WTF Gallagher?

[Dead Rabbits]

Tried to order a box of these from our Gallagher dealer and was told they were discontinued.

Is this just here or over there as well? Hard to understand why they would quit making the only post of theirs that was worth a sh!t.

 

[The Agrarian]

And that's the heavy duty one

 

[vantage]

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Tried to order a box of these from our Gallagher dealer and was told they were discontinued.

Is this just here or over there as well? Hard to understand why they would quit making the only post of theirs that was worth a sh!t.

Maybe not available as they just make anti tangle ones only now? @Cows 'n grass is a fan I think.

 

[jimmer]

I saw the kiwi kit ones at local show, price wasnt pretty, but have to say I liked them

 

[vantage]

I saw the kiwi kit ones at local show, price wasnt pretty, but have to say I liked them

Made by Strainrite, 7mm posts here , very pleased.

 

[Grassman247]

I saw the kiwi kit ones at local show, price wasnt pretty, but have to say I liked them

I used to import those posts into the uk 17 years ago, you’d be more astounded at what the cost price is vs the retail!

 

[Grassman247]

I saw the kiwi kit ones at local show, price wasnt pretty, but have to say I liked them

I used to import those posts into the uk 17 years ago, you’d be more astounded at what the cost price is vs the retail!

 

[The Agrarian]

Go on then

 

[Blue.]

I’ve always preferred the hotline type post with a zig-zag in the bottom,no welds to break.

10 x 94cm Hotline Metal Zig-Zag SP15 Pigtail Electic Fence Posts

With an innovative zig-zag shape at the bottom to enable it to fix as securely into the ground as possible, this...Free UK delivery on orders over £100.

www.tannertrading.co.uk

 

[Agrispeed]

Strainrite/Robertson HD ones are the best I've found. Gallagher orange blends in to the background very well!

I'm not a massive fan of the anti tangle ones, the plastic feet are iffy and they still tangle! They are a fair bit more flexible too, so you can't do corners with them. They are a lot lighter though, and they don't wearing through where the wire rubs them, which can be an issue with others.

 

[PostHarvest]

I used to import those posts into the uk 17 years ago, you’d be more astounded at what the cost price is vs the retail!

I think that comment could be made for most things these days. I've been told that there is no product in the Nike sportswear range that costs more than $10 to produce. I've tracked a hydraulic ram from the manufacturer to the dealers counter and the markup was 1600%. If Kramp can sell Kuhn tines for £8 why does Kuhn charge £36 etc. etc.

 

[Chris F]

Is this the same one - I just checked stock and they are available:



https://www.marketplace.farm/?subca...ecurity_hash=d312a92c88595d966a7dca617cc32140

 

[organicguy]

I’ve always preferred the hotline type post with a zig-zag in the bottom,no welds to break.

10 x 94cm Hotline Metal Zig-Zag SP15 Pigtail Electic Fence Posts

With an innovative zig-zag shape at the bottom to enable it to fix as securely into the ground as possible, this...Free UK delivery on orders over £100.

www.tannertrading.co.uk

Hate those, twist in the ground, inherited some from my FIL and father welded a plate across the bottom!

 

[Dry Rot]

Surely they would not be that hard for a small engineering shop to make?

 

[Grassman247]

I think that comment could be made for most things these days. I've been told that there is no product in the Nike sportswear range that costs more than $10 to produce. I've tracked a hydraulic ram from the manufacturer to the dealers counter and the markup was 1600%. If Kramp can sell Kuhn tines for £8 why does Kuhn charge £36 etc. etc.

Totally correct, I used to sell them for £16 per pack of 10, there now double that, a customer had a friend take one back to China, I next had a phone call offering to make them for £5 per 10, only snag was I had to order 30,000 only being 15 at the time and still at school I wasn’t able to, in hindsight it would of been a good investment!

 

[Dead Rabbits]

Strainrite/Robertson HD ones are the best I've found. Gallagher orange blends in to the background very well!

I'm not a massive fan of the anti tangle ones, the plastic feet are iffy and they still tangle! They are a fair bit more flexible too, so you can't do corners with them. They are a lot lighter though, and they don't wearing through where the wire rubs them, which can be an issue with others.

We carry everything between the leg and the 4 wheeler, so no problems with tangling. The anti tangle post is too light and flimsy, prone to spinning and don’t like going in dry rocky soil. Definitely not something you want on a turnip break.

We can have some long breaks at times, have a few half mile reels that get strung out regularly.

I guess I’ll have to look at other brands. These were convenient for me to buy and not so pricey. Just can’t understand why they discontinued them here.

 

[vantage]

We can have some long breaks at times, have a few half mile reels that get strung out regularly

Half a mile! You must have arms like Hercules to wind the reel in!
Pity I wasn’t allowed to increase my paddock size from a minimum of 3 acres by the County council and the Welsh Asssembly!