jcummins
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I need to cross fence my pastures and do pasture rotation. I was going to build H braces, etc just like a barded wire fence to keep my options open for going to barded wire later. I planned on tpost every 85-100 feet (neighbor has that spacing seems to work for him) then string two strands wire. Now I'm not so sure I will do that, given the work, and more so the cost. After reading here, and given the cost of fencing material, I've concluded electric fence might be the way to go for all interior fencing, and never go for barbed wire for the interior. . Appreciate thoughts on this.
Question on this method of fencing. What do you do for end of fence and corner post for electric fence. I have an L shape fence I want to do that will tie in to bard wire fence on both ends of the L. For the middle corner of the L, it will just be in the middle of the pasture. I do want a gate at that location. How would you brace this fence? Original plans I would have had H braces, and I would have tauted a 2 wire electric tight. Now I'm reading, some on here say don't taut the electric tight. If so, are H braces necessary. The long part of the L, will be 1800 ft, the short leg, 500 ft. I want to get by with the least cost, but at the same time…..I want it to work. Also, gates. I'm guessing a wire with a spring type insulator on one end to tie the electric together….but do you set post on each side of that gap?
If this L shape area does work, I want to sub divide the rest of my pasture into three different areas, possibly using electric for all the interior fencing. Here again whatever works with the least cost. Appreciate any advise….and if you can demo this first hand, that would be great!!
Question on this method of fencing. What do you do for end of fence and corner post for electric fence. I have an L shape fence I want to do that will tie in to bard wire fence on both ends of the L. For the middle corner of the L, it will just be in the middle of the pasture. I do want a gate at that location. How would you brace this fence? Original plans I would have had H braces, and I would have tauted a 2 wire electric tight. Now I'm reading, some on here say don't taut the electric tight. If so, are H braces necessary. The long part of the L, will be 1800 ft, the short leg, 500 ft. I want to get by with the least cost, but at the same time…..I want it to work. Also, gates. I'm guessing a wire with a spring type insulator on one end to tie the electric together….but do you set post on each side of that gap?
If this L shape area does work, I want to sub divide the rest of my pasture into three different areas, possibly using electric for all the interior fencing. Here again whatever works with the least cost. Appreciate any advise….and if you can demo this first hand, that would be great!!