- Location
- Yorks
Possible to use wire ropes as pen dividers in sheds?
Will it work?
Anyone tried it?
Successful, or not?
Will it work?
Anyone tried it?
Successful, or not?
Wire rope for cattle fences
- Thread starter Grass And Grain
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- Location
- South wales
Seen it used as a feed barrier fence so can’t see why not
- Location
- Yorks
Trying to think of less expensive ways of making partitions (Vs gates or concrete panels).
Wonder what size diameter to use. 10mm?
davidroberts30
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
dont see why not and if you could insulate the ends and use a battery fencer to make sure 
spin cycle
Member
- Location
- north norfolk
silage face different to partition in that if they get snagged or bollok into it there's the silage to stop them.....where as there'll be other stock you presumably don't want to get mixed up?
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
I’ve done it with 4 rows of electrified high tensile wire. Cattle either side of the shed with a bedding passage down the middle and fed on the outside. This year I’ve used white electric fence tape and it’s been just as effective.
- Location
- South wales
Yeah should think it was 10mm to note it is on feed passages so takes hellish punishment being pushed against guess 2 strands be better to keep stock apart
- Location
- Yorks
Sorry, wasn't clear. I was meaning tensioned, none electrified.
Seen it on a few feed lots/finishing farmers both in the UK and US, seems to work well
- Location
- Yorks
I was thinking tensioned between end posts, then some sort of lightweight vertical strip steels to use as spacers along the wire lengths.
- Location
- North Suffolk
Could be a good idea. I'd want to be able to remove them from one end though for mucking out. If not I can see a lot of hand fork work with the muck that has gone under/through them
What I've seen is 10 ft gaps between posts and then 4 wires evenly spaced to about chest high. This is all for 400kg+ cattle though. Wire was incredibly tight though, no flex, last thing you want is something getting stuck because its bent the wire a bit
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
That’s why I prefer the electrified tape to the HT wire which I previously tensioned with gripples. I’ve secured electric fence stakes to each upright for spacing and insulation.
- Location
- Yorks
Good point.
Muck comes away from a concrete panel beautifully, but a pain if trying to year out FYM from alongside a fence. Always end up with a bit you can't get, then it's handball time
- Location
- North Suffolk
For what they provide and ease of installation I think concrete panels are quite reasonable really. They also give the stock some shelter from drafts depending on site etc.Good point.
Muck comes away from a concrete panel beautifully, but a pain if trying to year out FYM from alongside a fence. Always end up with a bit you can't get, then it's handball time
cowmechanic
Member
When they inevitably jump over or thru and get a leg or head weaved between two or three strands of wire
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- Location
- Yorks
I've wondered about this. Is it much different to a gate?
Suppose more chance of it rubbing/cutting.
Used 3 lines of wire rope with a 60foot run on 15ft bays many years ago. It needed intermediate spacers,and needed regular tensioning, there were always regular commuters between pens, it was replaced with a wall after second season.
- Location
- northumberland
6 wires and a barb keeps them apart in the field 