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@Moy - there's white poly tape on that reel. Although l've started to graduate ontovpoly wire on other reels though. I find l can space stakes further apart with poly wire as opposed to tape. Further spacing = less stakes = quicker to erect and take down. I've gone for 15 live strands in the polywire (pel 'jumbo') to make sure they're is always good current on the line.

I'm not strip grazing as such. That trough serves 4 paddocks divided up with galvanised tying wire. Then l spilt these paddocks in two again on the diagonal with the poly reels so that they are grazing a triangle really with trough in one corner. The reel is always kept nearest the trough so that the fence can be easily opened and then reallined to give access to water when they are moved to fresh section.

@JDI - Yes this is aftergrass. They are on second rotation around it. I'l top as they move on. It really could do with a bag of 10-10-20. Did this last year and got great results but doubt it'll get anything now til spring when l'll lace it with slurry.

Muckit wrote: »

@Moy - there's white poly tape on that reel. Although l've started to graduate ontovpoly wire on other reels though. I find l can space stakes further apart with poly wire as opposed to tape. Further spacing = less stakes = quicker to erect and take down. I've gone for 15 live strands in the polywire (pel 'jumbo') to make sure they're is always good current on the line.

I'm not strip grazing as such. That trough serves 4 paddocks divided up with galvanised tying wire. Then l spilt these paddocks in two again on the diagonal with the poly reels so that they are grazing a triangle really with trough in one corner. The reel is always kept nearest the trough so that the fence can be easily opened and then reallined to give access to water when they are moved to fresh section.

@JDI - Yes this is aftergrass. They are on second rotation around it. I'l top as they move on. It really could do with a bag of 10-10-20. Did this last year and got great results but doubt it'll get anything now til spring when l'll lace it with slurry.

Do you mind me asking what sort of money the pel jumbo is? 15 strands sounds a serious job to be fair! Think its 9 wore we have and it seems to be lasting very well so far!

Muckit wrote: »

Ask away. Just checked through receipts - €26.50 for 300m roll. Not cheap but l'm hoping to get a good few years use out of it. And nothing worse than it burning out and only power on part of the line. It could be overkill but feck it!

That sounds reasonable enough to me! Its a fairly thick one id imagine at 15cores? 6mm rope sorta size?

Trying to keep up with greengrass here

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

A money gobbler

I like that

.Kovu. wrote: »

New arrival :D Made on spec in a little under a week.

I'm gone the opposite way to that, made mine redundant! Do you think it's worth creep feeding them?

out with the calfs

.Kovu. wrote: »

Hey Reggie, will you teach me how to weld?

some how i doubt if you are unable to weld, but like me if you just want to learn how to weld uphill or over head there is very good stick and mig welding tips and videos on u tube my preference is one bloke i thing he calls himself Nooby (not sure ) and if you have the basics their videos are as good as some of the tutors ive had over the years,

.Kovu. wrote: »

Seeing your headlock for the barrier makes me think otherwise!

That's just keep welding till you have enough weld on it so it won't break