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<blockquote data-quote="edrsimms" data-source="post: 697325" data-attributes="member: 10970"><p>Perimeter fence: Forget the barbed wire you dont need it and maintenance is harder, plus high tensile will keep the kids safer. Always start with the bottom wire first and work your way up. Start with the bottom wire and put in your line posts preferably on level. The best kind of inline strainers (tightners) will be those that are spring loaded.</p><p></p><p>I would use a 5 wire High tensile fence with bottom , middle and top hot. The posts do not make the fence strong in this type of fence as it is the "hot" that does. Cattle will usually respect it. Since you have a small area to fence, I would just use a 6-8 in post for corners (40 inches in the dirt in concrete and wrap your posts in tar paper when using concrete and they will last forever.) For line posts, since you will have to look at this forever, I recommend a round fiberglass post with pre-drilled holes every 2 inches. These posts are intially a little expensive, but with sunguard will last longer than you will. These type posts can be found at <a href="http://www.kencove.com" target="_blank">www.kencove.com</a></p><p>Also, make sure you get a metal reinforced corner insulator because they will not put pressure on the plastic part of the insulator and cause it to deteriorate before its time. Also when using just one (1) corner post, you may have to go out during the winter months (as the wire contracts = gets tighter) and loosen them up a bit-- a 4 minute job. </p><p>For a gate, you should build a l----l "H" post for strength. When wanting to go under a gate with insulated wire never let some idiot at the feed store talk you into putting this underground cable in without first putting it in PVC. Use a few breakers where your kids can temporarily turn the fence off and visit their calves. </p><p>The good thing about this fence is it is very clean, it looks nice and is easily maintained if a wire should get loose--just crank it up. </p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edrsimms, post: 697325, member: 10970"] Perimeter fence: Forget the barbed wire you dont need it and maintenance is harder, plus high tensile will keep the kids safer. Always start with the bottom wire first and work your way up. Start with the bottom wire and put in your line posts preferably on level. The best kind of inline strainers (tightners) will be those that are spring loaded. I would use a 5 wire High tensile fence with bottom , middle and top hot. The posts do not make the fence strong in this type of fence as it is the "hot" that does. Cattle will usually respect it. Since you have a small area to fence, I would just use a 6-8 in post for corners (40 inches in the dirt in concrete and wrap your posts in tar paper when using concrete and they will last forever.) For line posts, since you will have to look at this forever, I recommend a round fiberglass post with pre-drilled holes every 2 inches. These posts are intially a little expensive, but with sunguard will last longer than you will. These type posts can be found at [url=http://www.kencove.com]www.kencove.com[/url] Also, make sure you get a metal reinforced corner insulator because they will not put pressure on the plastic part of the insulator and cause it to deteriorate before its time. Also when using just one (1) corner post, you may have to go out during the winter months (as the wire contracts = gets tighter) and loosen them up a bit-- a 4 minute job. For a gate, you should build a l----l "H" post for strength. When wanting to go under a gate with insulated wire never let some idiot at the feed store talk you into putting this underground cable in without first putting it in PVC. Use a few breakers where your kids can temporarily turn the fence off and visit their calves. The good thing about this fence is it is very clean, it looks nice and is easily maintained if a wire should get loose--just crank it up. Ed [/QUOTE]
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