Electric Cattle Fence Installation

Posts are 20 feet apart.

Electric cattle fence installation.

High tensile non electric wire fence. Then install at least 1 grounding post that s 6 feet or longer near the charger using a post hole digger. Single wire electric fences also make it easy for cattle to graze underneath the electric fence to keep vegetation in check. I have only actually fenced in goats with electric fencing.

Our fence installers have encountered many obstacles during that time. Bracing uses three 8 inch diameter posts and two 4 inch diameter cross braces on each end. Years ago the most common cattle fencing was barbed wire. Even the best built electric fences have problems from time to time.

However electric fencing looks very uniform and has a way of making a property look crisp and clean. Unfortunately it s not ideal especially now that electric fencing is readily available and easy to install. We have been performing fence installations for properties large and small since 1993. The high tensile non electric fence see table 3 uses eight strands of 12 5 gauge high tensile wire on 4 inch diameter pressure treated wood posts.

Barbed wire in particular can injure cattle easily. Which we all know that is my preference. Gerrish prefers his fence post spacing closer together at 50 70 feet. This fence installation is no longer dependent on good soil conditions and will carry the electricity back to the fence controller s ground system when livestock contact the hot and ground wires simultaneously.

He suggests using a stay a shorter post that sits on top of the ground and holds wires up if posts are spaced 100 ft. Also maintenance costs on barbed wire fences can be substantial. Since your electric fence installation functions as a psychological barrier not as a physical barrier once your cattle are trained you only need single wire electric fences to contain your cattle. However i have friends that raise cattle and horses for a living.

What about barbed wire fencing. After consulting with you on which type of fence will work best for your property we will begin the fence installation process. Trouble shooting your electric fence. In an electric fencing system derynck reccomends fence post spacing 80 100 feet apart or about 50 posts per mile.