Permanent electric fence

[wheresthedog]

Hi,

Does anyone use tension springs on their HT plain wire electric fences? Pros and cons please (other than the cost)?

Cheers

 

[Pan mixer]

Hi,

Does anyone use tension springs on their HT plain wire electric fences? Pros and cons please (other than the cost)?

Cheers

Why would you need it?

I don't bother to strain the ht wire (2.5mm) with a strainer, just pull as hard as I can by hand - any tighter pulls through the corner insulators - or does if you use eggs.

 

[Blue.]

I use gripples,just tighten it if goes slack.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I use springs, great if something falls on the fence, and they allow the use of an electric "cocky" gate (which kiwi tech sell), which is really good too.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

We have a mains powered fence circuit.
there are links under each gateway that shunt the current to the next section.
SS

 

[Sharpy]

Why would you need it?

I don't bother to strain the ht wire (2.5mm) with a strainer, just pull as hard as I can by hand - any tighter pulls through the corner insulators - or does if you use eggs.

Not being cheeky but are you installing them correctly? (Assuming eggs is what you call the plastic insulators with two holes in them)

 

[Pan mixer]

Not being cheeky but are you installing them correctly? (Assuming eggs is what you call the plastic insulators with two holes in them)

Possibly not, I usually wire one to a corner post through one hole and then the Ht through the other, only one strain per egg - if going on to another run then another egg the other side of the post and a bridge between of woven wire.

Is that not right?

 

[deleted user 837354]

I use springs, great if something falls on the fence, and they allow the use of an electric "cocky" gate (which kiwi tech sell), which is really good too.

This stuff is the bizness. Stainless wire but more importantly you won't hurt it if you drove over it if it was laid over the floor. Also it is quite thick so less likely to drive through it accidentally because you didn't spot it. Also has some twang on it if a beast pushes against it etc.

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[e3120]

Possibly not, I usually wire one to a corner post through one hole and then the Ht through the other, only one strain per egg - if going on to another run then another egg the other side of the post and a bridge between of woven wire.

Is that not right?

Need to make sure that the strainer wire is on the field side and the line wire on the strainer side. The centre is then in compression between the 2 wires. Easy to get it the wrong way when the insulator flips and the plastic is taking all the strain.

Apols if this is obvious.

 

[Pan mixer]

Need to make sure that the strainer wire is on the field side and the line wire on the strainer side. The centre is then in compression between the 2 wires. Easy to get it the wrong way when the insulator flips and the plastic is taking all the strain.

Apols if this is obvious.

Yes I do that but have had the wires wear through the eggs

 

[Sharpy]

Yes I do that but have had the wires wear through the eggs

Then your wire can't be tight enough. There are insulators here 20 years old, no wear. Wires are tight enough to play a tune though.

 

[Dry Rot]

This stuff is the bizness. Stainless wire but more importantly you won't hurt it if you drove over it if it was laid over the floor. Also it is quite thick so less likely to drive through it accidentally because you didn't spot it. Also has some twang on it if a beast pushes against it etc.

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It doesn't last unfortunately.

Yes I do that but have had the wires wear through the eggs

Are you using the fibre glass impregnated eggs or the cheaper plastic ones? Never seen a glass one worn through. There are also porcelain ones -- which break.

 

[Pan mixer]

It doesn't last unfortunately.

Are you using the fibre glass impregnated eggs or the cheaper plastic ones? Never seen a glass one worn through. There are also porcelain ones -- which break.

Some and some, yes the plastic ones are guilty of being poorer.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Just focus on good straining with effective strutting , we use 2mm HT now and as above if thers a sag occasion then gripples in the line are ideal.

 

[Sharpy]

Just focus on good straining with effective strutting , we use 2mm HT now and as above if thers a sag occasion then gripples in the line are ideal.

Try these, no need to cut the wire, no loss of current either. I think that price is for 10

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Try these, no need to cut the wire, no loss of current either. I think that price is for 10

I use them, with a spring on each wire.