Interesting use for Old Hog Panels

[salmonslayer]

We had a few old hog panels in our barn that we were debating what to use them for and we used one of them for a row of pole beans to cling to. The pole beans are doing great and have almost covered the entire panel.

Then on Friday we made the trip to the Baker Seed Company to buy some more seed for the next planting and I noticed a beautiful arbor over a gate leading to the main house that was covered with grape vines. When we checked it out it was just a hog panel bent over and anchored with four T-posts. Its tall enough for even 6 footers to walk under and it looks great so we just did this at the end of our sidewalk that leads from the back of the house past the old well house and it looks great. We planted grape vines on either side and the best part was it was free.

They also used hog panels as fencing to contain rapsberries in a corner of one of their gardens and it really looks nice because its in a perfect curve which is hard to do with regular fencing.

Anyone else have any ideas?

[sunflower-n-ks]

Cover that livestock panel with a tarp and you have a livestock shelter or hay storage. I am using one for a clothes line. The regular fence is too weak and is bending under the weight, but the panel will be moved for one of many possible uses including plant trellis.

Cut them to size and make a livestock rack for the back of a pickup.

[NELSELGNE]

SHELTER
http://www.mtn-nichefarm.com/hogpanelshelter.htm

http://www.serenityacresllamas.com/shelters.htm

RAILING
http://modfrugal.com/2009/10/hog-wild/

Chicken Tractor
http://www.ehow.com/how_5276215_buil...le-panels.html

http://www.plamondon.com/hoop-coop.html

GARDEN
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/st...t-your-garden/

http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2879/

http://groweat.blogspot.com/2010/05/...le-panels.html

http://erincovert.wordpress.com/2008...-cattle-panel/

http://www.texasgardener.com/pastiss...07/Melons.html

GREENHOUSE
http://www.farmshow.com/issues/29/01/290106.asp

http://www.ericsprojects.com/?page_id=228

[Ed Norman]

One use that might get overlooked in this thread: We're building new hog pens and we are using hog panels. They are working great.

[FarmboyBill]

Im supprised that hog panels would work for hog pens lol. I have made a set of stock racks for my Isuzu. Not the engines shot in it, I do use it in my D Dak, but its a bit on the small side. Im thinking of useing some for my Dod Ram flat bed 3/4ton, cattle panels. Im probably gonna sue so me cattle panels to make the frame for a greenhouse. Ill put 3 or 4 RR ties in 2 lines for the base, then use 3in steeples to hold the pannels ends to the ties. Thats 3 or 4 lines high of RR ties, Make it either 16 or 24ft long, Ill know width when I start makeing it

[willow_girl]

Nelselgne,

Thanks for the great links!

I've been wanting to give my outdoor dog a little more shelter in the winter. This will be perfect!

[salmonslayer]

Great links and ideas. Some of these ideas seem so obvious once you see them but I guess my imagination just needs a little help to get going.

[Trisha in WA]

We are going to be "building" a green house or hoop house with 2 cattle panels this year.

[motdaugrnds]

I placed three 10' posts in the ground 15' apart, added 2x6x8s at top of each of these; then added three 2x4x10 boards (anchored in ground and slanted to attach to each of the 2x6s on both sides of my pen). Then I used 5 (2 on each side "slanted" & 1 cut in half for each end) about 3" off ground to protect a small grape vineyard, attaching them to the slanted 2x4s. This has worked great for years to keep deer away from my grapes.

Love the idea of using panels for bean poles, berries & an arbor.

[gone-a-milkin]

Here is our hops arbor.



This is actually only half a panel. We cut it lengthwise.
It looks kind of bare in the wintertime, but does the trick nicely to keep the plants up.

[salmonslayer]

Gone-a-milkin: I really like that, I had never thought about growing hops here but it looks like they do well.

[ladycat]

Here is one of my mother's arbors made from cattle panels:



She also has wisteria growing on an old swing set frame:

[DamnearaFarm]

Send one to ME, lol. I need it for a round bale feeder for the horses. Drop two pieces of rebar in the ground with a hook welded near the top....low to the ground but high enough that you can remove the panel when done....set the bale, wrap with the panel and secure (probably with a twist of wire or two) and.... horse safe (is anything? lol) feeder in a sec.

[chewie]

ramblinrose--what is the rebar for? i can't see it and would love to get it right in my head. thanks!
and yeah, these are great ideas. good thread.

[Forest Breath]

I love this thread, thank you!

We got lucky and bought about 25 hog panels from someone for 5 bucks apiece a few months ago. We had enough for the hogs, and a movable pen for the goats and still plenty left over. There are great ideas here I plan to use on our farm.

Thank you so much!

[Judy in IN]

We cut the hog panels in half long-ways. Then we wire coated chicken wire to one side. I make sure to leave prongs on both pieces, and push them down into the soil. It makea a great garden fence! We can step over easily, since it's around 24' high, but the chickens and RABBITS stay out.

[ladycat]

Originally Posted by Judy in IN

We can step over easily, since it's around 24' high, but the chickens and RABBITS stay out.

My chickens fly over a 5 foot high fence. They would laugh at 2 foot.

[fetch33]

This was taken about a week ago. The beans are at least a foot taller and the runners have reached the top of the cattle panel. The trellis is 8 ft tall!

[salmonslayer]

I almost always see used hog panels on Craigslist for cheap...yesterday...nothing! Now that I have more ideas I need to find some more.

I think I am going to try another arbor for hops (I like that idea a lot), use some for a rounded fence to contain rapsberries, and I think I am going to build a second greenhouse and use it just to grow herbs. Another example of why I like this site...other people have the imagination I lack.

[Alice In TX/MO]

What not to do. Actually, the pics are in reverse order, but it's funnier this way. I put braces in after they flattened it.