Electric fencing 101

AYF

AYF

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So. Might go down the paddock route this year. For sheep. Not going into the extremist 12hr cell grazing. Just split a few fields into 2 or 3 and have a big group in them. Can get a good round going with a block of land I have.

So recon I need 4 strands of wire.

Do I need one reel for each or can a wire be taken out and back again? (2 reels)

And whats the best place / brand for plastic poles? And should I rate a particular wire above others?
 
Do you want to make your own stakes and strainers?
I made strainers for the rappa here reckon they cost me 4 to 5 quid in metal and insulators
Metal stakes I was making for less than a quid with insulators
 
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AYF said:
So. Might go down the paddock route this year. For sheep. Not going into the extremist 12hr cell grazing. Just split a few fields into 2 or 3 and have a big group in them. Can get a good round going with a block of land I have.

So recon I need 4 strands of wire.

Do I need one reel for each or can a wire be taken out and back again? (2 reels)

And whats the best place / brand for plastic poles? And should I rate a particular wire above others?
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Can you show pics of what you where doing, Please
 
I would have found that 3 strands are enough for splitting fields, it is not the end of the world if a few lambs or the odd ewe gets through now and again.
Some of the companies offer good systems for 3 strands.
 
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Side note.

Dad's going on about just making/buying some steel posts and using normal sheep netting. Would I be any better off?

His thinking is none of our ewes are fence trained and we buy in replacements so would need fence training every year.
 
AYF said:
Side note.

Dad's going on about just making/buying some steel posts and using normal sheep netting. Would I be any better off?

His thinking is none of our ewes are fence trained and we buy in replacements so would need fence training every year.
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I use electric every year for my store lambs,they soon learn.
 
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What brands of fencers come recomended?
Looking at PEL fencers on Kiwi Kit .I know kiwi Kit are a big hit with the spring calving deciples.
 
I have Pel, Elephant and more recently Cheeta, made in Co.Carlow
All doing their job and repairable.
I had a couple of Lacme (French made) but the gave bother and couldn't be repaired .
 
Gallagher stuff is very good but very pricey.
Pel are better value maybe.
I tested an irish made fencer against an equivalent pel and the pel was better output.
 
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I had 2 of them, both quit at different times. I got one fixed but it stopped working again after a few months .
At that stage I replaced them.
This is one of them.
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Don't think so at 15w draw,I'm thinking .5 joule
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I don't really know. They now do a 2100 which is 1J, 2200 at 2J, 2400 at 4J
and a 2600 at 6J 7.4W
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They also do a 2000 which is 4J from 5W
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Does that equate to 15W giving around 12J?
 
 
If I remember in the morning:Thumbp2:
Its only about 3ft 6 of 40mm angle iron with a point cut on 1 end and drilled to take the insulators I linked to further up the thread
 
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