Ouch!Grass hay is U$S 110 per bale here.
I'll get there eventually. I figure every acre of 150 bushel stalks is worth a bale of hay not counting any corn they get. I've also considered leaving strips of standing corn, letting them have so much at a time with a wire. When corn is cheap it would pay better.I wonder how much fencing the savings in hay could pay for.
I have some stalks to put them on but one thing led to another and I haven't got it wired off yet. If I live long enough I'd like to get two hot hi tensile strands around every crop field we have to winter on. I'm just shy of two things to make it happen. Money and time.
1200# balesOuch!
5x6 bales?
Dang! That's too much for lil ones!1200# bales
That's double what a similar bale will fetch here. 45-55 per bale for net wrap 5x6 fescue.Ouch!
5x6 bales?
The pinlock insulators are pretty good. They don't give near as much trouble as the other type.A little at a time is my master plan.
Making it all hot I would definitely be using some type of self insulated post just to save the yearly hassle of replacing plastic insulators.
I've talked to a local distributor for timeless and intend to go look at some of his stuff when I get a chance. Timing right now is hard to work out.The pinlock insulators are pretty good. They don't give near as much trouble as the other type.
Timeless makes a plastic T post with holes to run wire through. Never bought any but I may try them someday.
How many strains you looking to do? I did an experiment a few years ago with the fiberglass poles and 2 strain hot. Drilled holes in it and used wire ties to attach wire to poles. Worked well and very cheap to put up.A little at a time is my master plan.
Making it all hot I would definitely be using some type of self insulated post just to save the yearly hassle of replacing plastic insulators.
What type of fiberglass pole did you use? The timeless stuff is priced too high for me. But I love the idea of a pole that won't ground out. I too need to do some fencing. 2 strands sounds perfect for me.How many strains you looking to do? I did an experiment a few years ago with the fiberglass poles and 2 strain hot. Drilled holes in it and used wire ties to attach wire to poles. Worked well and very cheap to put up.
Looking at running some hair sheep and if possible keeping feral hogs out so I was planning on two maybe three strands of high tensile wire inside an existing fence. Two hot wires makes a good fence for cattle.How many strains you looking to do? I did an experiment a few years ago with the fiberglass poles and 2 strain hot. Drilled holes in it and used wire ties to attach wire to poles. Worked well and very cheap to put up.