Clipex Fencing

[SilliamWhale]

McVeigh Parker stock it now. When you think you don't need a tractor and knocker, no staples etc. I wonder if you could put a lot more up in a day than traditional, making up for its higher materials cost.


Anyone used it? Why isn't it the future? 2 blokes doing 1.5km in a day apparently..

 

[dazza b]

I spotted it do they not guarantee the metal stakes or say there lifespan is 40yrs.

 

[SilliamWhale]

I spotted it do they not guarantee the metal stakes or say there lifespan is 40yrs.

There is that. 40 years in Oz is different to 40 in Wales.

Can't figure out what strainers cost but if they were steep you could still use good old telephone poles for that and maybe bring cost per m down?

 

[DB67]

we have enquired about this. certainly on paper looks good. no fannying about with steeple etc.

 

[Will]

Does anyone know how much the stakes are? Looks a good system.

 

[Wooly]

Can't figure out what strainers cost but if they were steep you could still use good old telephone poles for that and maybe bring cost per m down?

Exactly what I thought. A few decent telegrapgh poles as strainers and Clipex for the middle. Especially as it looks like you have to wrap the netting around the Clipex fence strainers to start.

Link for anyone interested :
http://www.mcveighparker.com/content/clipex-fence-solution

 

[Wooly]

Does anyone know how much the stakes are? Looks a good system.

Mcveigh parker are saying it is 50% quicker to erect and is in the region of £3.06 metre (wire, barbed wire and posts), against £2.51 / metre for typical farm fence.

 

[hillman]

First I have heard about it looks a good idea only worry would be loss of galvanise between posts and wire ,leading to breakages
As our climate isn't as dry as the Aussies , nice system do

 

[exmoor dave]

There is that. 40 years in Oz is different to 40 in Wales.

Can't figure out what strainers cost but if they were steep you could still use good old telephone poles for that and maybe bring cost per m down?

Ah but then you'd be needing a tractor &basher for the telephone pole strainers.........or a good spade!

 

[Sheepfog]

Looks a good idea in theory, but I can see it going walkies as it looks easy to remove!

Not convinced yet. You only put a fence up once, so may as well do it properly.

 

[Thick Farmer]

Mcveigh parker are saying it is 50% quicker to erect and is in the region of £3.06 metre (wire, barbed wire and posts), against £2.51 / metre for typical farm fence.

Materials cost for a typical farm fence are more like £1.80/m around here. The wooden posts account for around £0.80 of that.

It does look like a good idea though. We did some a while back just using angle iron as the stakes and it wasn't too bad.

 

[neilo]

Materials cost for a typical farm fence are more like £1.80/m around here. The wooden posts account for around £0.80 of that.

Eh? Decent wire is approaching £1 a metre. Have you included strainers, staples, etc? I wouldn't have thought their £2.51/m was too far out.

 

[Thick Farmer]

I get my wire direct from the manufacturer. You only have to buy a pallet load and it can save around £30 on a 100m roll of netting and about 12.50 a roll on the barbed wire. Staples are roughly half the price too.

I've included for strainers every 100m @ £6 each and struts £2.50 each. Round posts £1.50 each.

 

[S J H]

Wha

I get my wire direct from the manufacturer. You only have to buy a pallet load and it can save around £30 on a 100m roll of netting and about 12.50 a roll on the barbed wire. Staples are roughly half the price too.

I've included for strainers every 100m @ £6 each and struts £2.50 each. Round posts £1.50 each.

What strainers are you using @Thick Farmer ? Is that tornado wire?

 

[hillman]

Lolly pop and tooth pick sticks

 

[Thick Farmer]

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What strainers are you using @Thick Farmer ? Is that tornado wire?

5"-6" x 7' from James Davies, Abercych. The wire is from Uniwire and is HT8:80:22 and 2mmHT barbed wire, but we do deal with Tornado - a direct load from them is still a lot cheaper than buying from an ag merchant.

 

[S J H]

Our timber comes from James Davis, but through our merchant, good timber, I only use 8' 7-8". I only tornado torus wire, it's more expensive, but better to work with. I can't buy it direct, as I don't want to be upsetting my local merchants nor do tornado, so I buy per pallet, at a rate I'm pleased with. I couldn't get anywhere near £1.80 per metre though.

 

[Thick Farmer]

Our timber comes from James Davis, but through our merchant, good timber, I only use 8' 7-8". I only tornado torus wire, it's more expensive, but better to work with. I can't buy it direct, as I don't want to be upsetting my local merchants nor do tornado, so I buy per pallet, at a rate I'm pleased with. I couldn't get anywhere near £1.80 per metre though.

I'll get a price tomorrow - maybe we can do a deal!

 

[hillman]

Jeepers worked out for my last bit €4.20 metre that's includes VAT
Ht @110 barbed heavy @45
Stakes @2.50
Strainers @ €22 cresooted then staples

 

[S J H]

Torus HT22