Re: Electric fence question.

Posted by AD on March 08, 2001 at 16:02:56 from (204.180.108.170):

In Reply to: Electric fence question. posted by Kermit on March 08, 2001 at 09:05:23:

I am no expert on electric fences but have had lots of experience with them in the past 40 years.
I would use barb wire in place of the smooth wire(have used both). Besides the shock the barbs help keep them from pushing against the fence. As far as the connections I just wrapped the jumper wire around the hot wire and unless the wire is eat up with rust it will make a good connection. As for the gate I used the plastic ones with the spring inside. I deadended the gate wire so that when it was unhooked it could be tossed back out of the way and then when you hooked it back closed you hook to the hot wire again. The older plastic insulators were bad to break down and short the fence out after being in the sun for two or three years. I went back to using the ceramic ones because of this loss on three-five miles of fence would make the shock at the far end to weak to discourage the cows. Use a charger rated for ten to twenty miles and it should provide strong enough shock to keep the livestock where you want them. I liked to use three wires around my hay storage areas with the top and bottom being hot and the middle one grounded that way if they try and stick their heads through the wires they will get shocked even if they are not grounded well(like on dry ground). Best of luck Email me if you have any questions about what I have tried to explain. AD

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