The Fencing Picture Thread

[top char]

I can understand the reluctance to go all creosote, but the way you are doing it is the next best thing creosote strainers, turners and stays.
The normal posts as we know there will be the odd post breaks or gets hit .and not too expensive to replace.
If you go that way your fence should never slacken through rotting timber.
The creosote work I've pictured ironically is for a guy renowned as being thrifty

Ah well heres hoping!
I didnt grudge the last creo posts they look similar to the ones in your pictures, but i didnt feel i was getting much for my money with the octo post.
Tidy fencing your doing anyway, he wont be grudging the cost with that being the end result. I've ordered the tornado ht8/80/15, the stuff with the better knots or whatever, is that the best rylock to use?

 

[ARW]

Creosote is more expensive but a tanalised timber fence will cost you more over 30 years with repairs. Not to mention the frustration

 

[7740 man]

whats the spacing for that posts ??

2.8-3 metres apart. I think they look closer than they actually are

 

[Willie adie]

Ah well heres hoping!
I didnt grudge the last creo posts they look similar to the ones in your pictures, but i didnt feel i was getting much for my money with the octo post.
Tidy fencing your doing anyway, he wont be grudging the cost with that being the end result. I've ordered the tornado ht8/80/15, the stuff with the better knots or whatever, is that the best rylock to use?

ah well im now pushing to use 8 80 22 or 8 90 22.
as it prevents heads getting stuck. ripping out ear tags. causing pain and infection to sheep.
and think of the cost rounding up those sheep racing them all treating the torn lugs replacing tags. not to mention the time and effort.
it easier to pull also
so from now on it goes up as default

 

[Douglasmn]

I used to put up fenced like as pictured in many of these posts. Trouble is that whilst they look great for the first week, it's incredibly difficult to stop them becoming full of weeds which is not beneficial to the farm overall. One photo of what was a very tidy looking fence when it was installed the year before. Similar photo with new style fencing. Would never go back!

 

[Mouser]

I used to put up fenced like as pictured in many of these posts. Trouble is that whilst they look great for the first week, it's incredibly difficult to stop them becoming full of weeds which is not beneficial to the farm overall. One photo of what was a very tidy looking fence when it was installed the year before. Similar photo with new style fencing. Would never go back!View attachment 646104View attachment 646106

Not sure what comparison is being made but seems like 2 completely different situations here

 

[Willie adie]

 

[tepapa]

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Those barb wire fences look like torture to erect. Can't see the benefit personally.

 

[Greenbeast]

I used to put up fenced like as pictured in many of these posts. Trouble is that whilst they look great for the first week, it's incredibly difficult to stop them becoming full of weeds which is not beneficial to the farm overall. One photo of what was a very tidy looking fence when it was installed the year before. Similar photo with new style fencing. Would never go back!View attachment 646104View attachment 646106

Surely the clear difference there is one is against a hedge and one is on the middle of a grazed field?

 

[Willie adie]

Those barb wire fences look like torture to erect. Can't see the benefit personally.

not too bad john as long as you dont have too many turners to round the back of.
fairly standard spec up here.

 

[Douglasmn]

Surely the clear difference there is one is against a hedge and one is on the middle of a grazed field?

This does exaggerate the difference! Another photo attached this time for better clarity. Basically the point being that I can't work out how to keep 'conventional' hedges clean. There is a 7 wire fence under all those weeds. Have since taken that fence down and replaced with newer style. Even when the field is in crop it can still easily be kept free from weeds.

 

[tepapa]

This does exaggerate the difference! Another photo attached this time for better clarity. Basically the point being that I can't work out how to keep 'conventional' hedges clean. There is a 7 wire fence under all those weeds. Have since taken that fence down and replaced with newer style. Even when the field is in crop it can still easily be kept free from weeds.View attachment 646262

You need sheep, hungry ones.

 

[Getnthair]

Fit and forget? - Again?

I've never replaced the fence along this hedge before - so can't tell how old it was. Oak posts which were still fairly sound but the wires were that rusty that they often snapped when straining them. Certainly no shame to it.

Anyway - took it all down and cut the hedge back. (Just beat the March deadline by cutting on the 31st February )

New Clipex fence - and I hope I never have to touch this fence again. It is quite hard gravelly ground and it wasn't too easy driving in the posts - but easier than stobs.

 

[oil barron]

Fit and forget? - Again?

I've never replaced the fence along this hedge before - so can't tell how old it was. Oak posts which were still fairly sound but the wires were that rusty that they often snapped when straining them. Certainly no shame to it.
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Anyway - took it all down and cut the hedge back. (Just beat the March deadline by cutting on the 31st February )

New Clipex fence - and I hope I never have to touch this fence again. It is quite hard gravelly ground and it wasn't too easy driving in the posts - but easier than stobs.

Nice to see the old fence taken care of first and the new one tight against the hedge.

 

[Mf6260]

Something different made this the other week when I couldn't get to work because of the snow

 

[le bon paysan]

Something different made this the other week when I couldn't get to work because of the snow

Might float but it's not water tight

 

[Mf6260]

Might float but it's not water tight

Should of put a few more boards on it could of used it as a boat after today's rain.

 

[Willie adie]

 

[Douglasmn]

You need sheep, hungry ones.

Sheep graze most stubbles over the winter where possible. Have since introduced top-able 2 metre grass margins around all fields though which has really helped get things cleaner. Cleanest option is still no permanent fence though, then polywire electric when stock are in the field!

 

[7740 man]

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Neat work