Electric fence help!

[Abcdj]

Advise on solar fencing around new food plots in remote area for cows mainly.

1.How far apart are the t post?

2. How high is the wire for cows?

3. Any insulators any better than others.

4. What gauge wire?

5. Other advise?

[Radar]

T post - 20 ft apart with a fiberglass rod in between.

Fence height- 2 strands one at 30" and one at 20"

Insulators- they are all junk

Wire- IF this is temporary, you might check out Poly wire, because it can be taken down and re-used easier. Otherwise 14 ga wire.

Get the strongest solar charger you can afford, keep weeds and limbs off of fence, use a minimum of two ground rods. Maybe buy some flagging tape and tie a small piece on top strand ever so many feet so it can be seen.

Good luck

[BTLowry]

Whatever you do, do not cut corners on grounding.

Good ground is the key to a good electric fence.

Google how to properly ground fence. Understand that not all types of ground are not the same. In dry areas it takes more to get a good ground.

Gallagher used to have some great info on their website

[Youngblood]

We used Lock Jawz insulators. They are easy to clip on and can be used all the way around the t-post.

Good Luck!


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[sasqy]

Run a ground wire in between your 2 hots .
Guaranteed to get em !

[Radar]

Run a ground wire in between your 2 hots .
Guaranteed to get em !

That's fact, makes them kick they hind legs way up in the air.

[Abcdj]

All good info, Thanks
Any others?

[Shane]

I built miles and miles of hot wire when I was growing up, mostly around big wheat fields to graze. We used rebar posts about 30'
apart with screw-on insulators like these:

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/building-supplies/gates-and-fences/electric-fence-parts/71508?x429=true&msclkid=f705ea4887e912914f24b721b830c75c&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20-%20Catch%20All&utm_term=4581664954588628&utm_content=Catch%20All&gclid=CPbWjOfzquQCFddHgQodwAIDbg

Use t-posts for the corners with these insulators on them: https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail....85513245640336

One strand of hot wire was always plenty, as long as you have a good, hot charger that's well-grounded. Keep tall grass and weeds off the wire, as that will ground it out and reduce/eliminate the charge felt when a cow gets into it.

[BrandonA]

Look at using Electric fence tape instead of wire.

[Shane]

We had a deal Dad built before I was born that was great for hot wire fencing. It was a rear differential off of some old car with a 3-point hitch welded to it. The drive shaft hooked to the PTO on the tractor. There was a 2" pipe welded on the center of it at the back, sticking up in the air about 3' tall.

We used bare wheels to hold all the wire when not in use on a fence. Tie one end of wire to the wheel, have someone start the PTO, and then the 2nd guy would guide the wire onto the turning wheel (kinda like reeling in fishing line). When the wheel fills up, turn off the PTO and cut/tie the wire off. Put on another empty wheel and go some more.

When it's time to lay the wire out for a new fence, drive a t-post for the first corner. Put a wheel full of wire onto the 2" pipe. Tie the end of the wire to the t-post and start driving. The wheel will free-wheel on the pipe as the wire peels off down the fence line.

It was pretty slick.

Once the wire is laid out, get your pile of rebar posts with screw-on insulators attached in the back of the pickup. Grab a ball peen hammer. Drive 30' from the corner post. Put the wire in the insulator, and then drive the post into the ground with the hammer - or just push it into the dirt by hand if you're not in rocky soil. Set the wire about 4" above your knee cap. Drive 30' and do it again.....

Hook up the charger and turn it on. (Important to do this step last! )

[Palmetto]

I would say check it as often as possible. We fenced off 5 acres that was being land farmed, and the deer were always knocking it down. It was 2 strands, and even had flagging tape attached to make if more visible.

Calves are the worst too. They can stick their head between 2 strands without getting zapped, and when the wire hits their shoulders.........guess what? they don't have reverse.