Electric fence

cacs

Just a quick question. I am switching to a paddock system this year.
I have around 3km of electric fencing to. My fencing contractor said I shouldn't place the posts more than 8 yards apart. I was hoping to place them 10 metres apart. Any experience any feedback is welcome . I am grazing cows and calves

White Clover

cathal irwin wrote: »

Just a quick question. I am switching to a paddock system this year.
I have around 3km of electric fencing to. My fencing contractor said I shouldn't place the posts more than 8 yards apart. I was hoping to place them 10 metres apart. Any experience any feedback is welcome . I am grazing cows and calves

10m would be the minimum you should go. 12m would be fine for single strand electric.

cacs

White Clover wrote: »

10m would be the minimum you should go. 12m would be fine for single strand electric.

Thanks that is what I was thinking

Water John

Going from 8M to 12M is 125 posts I think.
Really 10/12M is fine, might depend on how undulating the line is.

Muckit

cathal irwin wrote: »

Just a quick question. I am switching to a paddock system this year.
I have around 3km of electric fencing to. My fencing contractor said I shouldn't place the posts more than 8 yards apart. I was hoping to place them 10 metres apart. Any experience any feedback is welcome . I am grazing cows and calves

Would your fencing contractor have a vested interest I wonder? Is he suppying the posts?

Is your ground fairly level? On level ground I space posts 20m apart. The posts on an electric fence only hold the weight of the wire and keep the wire at the correct height. It is not a physical fence like a barbed wire fence. No advantage to keeping posts nearer. Put the money saved on using half the amount of stakes into good stainers. I personally use concrete stakes for these. They are not going to rot and are a great job with 3' in the ground!

Keeping posts at least 20m apart keeps a good spring in the wire. If an animal goes to burst through it, the wire will move with the animal.

This is just my personal take. Everyone has their own views on things.

cacs

Water John wrote: »

Going from 8M to 12M is 125 posts I think.
Really 10/12M is fine, might depend on how undulating the line is.

Thanks for that. It's fairly straight even ground so 10 should be fine

cacs

Muckit wrote: »

Would your fencing contractor have a vested interest I wonder? Is he suppying the posts?

Is your ground fairly level? On level ground I space posts 20m apart. The posts on an electric fence only hold the weight of the wire and keep the wire at the correct height. It is not a physical fence like a barbed wire fence. No advantage to keeping posts nearer. Put the money saved on using half the amount of stakes into good stainers. I personally use concrete stakes for these. They are not going to rot and are a great job with 3' in the ground!

Keeping posts at least 20m apart keeps a good spring in the wire. If an animal goes to burst through it, the wire will move with the animal.

This is just my personal take. Everyone has their own views on things.

Thanks for that. I am supplying the posts. I am probably going to get German larch cold tar creosoted. I am hoping to get 20 years plus. The problem I have with concrete is cost of labour to put them down

Muckit

cathal irwin wrote: »

Thanks for that. I am supplying the posts. I am probably going to get German larch cold tar creosoted. I am hoping to get 20 years plus. The problem I have with concrete is cost of labour to put them down

I get in a track machine to do any fencing as have hedges and briars to clean back. Shoring bucket to dig a lovely neat hole.

Would love to know the price of those posts. They must be €10+ each??

You could (to save €€€), space them 20m and use a white plastic post in between to keep wires at correct spacing if using 2 strands.

cacs

Muckit wrote: »

I get in a track machine to do any fencing as have hedges and briars to clean back. Shoring bucket to dig a lovely neat hole.

Would love to know the price of those posts. They must be €10+ each??

You could (to save €€€), space them 20m and use a white plastic post in between to keep wires at correct spacing if using 2 strands.

The posts cost €5.33 plus vat each 4-5 inch 5foot Was considering getting 3 inch square five untreated oak post. I am going to get a track machine to put them down alright a bit quicker.

brownswiss

cathal irwin wrote: »

The posts cost €5.33 plus vat each 4-5 inch 5foot Was considering getting 3 inch square five untreated oak post. I am going to get a track machine to put them down alright a bit quicker.

Hi. Just wondering where you are getting the German larch cold tar creosoted posts?

Thanks

cacs

brownswiss wrote: »

Hi. Just wondering where you are getting the German larch cold tar creosoted posts?

Thanks

Got them from mcnamara fencing in cork they got blacker in the year. Unreal post

The part time boy

cathal irwin wrote: »

brownswiss wrote: »

Hi. Just wondering where you are getting the German larch cold tar creosoted posts?

Thanks

Got them from mcnamara fencing in cork they got blacker in the year. Unreal post

Where abouts are McNamara ?

Water John

Mallow.

patsy_mccabe

Anyone got prices?
http://www.mcnamarafencing.ie/agri-animal/mcnamara-duraposts/

The part time boy

Jesus that very close. Never knew they were there until few days ago but did not know the name.

I heard( not from horse mouth) one fella got post from them and they only lasted 2 years.

Dunno how ture that is though

White Clover

The part time boy wrote: »

Jesus that very close. Never knew they were there until few days ago but did not know the name.

I heard( not from horse mouth) one fella got post from them and they only lasted 2 years.

Dunno how ture that is though

They're very brittle and snap easily, possibly too dry.

cacs

White Clover wrote: »

They're very brittle and snap easily, possibly too dry.

I threw 100 into a trailer tonight they were in the shed for a few months. Heaviest post I have had in hands for a while. I wouldn't say brittle