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Hopefully this will keep any more EXT's from getting in our place-it's actually going to be a weaning field-I've found weaning out in little grass fields works better than in the corrals-I maybe overdid the fence a bit but we run bucking stock in these fields too. I had used those new plastic deas that keep the calves from sucking but if you get and snow during weaning they ice up pretty bad.
 
Well after twenty some years of building electric fence-I tend to over do it a bit-those one wire-post every 100 feet work great in summer but are the berries in winter-something about -40 and lots of snow kind of hampers fencer performance-these fences keep things in even with no power on-for what we save on manure hauling by pasture weaning and bale grazing-I can go a bit overboard on my fence lol. I moved it in off the line 30 feet all the way around-works great for my bucking bulls or horses they have a nice long walk for water plus if a big tree blows on the outside fence I don't have a mass escape-250 pairs in a grain field overnight makes a pretty big mess.
 
Do you not like barb wire because of how hard it is to work with or because what damage it can do to livestock? Is electric fence the norm up there? We fenced yesterday and I got to dig the holes with post hole digger...The first hole was a little tense till my hubby and I got all the signals worked out...LOL.... Think Ace Reid... And I am supporting a new blister this morning.....
 
Contrary to Ranchers.net polls I actually do stoop to manual labour once in awhile lol. I actually built it yesterday all by meself lol. I don't like working with barbed wire and I don't like what it does to horses either-the stud ran a gelding down the fence yesterday and gave him a character cut. Ohh there's lots of barbed wire fencing up here but a well built electric fence that is grounded right is pretty much inpenetrable-cattle don't even like to jump these they tend to veer off when they get close to them. Once you get your routine down pat you can build electric fence pretty quickly-there's a few special tools you can use and stuff that makes it go pretty fast.
 
I didn't mean when I said it was hard to work with that you were in anyway lazy... :oops: It's always hookin on stuff and rather frustrating to roll out or up... We are seriously thinking of electricity on some of our pastures... That's why I asked.. Knock on wood, I havn't had anything badly cut with my horses..
 
ok how about me and sw come help you freeze brand and you come build some fence for us????? lol!! :lol: nice lookin fence, hope the dang ext's keep out now lol
 
why are u using wood posts instead of steel??? are they alot cheaper or homemade or what??? they rot out way to fast here. We use Rail road ties or treated highline polls for our corners and then use steel posts for the rest- lasts a longgggggg time if done right.
 
I live 500 miles from him but all our pressure treated post come from his country. Pressure treated wood cost $2.79 Steel posts cost over $5.50

Good presure treated posts can last 40 years where I live.
 
Northern Rancher said:
Well I'm up for a trip to the sandhills lol-let's have a fencing bee lol. I hate barbed wire with a passion though.
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Terrific fence NR! Your stating that you hate barbed wire - the electrified wires would work just fine NOT being barbed - just plain twisted wire. But it certainly won't take the 'inmates' very long to learn to stay clear of THAT fence. The 'outmates' too, for that matter.

How deep in the ground are the line posts set?

DOC HARRIS
 
They are in the ground two feet-it's actually pretty dangerous to electrify fence with barbs on it-if you ever got caught up in it I think it would probably kill you if you couldn't get loose-or at least make you wish you were dead. The higher end fencers come with a remote so you can shut power off any where along the fence without going back to the energizer. In case you notice I never took a picture straight down the fence-I couldn't drive a straight line of posts if my life depended on it. As for steel posts on an electric fence you can run into some major problems with shorting out if your insulators aren't up to snuff. There's an outfit up here that actually drills a hole through the post to run the wire through-they were a bit to spendy for me to hire though. I just pick away at it and usually can get quite a bit done in a day. A cordless drill and #6-1 1/4" wood screws work great for putting on insulators.
 
Big Muddy rancher said:
I live 500 miles from him but all our pressure treated post come from his country. Pressure treated wood cost $2.79 Steel posts cost over $5.50

Good presure treated posts can last 40 years where I live.
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That's interesting, here where I live (TN) price is opposite steel posts ~ $2-$3 depemnding on length with the pressure treated posts much higher. Also the metal posts will outlast the treated posts here every time.
 
There is a pretty big part of Saskatchewan that is solid bush. Steel T Posts will probably rust out before a treated post rots-the first ones we put in over 40 years ago are still going strong. A few guys have gotten hooked over the years by post peddlers selling dipped posts but a properly pressure treated post should last pretty much forever. Our climate is a bit different than Tennesee's though.
 
Northern Rancher said:
Contrary to Ranchers.net polls I actually do stoop to manual labour once in awhile lol. I actually built it yesterday all by meself lol. I don't like working with barbed wire and I don't like what it does to horses either-the stud ran a gelding down the fence yesterday and gave him a character cut. Ohh there's lots of barbed wire fencing up here but a well built electric fence that is grounded right is pretty much inpenetrable-cattle don't even like to jump these they tend to veer off when they get close to them. Once you get your routine down pat you can build electric fence pretty quickly-there's a few special tools you can use and stuff that makes it go pretty fast.
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Well you did a mighty good job NR,that's a nice fence you built,all by yourself,bet that was alot of work without a tractor,good job of replanting the grass around the posts too,yup count me in on the fencing bee,IM impressed..................good luck
 

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