organicguy
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- Location
- North East of the south west
How wrong is this?
- Thread starter organicguy
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- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
Very, for lots of reasons.
Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
Pointless - no strength in a parallelogram.
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
SilliamWhale
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Worse than what Putin's been doing lately
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
Any strain put on the netting will pull the staples out (that I assume are on the otherside of the post) before testing the strength of the strainer!
But to be positive, at least there isn't a gate hung on it as well.
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Going to be difficult to score a conversion with the barbed in the way.
mtx135
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- Location
- south east
If that’s a professional job I better start fencing. I wouldn’t of done that in the far corner, let alone near a gate.
Assuming it’s meant to be a box strut
A box strut is meant to be 2x strainer posts, the strut post that’s horizontal should be an 8ft post, double the height of the fence, the brace wire should be at the base of the end strainer post and top of the other in line with the strut post. The brace wire should be heavy duty, tight and less then 45 degrees in angle (hence the length of the strut 8ft) any angle greater than 45 degrees increases the chance of it acting like a jack and pulling the end strainer out of the ground when pressured.
The strut post should be set into the strainer posts to stop it getting pushed out.
this arrangement is doing nothing, the strainer will lean over when the wire gets pulled and the intermediate post with follow, the strut will also fall out as it doesn’t look chiselled in or nailed
A box strut is meant to be 2x strainer posts, the strut post that’s horizontal should be an 8ft post, double the height of the fence, the brace wire should be at the base of the end strainer post and top of the other in line with the strut post. The brace wire should be heavy duty, tight and less then 45 degrees in angle (hence the length of the strut 8ft) any angle greater than 45 degrees increases the chance of it acting like a jack and pulling the end strainer out of the ground when pressured.
The strut post should be set into the strainer posts to stop it getting pushed out.
this arrangement is doing nothing, the strainer will lean over when the wire gets pulled and the intermediate post with follow, the strut will also fall out as it doesn’t look chiselled in or nailed
- Location
- Lincs / Cambs border
I know nothing about fencing so could someone please put up a pic of how it should be done .
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
There needs to be a triangle of forces. Definition: "A triangle of forces is a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium". (i.e. it shouldn't move or tilt.
The tensions/compressions should be equal so the square stays stable (i.e. square) and the whole unit will have to move if the fence is to become slack -- in theory. For the line to move to the right, the square will need to become diamond shaped and the two posts will lean to the right.
Forestry Commission Fencing Guide
Page 7, Fig 5 (b)
The tensions/compressions should be equal so the square stays stable (i.e. square) and the whole unit will have to move if the fence is to become slack -- in theory. For the line to move to the right, the square will need to become diamond shaped and the two posts will lean to the right.
Forestry Commission Fencing Guide
Page 7, Fig 5 (b)
Thank you @Dry Rot that guide is ver useful. I am looking at the guidelines for FG2 Sheep neeting and it states:
notch struts into the straining post at an angle of no more than 45 degrees.
Hmmm, we have done the above, anyone know if that is acceptable. I cannot share a photo - will need to look up how to do that
notch struts into the straining post at an angle of no more than 45 degrees.
Hmmm, we have done the above, anyone know if that is acceptable. I cannot share a photo - will need to look up how to do that
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
Horizontal struts are less than 45°.
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
Cannot see anything wrong with it apart from the tension wire not being installed (stay wire on dry rot picture) I normally tension these wires using a stick through the two wires and twisted then tied off.
That said it would not be installed on our land as we dont use barbed wire.
That said it would not be installed on our land as we dont use barbed wire.
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- Location
- South Wales UK
Organic version possibly ?
organicguy
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- Location
- North East of the south west
Two words!
Not my fencing, local contractor who does fencing!
I asked him why he did it like that, because he always has!
I would not allow him on my farm with a hammer.
Seen his rails installed with six nails from a gun each end!
Work on non farming neighbours.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Around our solar park this arrangement has pulled the corner post out of the ground. Need an X of stay wires.
ollie989898
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I know fudge all about most things but I've never seen anything done like the picture in the OP.