DIYbanter - View Single Post - wover-wire / field fencing -- is Redbrand worth the extra

Larry Caldwell

In article , (Dean
Hoffman) says...
kansascats wrote:
Local TSC has Redbrand 4" for 249/roll.
Another store has OK brand 4" for 219/roll (plus a 10% discount for
kid's 4H).

Is $50/roll justified for Red?

Woven wire fence will last longer than you will. Fence longevity is
much more dependent on workmanship in building the fence than on the
brand of the wire. The corners need to be well braced diagonally, and
the fencing needs to be stretched really tight. Staple one corner
firmly, then staple the other end to a 2x4 sandwich and use a 1 ton
comealong and chains to stretch the wire tight. Hook the comealong to a
convenient tree, or at the least a pickup bumper if there is no
convenient tree. Then start at the first corner stapling posts toward
the comealong, tightening the wire if any slack starts to develop as you
pick up the sag.

Goats will climb right over or under woven wire, so you need to have an
electric standoff tape at the top, and probably at the bottom of the
fence. Electric tape at the top will also keep horses from reaching
over the fence and breaking it down.

I see you mentioned horses and goats further down the thread.
Barbed wire fencing and horses are supposedly a bad combination. Horses
have a thinner hide than cattle and could get cut up if they bolt for
some reason and get tangled.
We had ponies and an odd horse or two and never had any problems but
I guess it could happen. The horses usually ran with the cattle.
Another solution could be the electric fencing tape. Tractor Supply
does have some.
I'll put this on the misc.rural group. There should be a couple
people there with better first hand knowledge.

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