Thread: paddock fencing repairs

Originally Posted by Chops

I would have a similar height with cows, but we only have had shorter fences for the sheep. This can start to be a problem when you have all three though

Hahaha yeah having different animals even as pets is a nightmare! I have 2 horses that love to jump, a goat that loves to jump and a ram not a wether that well rams lol

Then 150 head of black Angus that are always interested in what the "pets" are doing.

Hotwires all I have to say about it.

And with the 150mm thing I've always strained the guide wire about 30-50mm off the ground.

Well, horses for courses I suppose.

I don't seem to have the same problems with Gripples that some others have, my only 'beef' is the expense but IMO worth it for the time saved, especially in repairs. As for keeping lambs in ha, ha............. little buggers are the best test for finding a hole/gap/weakness in any fence.

I find this works pretty well to keep my lambs in





It gets and stays fairly damp here at times in West Gippsland and I find keeping the bottom strand(s) up and out of the wet grass etc adds years to the life of the fence. Originally fenced for cattle the high bottom wire wasn't a problem but with sheep/lambs the bottom electric wire is very effective, especially when feed gets a bit thin

Deano

Originally Posted by DeanoH

Well, horses for courses I suppose.

I don't seem to have the same problems with Gripples that some others have, my only 'beef' is the expense but IMO worth it for the time saved, especially in repairs. As for keeping lambs in ha, ha............. little buggers are the best test for finding a hole/gap/weakness in any fence.

Try goats!

I find this works pretty well to keep my lambs in





It gets and stays fairly damp here at times in West Gippsland and I find keeping the bottom strand(s) up and out of the wet grass etc adds years to the life of the fence. Originally fenced for cattle the high bottom wire wasn't a problem but with sheep/lambs the bottom electric wire is very effective, especially when feed gets a bit thin

Deano

I have used electric fences extensively over the years, and they certainly can stock proof a fence that is otherwise vulnerable. But my experience is that they are high maintenance, usually from animal damage, most often roos. And they are not very effective for feral pigs, not to mention our friendly wombats, who dig holes under the fences so as to provide a handy passage for everyone!

But there is no best fencing method - it depends on where you are, and what you want to keep in (or out).

Originally Posted by speleomike

Ah :-)



You do have a good point there. I must admit I have a tractor to cart around 12 inch wood fence posts and stays and the 2km of wire on a reel. Also use the tractor to lower the posts into the holes.

The chainsaw though I just carry by hand as well as the fencing tools, star picket hammer, and small stuff as I'm usually doing those things as a different trip/job and not worth firing up the tractor. I put the stuff in the wheel barrow.

A small 4x4 or small "vege" tractor is more versatile and capable than a quad. A side-by-side golf buggy style thing is also useful and safer than a quad.

Mike

Or you can do what my 86 year old, fifth-generation farmer father does - he rides the ride-on-mower all over the farm. Uses it like one of those mobility scooters. Has a little trailer that goes on behind.

This is what the original Landrover was intended for! A role which they abdicated decades ago.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

This is what the original Landrover was intended for! A role which they abdicated decades ago.

Thus the original centre mount steering wheel like a tractor. How bizzare would it be driving one on the road!

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Or you can do what my 86 year old, fifth-generation farmer father does - he rides the ride-on-mower all over the farm. Uses it like one of those mobility scooters. Has a little trailer that goes on behind.

Its amazing how fast a mower will rip a rural fence out also..... accidentally.

I'm reminded one of my relatives had an accident about a year ago - he had picked up a sick ewe and put it on the front carrier of his four wheeler. Before he could remount it the struggling sheep hooked a foot in the throttle cable and opened the throttle. He was unable to catch it on foot. It went through two fences, including his boundary fence before hitting a gully and overturning. I don't remember the condition of the sheep, but the four wheeler went through the fences with no issues! A fair bit of energy involved, even if only doing perhaps 10-20kph.