Electric Fence - Ideal Height

patsy_mccabe

I am putting up some high tensile fencing wire at the moment. It will be along the outside ditches. Mainly for suckler cows, calves and the odd bull.
Teagasc recommend a height of 1100mm for the top wire and 600mm for the lower one (See last page on the attached). 1100mm seems a bit high to me. The Gallagher pigtail posts are only 900mm.

What would you consider the ideal height?

Willfarman

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I am putting up some high tensile fencing wire at the moment. It will be along the outside ditches. Mainly for suckler cows, calves and the odd bull.
Teagasc recommend a height of 1100mm for the top wire and 600mm for the lower one (See last page on the attached). 1100mm seems a bit high to me. The Gallagher pigtail posts are only 900mm.

What would you consider the ideal height?

3 foot 6 which is gettin close to 1100mm.

White Clover

WHAT DID YOU SAY WILLFARMAN?!!

JOhnty78

Not low enough that people can step it down!

Farmer

White Clover wrote: »

WHAT DID YOU SAY WILLFARMAN?!!

I think it's the four stranded stuff he's using

blue5000

I think I'll either have to get rid of blondes or else go to 3 strands. One of their pesky calves cleared 2 strands and ploughed through a hedge to get back to momma last week. I'd have difficulty clearing the 2 strands myself, never mind the hedge. Top strand is over a metre.

cjpm

Ideal height in inches = (your height in inches divided by 2) less the length of your willy

Willfarman

White Clover wrote: »

WHAT DID YOU SAY WILLFARMAN?!!

I'm not in the habit of repeating myself I say I'm not in the habit of repeating myself now 3 Foot 6!!

dh1985

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

I am putting up some high tensile fencing wire at the moment. It will be along the outside ditches. Mainly for suckler cows, calves and the odd bull.
Teagasc recommend a height of 1100mm for the top wire and 600mm for the lower one (See last page on the attached). 1100mm seems a bit high to me. The Gallagher pigtail posts are only 900mm.

What would you consider the ideal height?

0.5m between strands seems alot

White Clover

Willfarman wrote: »

I'm not in the habit of repeating myself I say I'm not in the habit of repeating myself now 3 Foot 6!!

Lol!!

Never wrestle with pigs

Didn't bother with the lower wire here the last few years when replacing fence. Single wire about 900mm and I have no calves running under it. But she's lighting 9.9 on the tester.

The hedge cutter seems to like attacking the lower wire.

trixi2011

Usually put the top wire at hip height and bottom one at knee height. If only cows larger dry stock don't bother with the bottom wire disaster for weeds earthing it out

Zr105

Single strand around crotch height here and rarely trouble once there's power in it! Handy for the hedge cutter as they have enough room to work under it and it takes a while before it earths out.
One bit was done a bit higher and ended up with a second lower strand and it was a disaster for earthing

Sam Kade

cjpm wrote: »

Ideal height in inches = (your height in inches divided by 2) less the length of your willy

72/2-12=24 :eek:

J.O. Farmer

Sam Kade wrote: »

72/2-12=24 :eek:

If your measurements are accurate maybe you should start practicing the high jump or start taking a well known blue pill designed to keep the blood flowing anytime you might want to cross an electric fence.