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<blockquote data-quote="mulberrygrovefamfarm" data-source="post: 647421" data-attributes="member: 10945"><p>We use high-tensile and poly wire for our rotational grazing and it works great. It carries the same voltage as our high-tensile and we've never had any cattle pressure or escape the poly. We did have an ice storm pull it down to the ground once, but it had over 2 inches of ice on it. </p><p>We have been using it for about 5 years and and have found a few things that make it work really well in our opinion where we are. </p><p>1. Use good poly wire. Premier1 Supplies has the best poly wire that I've found. Cheap brands that we tried have the metal wire hanging out all over, and you would think that this would be good, but it hangs on everything when you attach it to the step in posts which then breaks all of the wire fibers eventually, and the poly breaks down too quickly from the sun on the cheap ones too. Good poly wire will last for years and is easy to handle.</p><p>2. Use good large reels. We started out with small reels cheap reels. We had good success, but the reels were a pain to handle and I did get bit by the electric a couple of times. We switched to large reels with their own stands built in and it has made a huge difference in the time it takes to reel up the line and in the time it takes to set it out. </p><p>3. Use fiberglass step-in posts with some flex in them. If you use plastic with metal tips, while they go into the ground easily, the force of trying to pull the poly tight tips the posts over rather than bending the posts. For us we like the posts especially by the reel to bend against another set at an angle. It is like putting a tensioner on the poly fence and it keeps the line up even in high winds and rain/muddy ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mulberrygrovefamfarm, post: 647421, member: 10945"] We use high-tensile and poly wire for our rotational grazing and it works great. It carries the same voltage as our high-tensile and we've never had any cattle pressure or escape the poly. We did have an ice storm pull it down to the ground once, but it had over 2 inches of ice on it. We have been using it for about 5 years and and have found a few things that make it work really well in our opinion where we are. 1. Use good poly wire. Premier1 Supplies has the best poly wire that I've found. Cheap brands that we tried have the metal wire hanging out all over, and you would think that this would be good, but it hangs on everything when you attach it to the step in posts which then breaks all of the wire fibers eventually, and the poly breaks down too quickly from the sun on the cheap ones too. Good poly wire will last for years and is easy to handle. 2. Use good large reels. We started out with small reels cheap reels. We had good success, but the reels were a pain to handle and I did get bit by the electric a couple of times. We switched to large reels with their own stands built in and it has made a huge difference in the time it takes to reel up the line and in the time it takes to set it out. 3. Use fiberglass step-in posts with some flex in them. If you use plastic with metal tips, while they go into the ground easily, the force of trying to pull the poly tight tips the posts over rather than bending the posts. For us we like the posts especially by the reel to bend against another set at an angle. It is like putting a tensioner on the poly fence and it keeps the line up even in high winds and rain/muddy ground. [/QUOTE]
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