Hi all, I'm new here and will be replacing an old fence at my wife's grandparents place to keep in cattle. I haven't put up a fence before but have done some reading/asking around and have a firm grasp on what I want to do.
I'll be going with a 5 strand barbed wire fence using steel posts for the corners (4.5" and 3.5" for brace posts), t-posts and hedge posts for the line. Going to be putting the corners/brace posts approx four feet deep set in concrete with four spreader bars in between the corner and brace posts.
My question is this. Can I prefab (build and weld) the corners/braces, haul them to the pasture, dig my holes and set them in the ground as a complete unit? Is there any difference in overall strength versus putting your corners and braces up, then welding your spreaders in in the field? The pasture is right out front of their house so it'll be easy getting them there.
Thank you for your time! Looking forward to checking out the board.
I'll be going with a 5 strand barbed wire fence using steel posts for the corners (4.5" and 3.5" for brace posts), t-posts and hedge posts for the line. Going to be putting the corners/brace posts approx four feet deep set in concrete with four spreader bars in between the corner and brace posts.
My question is this. Can I prefab (build and weld) the corners/braces, haul them to the pasture, dig my holes and set them in the ground as a complete unit? Is there any difference in overall strength versus putting your corners and braces up, then welding your spreaders in in the field? The pasture is right out front of their house so it'll be easy getting them there.
Thank you for your time! Looking forward to checking out the board.