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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 663979" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>I've been doing some crossfencing too. What I have done on fences that I might want to make permanent is to set wood post on a spacing that can be utilized if I wanted to change to barbwire. I've been using an 8 ft. spacing so every 32 ft. I set a post. On these I use the barbless barb wire. All I need to do is go back and drive t-post and add wire. Even after converting to barbwire, the barbless will be electrified as a means to electrify other crossfences.</p><p></p><p> On fences that will be permanent electric, I set the corners as I would for barbwire then drive a t-post every 32 foot. Right now I use a single wire at 36 inches and another at 18 inches if I want to keep the calves from slipping under. Now I recently ran one that might not stay so I spaced the t-post at 64 foot and put a step in post in between. Just helps keep from having to put so much tension on the wire to keep it from sagging.</p><p></p><p> Now on the semi-temporary (a season or two) I drive a t-post every 25 - 30 paces with a single 17 ga. wire. Maybe a step-in in between. On the super-temporary (dividing for grazing oats or pasture renovations where I want to keep the cows out) I use t-post at the corners or offsets and step-ins everywhere else at about 20 paces and 17ga. wire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 663979, member: 7795"] I've been doing some crossfencing too. What I have done on fences that I might want to make permanent is to set wood post on a spacing that can be utilized if I wanted to change to barbwire. I've been using an 8 ft. spacing so every 32 ft. I set a post. On these I use the barbless barb wire. All I need to do is go back and drive t-post and add wire. Even after converting to barbwire, the barbless will be electrified as a means to electrify other crossfences. On fences that will be permanent electric, I set the corners as I would for barbwire then drive a t-post every 32 foot. Right now I use a single wire at 36 inches and another at 18 inches if I want to keep the calves from slipping under. Now I recently ran one that might not stay so I spaced the t-post at 64 foot and put a step in post in between. Just helps keep from having to put so much tension on the wire to keep it from sagging. Now on the semi-temporary (a season or two) I drive a t-post every 25 - 30 paces with a single 17 ga. wire. Maybe a step-in in between. On the super-temporary (dividing for grazing oats or pasture renovations where I want to keep the cows out) I use t-post at the corners or offsets and step-ins everywhere else at about 20 paces and 17ga. wire. [/QUOTE]
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