cows rubbing guide wire,,need repellant

[coup]

neighbors cows are rubbing the guide wire for my electric service,neighbor is a butthead..any smells liquids that will keep them away....

[tinknal]

I would either mount a hotwire on it or wrap it with several layers of 4 barb wire.

[ericjeeper]

Put a fly oiler on it and let em use it. I seriously doubt they are going to pull it down.

[mtman]

i dont think you can stop a cow from rubbing on anything they want to rub

[TxGypsy]

You can't keep a cow from rubbing on stuff....it's what cows do....only solution is to fence them away from it.

You need to build a board fence around the wire. Set a post out beyond where the wire is anchored and then set one straight in line with wire on the electric pole side. Then put 3 boards on both sides to keep the cows off.

[ace admirer]

is wire on his property if so there is not a thing you can do legally. the utility co. may put a barbed rod on it.....but my cows love it. anyway our cows have been rubing guy wires for 60 years here has never caused a problem. i once snagged one with a batwing bushhog....wires whipped around but no damage...thank goodness.

[uncle Will in In.]

Notify the utility company, and let then worry about it.

[Jennifer L.]

I wouldn't worry about it. The cows aren't going to pull anything down. And it's guy wire, not guide wire.

Jennifer

[ceresone]

Shaking the guy wire can cause the elec to surge, from my understanding.

[littlebitfarm]

My cattle/horses actually managed to break the wire! You could see the pole lean a bit and the wires were a little lower. Utility company came and put another wire in.

Kathie

[Cornhusker]

Around here, they put a pipe with fence staples welded on it over the guy wire. The cows try to rub it they get a painful poke and they go find something else to play with.

[Beeman]

The pole is on his property or yours? I don't think I would do anything with the pole if it's on his property, If it's on your then you can do what you want and what the utility will allow. I would contact the utility company since it sounds like your neighbor isn't cooperative.