Best large 3:1 geared reel.

[Al R]

Looking to buy a triple set of geared 3:1 reels which hold 800m+ of vibroflex 9 polywire

PEL 1000 Geared Electric Fence Reel

Incredibly lightweight, this reel is perfect for use with fences where the wire is frequently retrieved. It has a...Free UK delivery on orders over £100.

www.tannertrading.co.uk

Like this one but I want it mounted/welded on a reel post with all 3 reels attached at once like below’s system but more secure to the post and geared.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Looking to buy a triple set of geared 3:1 reels which hold 800m+ of vibroflex 9 polywire

PEL 1000 Geared Electric Fence Reel

Incredibly lightweight, this reel is perfect for use with fences where the wire is frequently retrieved. It has a...Free UK delivery on orders over £100.

www.tannertrading.co.uk

Like this one but I want it mounted/welded on a reel post with all 3 reels attached at once like below’s system but more secure and geared.

You want it permanently attached to the mounting post? Not sure how you're gonna reel in 900m from a standing start?

Or if you mean detachable, 900m is gonna be 1 helluva weight when winding in. 600m gives my left arm some stick by the time I've rolled in 2 or 3 right off.

 

[Al R]

You want it permanently attached to the mounting post? Not sure how you're gonna reel in 900m from a standing start?

Or if you mean detachable, 900m is gonna be 1 helluva weight when winding in. 600m gives my left arm some stick by the time I've rolled in 2 or 3 right off.

The Rutland reels like above I reel in 800m at a time, there for 100-200m runs across fields so are cut and joined again. Done 6 reel fulls of 800m in today plus the Rappa did some long runs. Pointless tying up reels for 100m runs on roots

Yes permanently attached, I’ve welded my Rutland reels to the posts

 

[Poorbuthappy]

The Rutland reels like above I reel in 800m at a time, there for 100-200m runs across fields so are cut and joined again. Done 6 reel fulls of 800m in today plus the Rappa did some long runs. Pointless tying up reels for 100m runs on roots

Yes permanently attached, I’ve welded my Rutland reels to the posts

Can you pull 800m in from a fixed position?

 

[Al R]

Can you pull 800m in from a fixed position?

Yeah and with 4 years of cuts and joins I’ll tackle 2 90 degree bends to but if it’s a whole field I’ll do 2 halves

 

[Northern territory]

Are they bigger reels, 600 on our Rutland go to top of plastic, maybe thicker wire. I have one set of geared reels and I hate them for long runs, usually end up walking with them.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Yeah and with 4 years of cuts and joins I’ll tackle 2 90 degree bends to but if it’s a whole field I’ll do 2 halves

Is that ungeared?

 

[Jerry]

Is that ungeared?

Buggered if I could reel in that amount with geared reels, @AI R must have arms like Popeye!!

 

[Al R]

Is that ungeared?

Ungeared on standard Rutland reels
Gallagher 9 strand turbo line wire

 

[Jerry]

These are the cheapest geared reels I know of, thanks to @Poorbuthappy but they always seem to be out of stock.

Next cheapest are https://www.farmcareuk.com/geared-reel-3-1.html

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Ungeared on standard Rutland reels
Gallagher 9 strand turbo line wire

Ah, I understand now. Still hard work but doable. Not sure you'd reel in 800m with a geared reel round 2 bends
Well I wouldn't anyway

 

[neilo]

I wondered why you had a big right arm @Al R , but didn’t like to assume anything....

I had all the stranded fences for cows and sheep back home on Rutland (non-geared) reels. I tried a couple of geared reels, but found the normal ones to be every bit as fast for winding in, especially if you’re a bit fussy about keeping the wire tight on the spools to avoid tangling when you pull it out.

I used to have a bigger right arm in those days too.

 

[Al R]

I wondered why you had a big right arm @Al R , but didn’t like to assume anything....

I had all the stranded fences for cows and sheep back home on Rutland (non-geared) reels. I tried a couple of geared reels, but found the normal ones to be every bit as fast for winding in, especially if you’re a bit fussy about keeping the wire tight on the spools to avoid tangling when you pull it out.

I used to have a bigger right arm in those days too.

Mine are mounted for left handed reeling for some reason, right hand is used as tensioner and guider

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I wondered why you had a big right arm @Al R , but didn’t like to assume anything....

I had all the stranded fences for cows and sheep back home on Rutland (non-geared) reels. I tried a couple of geared reels, but found the normal ones to be every bit as fast for winding in, especially if you’re a bit fussy about keeping the wire tight on the spools to avoid tangling when you pull it out.

I used to have a bigger right arm in those days too.

Funny, I absolutely hate non geared reels now.
And I find reeling in a geared reel much tidier than non geared if you just stand and let it pull in, the extra speed keeps more tension on the wire.

 

[neilo]

Funny, I absolutely hate non geared reels now.
And I find reeling in a geared reel much tidier than non geared if you just stand and let it pull in, the extra speed keeps more tension on the wire.

I always used my other hand to ‘tension & guide’ the wire, as @Al R mentioned. I try not to wind anything up manually these days, if I can possibly help it.

 

[exmoor dave]

AL R..... had a busy day leccy fencing

 

[CopperBeech]

I might sound stupid. . . . . but what do folk use these things for? We do everything with a rappa winder on the quad. And we do a silly amount of electric fencing haha. Tried to work out how much we have out the other day, got as far as one farm has over 7K of three strand electric up on it at the moment, and promptly gave up counting lol.

 

[Jerry]

I might sound stupid. . . . . but what do folk use these things for? We do everything with a rappa winder on the quad. And we do a silly amount of electric fencing haha. Tried to work out how much we have out the other day, got as far as one farm has over 7K of three strand electric up on it at the moment, and promptly gave up counting lol.

I use hand reels to do short runs in my grazing cells. 150m runs with hand reels just as quick as rappa to be fair.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

I might sound stupid. . . . . but what do folk use these things for? We do everything with a rappa winder on the quad. And we do a silly amount of electric fencing haha. Tried to work out how much we have out the other day, got as far as one farm has over 7K of three strand electric up on it at the moment, and promptly gave up counting lol.

Short runs/ divisions.
I have fields divided into strips with rappa gear, which I then sub divide with geared reels. Quicker than the rappa for runs under 200m, especially for cattle.

 

[CopperBeech]

Interesting. . . . .

Out of interest - why / how is it quicker? Kind of can see it on a 1 strand cattle fence, but not three strands?

Also - does it not mean you have a load of reels you can only use for that, rather than a reel you can use for anything?

We do all sub divisions / cell breaks with the rappa.

Not knocking, just always wanting to learn.