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<blockquote data-quote="Hogfarmer10" data-source="post: 1775439" data-attributes="member: 41451"><p>I've got a single strand electric fence. Mostly 14 gauge steel wire, except for about 750' of poly rope along the road ( it's also at the end of the fence, so the current goes through the poly last). Total length is about a mile. 15 mile fencer -ac power. All new insulators. With a 5 light tester, it lights up all 5 lights (8000+ volts). Grounded via 2 4' steel rebars, as well as ground wire tied to an adjacent barbed wire fence. Calves just go right up to it, flip the wire up, and walk under it with the wire brushing their backs all the way. It's like it's not even there. Ground is wet, in fact it's rained twice this week, raining right now, and more rain next week. Haven't been dry all year. The calves are 400 lb Charolais X Angus. Their hair is very much like sheep's wool. Is the hair just too thick? Any and all help is appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hogfarmer10, post: 1775439, member: 41451"] I’ve got a single strand electric fence. Mostly 14 gauge steel wire, except for about 750’ of poly rope along the road ( it’s also at the end of the fence, so the current goes through the poly last). Total length is about a mile. 15 mile fencer -ac power. All new insulators. With a 5 light tester, it lights up all 5 lights (8000+ volts). Grounded via 2 4’ steel rebars, as well as ground wire tied to an adjacent barbed wire fence. Calves just go right up to it, flip the wire up, and walk under it with the wire brushing their backs all the way. It’s like it’s not even there. Ground is wet, in fact it’s rained twice this week, raining right now, and more rain next week. Haven’t been dry all year. The calves are 400 lb Charolais X Angus. Their hair is very much like sheep’s wool. Is the hair just too thick? Any and all help is appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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