Re: electric Fence

Posted by kyhayman on December 29, 2006 at 19:58:32 from (64.12.116.74):

In Reply to: electric Fence posted by Sam (Mo) on December 29, 2006 at 17:01:03:

Were it me... I'd run 14 gauge smooth steel wire, 2 strands, with insulators on regular steel posts for line posts and wood corners. Dead heading it in an insulator is fine, then putting up barb wire. The hot doesnt have to return to the charger. Just dont let it ground. I've got the farm paddocked off with single wire. Nothing wrong with electrified bard wire, its just a LOT more trouble to take up if you move it. For line fence I've got a thousand feet in one place thats 2 strand barb, both hot. I light it off the end of the smooth wire when needed.

For feed I use a 110v charger, 2-8 foot copper clad ground rods. Feeds trhough conduit under my alley to a single strand of smooth wire on top of 4 plank wood fence around the weaning pens, bull lots, etc. This then feeds a single strand on top of a woven wire fence for 2000 feet. Then it drops into a single wire electric (smooth 14 ga) on 6' steel post for 900 feet. Then it picks up accross the top of 4 wire barb wire cross fence with a single strand smooth on top. Then it grids into a T shape splitting a 75 acre field into 3 paddocks. Left top of the T dog legs for another 800 feet to a dead end in a porcelon insulator as does the othet top of the T. The first dead head becomes the feed to the line fence when I use it. Gates have 1 inch conduit under them, #4 copper with anti oxident paste and heat shrink tape on the connections. Gates are back fed so they arent hot when open. Voltage at the charger is 16,400, just over 14,000 at the end of the run.

My normal stocking is 70 head on 20 acres for two weeks, then rotate. At least 2 paddocks get cut for 1-2 cuttings of hay. Grazing for me runs March 15-Jan 15 if no snow.

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