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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 650618" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>Are you plugging in to the power grid or running a battery?</p><p></p><p>We use a bunch of them.</p><p></p><p>Gallagher has one that we use now and then - but in my opinion they are high priced - name is not always the way to go.</p><p></p><p>The cheaper one that has given us good service is a 100 miler made by Red Snapper - I think we paid a couple hundred for it - it runs the whole farm and has excellent brush penetration.</p><p></p><p>There are a couple of battery powered jobs that we use for temporary fencing - they do about 20 miles each and have good brush penetration - we probably paid about 40 bucks each for them - the batteries we use are the big dozer batteries and they run for about 10 days before they need a charge - but if you want to go smaller on batteries get the marine / RV batteries - they are designed to be run down and recharged on a regular basis - car batteries do not like this and will only last a couple of seasons. You can rig up a solar charger if you like - we do not bother any more because we check the fences daily when we run electric wire and batteries.</p><p></p><p>Winter battery storage - we set them on some old boards and trickle charge them about once every two to three months - makes them last for years.</p><p></p><p>Almost all the modern systems will do what you want - just buy more power than you think you need - you will be surprised at how much more you will want once you get started.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 650618, member: 6797"] Are you plugging in to the power grid or running a battery? We use a bunch of them. Gallagher has one that we use now and then - but in my opinion they are high priced - name is not always the way to go. The cheaper one that has given us good service is a 100 miler made by Red Snapper - I think we paid a couple hundred for it - it runs the whole farm and has excellent brush penetration. There are a couple of battery powered jobs that we use for temporary fencing - they do about 20 miles each and have good brush penetration - we probably paid about 40 bucks each for them - the batteries we use are the big dozer batteries and they run for about 10 days before they need a charge - but if you want to go smaller on batteries get the marine / RV batteries - they are designed to be run down and recharged on a regular basis - car batteries do not like this and will only last a couple of seasons. You can rig up a solar charger if you like - we do not bother any more because we check the fences daily when we run electric wire and batteries. Winter battery storage - we set them on some old boards and trickle charge them about once every two to three months - makes them last for years. Almost all the modern systems will do what you want - just buy more power than you think you need - you will be surprised at how much more you will want once you get started. Regards Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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