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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17972"><p>> I am going to be buiding some new</p><p>> cattle pens for the ranch I am</p><p>> working on, and would like an</p><p>> opinion on the post spacing.</p><p></p><p>> I plan to make the pen out of 2</p><p>> 3/8" pipe for the posts and</p><p>> rails, and the corner posts will</p><p>> be 4 1/2" pipe. The pens will</p><p>> be 64" tall with 3 rails all</p><p>> the way around (1 on top, 1 in</p><p>> middle, and 1 that is 4" off</p><p>> the ground). I am going to weld</p><p>> 60" x 20' cattle panel to the</p><p>> pipe rails all the way around.</p><p></p><p>> My question is, do you think I</p><p>> should space the posts 8' or 10'</p><p>> apart, or maybe something else?</p><p></p><p>> By the way, I can get new 2</p><p>> 3/8" pipe in my area (Central</p><p>> Texas) for .89 ft. 4 1/2"</p><p>> heavy wall split pipe posts (8')</p><p>> are $12.95 each. What's it selling</p><p>> for where you are at?</p><p></p><p>For what little its worth, when I built my pens I used 8' spacing and it has worked out O.K. My pen height was 5 1/2 feet which is just a tad higher than the 64" that you are considering, but I wish I had made it at least 6 1/2 feet high to more readily discourage jumpers. My cattle are all pretty docile, but I have had a few that just went beserk in the pens and 5 1/4 feet high walls definitely did not stop them. I have one wild ass that we have tried four times to haul away and each time she has cleared the pen. My hauler and I finally decided that, short of using a tranquilizer on her, we are going to have to get a real cowboy over to my place and rope her in order to have a chance at getting her loaded --- if I just don't lose my temper and put a bullet between her eyes before then!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17972"] > I am going to be buiding some new > cattle pens for the ranch I am > working on, and would like an > opinion on the post spacing. > I plan to make the pen out of 2 > 3/8" pipe for the posts and > rails, and the corner posts will > be 4 1/2" pipe. The pens will > be 64" tall with 3 rails all > the way around (1 on top, 1 in > middle, and 1 that is 4" off > the ground). I am going to weld > 60" x 20' cattle panel to the > pipe rails all the way around. > My question is, do you think I > should space the posts 8' or 10' > apart, or maybe something else? > By the way, I can get new 2 > 3/8" pipe in my area (Central > Texas) for .89 ft. 4 1/2" > heavy wall split pipe posts (8') > are $12.95 each. What's it selling > for where you are at? For what little its worth, when I built my pens I used 8' spacing and it has worked out O.K. My pen height was 5 1/2 feet which is just a tad higher than the 64" that you are considering, but I wish I had made it at least 6 1/2 feet high to more readily discourage jumpers. My cattle are all pretty docile, but I have had a few that just went beserk in the pens and 5 1/4 feet high walls definitely did not stop them. I have one wild ass that we have tried four times to haul away and each time she has cleared the pen. My hauler and I finally decided that, short of using a tranquilizer on her, we are going to have to get a real cowboy over to my place and rope her in order to have a chance at getting her loaded --- if I just don't lose my temper and put a bullet between her eyes before then! [/QUOTE]
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