Space of fence posts

cj maxx

Having a disagreement with the old lad about how far apart we drive the posts for a 4 strand barb wire fence and the distance to strainers.
It's for a suckler herd so bull , cows and calves to be penned in.I say 9' but he maintains it should be 6'6"
Opinions?

Cavanjack

cj maxx wrote: »

Having a disagreement with the old lad about how far apart we drive the posts for a 4 strand barb wire fence and the distance to strainers.
It's for a suckler herd so bull , cows and calves to be penned in.I say 9' but he maintains it should be 6'6"
Opinions?

Can’t help you with the space of the fence posts but the old lad is usually right and it’s easier to agree.

49801

The closer the spacing the stronger the fence... so as close as you can afford

Donald Trump

Buy decent posts when you are at it.

Nothing more annoying than seeing posts rotting in the ground after a year or two.

paddysdream

Is that for a field fence ?
Usually 4/5m apart.
For barbed wire strainer every 50m or so plus on any turns/bends in the fence

cj maxx

paddysdream wrote: »

Is that for a field fence ?
Usually 4/5m apart.
For barbed wire strainer every 50m or so plus on any turns/bends in the fence

Not a field fence. A demising fence along a roadway.

hopeso

cj maxx wrote: »

Having a disagreement with the old lad about how far apart we drive the posts for a 4 strand barb wire fence and the distance to strainers.
It's for a suckler herd so bull , cows and calves to be penned in.I say 9' but he maintains it should be 6'6"
Opinions?

Is he paying for the posts? If so, go ahead and bang them in at 6’6....It is probably a little bit too close, but there’s no official distance, and the fence will be stronger for it...

Bass Reeves

10'would be the closest I ever remember. It depends on posts a lot. If you are using heavy long posts 5''/7'+long then you will get a good bit longer between them. TBH if there is s hedge or ditch along it a single strand of electric would be grand if not a double strand. 5'' posts 5.5'' long and 12 metres between them some savings in using electric

lakill Farm

12 foot here for 4 strands of barb wire. 6ft posts and H frames and strainer post at each pulling point

cj maxx

lakill Farm wrote: »

12 foot here for 4 strands of barb wire. 6ft posts and H frames and strainer post at each pulling point

I'd never get away with 12ft !
All 6'X 5" rough ,driv ? by track or post driver.
I'm paying and I think 8' is close enough, 6' is total overkill imo.

lakill Farm

cj maxx wrote: »

I'd never get away with 12ft !
All 6'X 5" rough ,driv ? by track or post driver.
I'm paying and I think 8' is close enough, 6' is total overkill imo.

6ft PDM . BIL is fencing contractor and he did it for me over a few evenings and told me what materials to get. Its up 4 or 5 years

Drove them with my post driver and used 8ft strainer posts.

patsy_mccabe

Guidelines here;
https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/farmbuildings/farmbuildingspecifications/pdfversions/2S148August2019.pdf

DBK1

Bass Reeves wrote: »

10'would be the closest I ever remember. It depends on posts a lot. If you are using heavy long posts 5''/7'+long then you will get a good bit longer between them. TBH if there is s hedge or ditch along it a single strand of electric would be grand if not a double strand. 5'' posts 5.5'' long and 12 metres between them some savings in using electric

I’d have all my electric fence posts at 12 metres apart, 5,6” posts and 4 to 5” diameter. It’s plenty strong as long as you have proper straining posts in the corners (7’ and 7 to 8” diameter) and the wire pulled tight. It’s also a very handy spacing for when you’re spreading fertiliser!

cj maxx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Guidelines here;
https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/farmbuildings/farmbuildingspecifications/pdfversions/2S148August2019.pdf

I had looked at that. Everything covered , type of posts/type of wire and steeples. Etc
Poultry,deer and deep etc .
Spacing of posts for post and rail only.
Nothing for barbed wire that I could see

Dozer1

Not too far off topic but has anyone tried these plastic posts. A good bit of fencing to do and would they be work a shot


https://www.donedeal.ie/fencingequipment-for-sale/irish-made-plastic-fencing-posts/21061836

Cattlepen

At this stage I have done miles upon miles of fencing. Mostly sheep wire and barb. I would always use sheepwire even if the fence was for cattle as imo it gives the fence a structure and durability that will last a working lifetime. I use two 8 ft strainers for each H frame. I insist on the Esb pole cutoffs from pdm. However, I try to only use the agriknives posts because they are without doubt the best post around. They are space 3 paces apart.and not giant steps. No more than that. It doesn’t actually take that many more stakes even over a fair stretch. You won’t have to look at the fence again if it’s done this way. If there is even the slightest change of direction, use a strainer

Good loser

Would consider 4 strands too much. Three is enough; keep bottom one well off the ground .
Use creosoted stakes about 8' apart as intermediates.

RobinBanks

cj maxx wrote: »

Having a disagreement with the old lad about how far apart we drive the posts for a 4 strand barb wire fence and the distance to strainers.
It's for a suckler herd so bull , cows and calves to be penned in.I say 9' but he maintains it should be 6'6"
Opinions?

Your father is very precise!

Lady Haywire

We use around ten yards here, hard to be completely exact as it's foot stepped. But that's only two strand barbed. Sucklers also, but we don't run a bull.

limo_100

Sorry to start up an old tread but I have 50m of fencing to do at the weekend and am going to put up a barb wire fence as its fairly open to the road after getting the hedges coppiced. I was thinking off 3 rows off barb wire but I'm unsure of the spacing required between posts and also would I need to strain the strainers with a H frame? I will be using good posts 6ft posts and 7ft strainers. Also is 3 rows enough? Don't want to run electric as small calves do be there and they sometimes don't see the fence when they're small.

I will also be doing electric fencing in that field different run but 50m also will be using 7ft strainers and 5ft posts with a 10m spacing is this ok?

Good loser

Up against a ditch/fence two strands wire could do' stakes 8/9 ft apart. Keep out a foot from butt of ditch and plant a line of whitethorn quicks in that space.