryness. I like those galvanized rods that baygard sells. about 6 feet long and brass connector. It is smooth but you will need a loader or 3 point or jack to get it back out. Still better than something that doesn't do the job.
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yes it is dry, should be able to find a crack in the ground to drop it in :wink:


do you get those rod's at Peavy Mart or Princess auto? thanx
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Peavey in HR has them and the brass connectors and coffee across the parking lot Tues, Thurs or Friday morning.
 
It sounds like you have the deal figured out; but I use copper clad something, because I have had them a while. They take a little tinkering every time I put them in use, but a series of three, ten feet apart, properly watered, will jump a spark nearly 3/8 of an inch at a gate, and a good solid 1/4 to a steel post, two miles downstream off of a $189 fencer. I don't remember the brand, but it is rated something like 4 joules.
If I ever need any more ground rods they will be 6 or 7 foot galvanized.
 
For temporary those 6' Bayguards are OK. You can pull them just by dropping a link of chain over and jacking or loader pulling them.
For our regular fences we use 10' galvanized rods from UFA driven 9' into the ground. I ground each section of fence for main fences (either side of gates). On our home half we have probably got 70 or 80' of ground rod in, with the furthest being a full 3/4 mile from the fencer. But 11.5 KV of power on a good ground will keep things where they belong.
 
thanx Haytrucker and RSL, i too use the 10' galvanized on the main fences but was just looking for something easier to put in on these short temporary fences. while we're at it, any advice/trick's for installing them? (the 10' ones)
 
I use steel posts and barb wire.

shine up bottem of a post to use for ground--and place to wrap ground---with a makita.

put 5 gal bucket fulla water with a little hole in the bottem next to it.

use one strand usually. occasionally 2, sometimes make both hot, sometimes clip one right to posts where they can reach between--and ground to this wire also---makes every post a ground. I like to mix things up (and i usually forget what i'm dong anyhow, and if i wait too long only find about half the easter eggs i hid for myself)

we put our cows on about 20 acres when we calve--fenced in by one hot barb wire---they're used to elec and respect it pretty good. put it up hi enuf that babys can go under---
 
hayguy said:
thanx Haytrucker and RSL, i too use the 10' galvanized on the main fences but was just looking for something easier to put in on these short temporary fences. while we're at it, any advice/trick's for installing them? (the 10' ones)
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We use a home built post driver (steel type). The biggest tip is to sharpen the end with a grinder or cut off saw prior to pounding. :D
We don't use connectors, just really tight wraps and by bending an "L" in the end of the wire to hold onto when wrapping we can tie off really well.
 

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