Need a large electric fence

[TxMex]

I'm going to be fencing in my large garden with electric fencing. I'd like to be able to have it 6 ft tall. I also want to be able to remove part of the fence so I can easily get the tractor in and out. I'd love to find some of the plastic step in posts that tall, but I've had no luck. Any suggestions?

[idahodave]

Did you try farmtek.com? Search for fence post

[paintpony]

FarmTek carries fiberglass posts up to 12' tall, they aren't step in.

[idahodave]

I think a 6' high post will need to be in the ground a couple of feet or it will blow over. Most step in posts don't go into the ground very far.

[Alice In TX/MO]

This company has them 68" tall.

http://www.premier1supplies.com/deta...species_id=ALL

[palm farmer]

get the 8 ft t posts and electric poultry netting then run 2 or three strands above it I am using a charger by patriot. I got it at Mcoys its good for 15 miles of strand so far no probs. you can always use stakes made out of rebar and then use PVC pipe as insulators as well, cutting each one to the size you need

[Callieslamb]

They make fiberglass or plastic extensions that you clamp onto Tposts. You really don't want step in posts. I have the insulated handles that make 'gates'. Just unhook the handle from the wire's loop and pull the wire(s) back so you can get that tractor in. Be sure to rehook it when you're done.

[Awnry Abe]

If you are enclosing your garden, you don't want the electric to be a full circular circuit. For the portion you want to drive thru, make a non-electric gate.

What are you trying to deter?

[TxMex]

Originally Posted by Awnry Abe

What are you trying to deter?

Wild hogs, cows, neighbor horses, neighbor donkey, deer, raccoons, blasted squirrels if possible, coyotes, opossums, etc.

[CIW]

Have you thought about slipping PVC over a tall steel post (every 5 ft.)? Then wire the net to it.
Just another thought. Slip a PVC "T" on top of each post and run PVC pipe across as a top rail. Inside the top rail you could run schedule 40 black pipe to stiffen it.
I don't think that there would be a need to glue it.

[Awnry Abe]

Originally Posted by TxMex

Wild hogs, cows, neighbor horses, neighbor donkey, deer, raccoons, blasted squirrels if possible, coyotes, opossums, etc.

Phew. I was afraid you were going to say goats. If that were the case, all I could say is "good luck with that".

Yes, thats a fence of many colors, but well worth it.

[oldasrocks]

I used 5 ft T posts and slipped some old 2" irrigation pipe 8 ft tall over them. You could used 2" Schedule 80 plastic pipe instead. I strung electric fence wire every 12" to 8 ft tall and it keeps the deer out. For fun put some pieces of aluminum foil on the wire with a dab of peanut butter. Deer will lick it.

Note the hottest charger i know of is a Gallager (sp) They are hot enough to kill a horse.

[arcticow]

Why not use shorter T-posts and just slide a piece of PVC or abs pipe over them? Then use whatever wire, just leave one corner where you can take it loose easily to roll back for the tractor.

[TxMex]

These are some good suggestions. Thank you!

I was talking about this with my Uncle and he suggested burying pieces of PVC vertically and placing a t-post into it. That way when I need to open up one side to drive my tractor in I can simply lift the post out of the ground. I really like that idea and thought I'd share it with y'all.

I'm wondering if instead of using t-posts I couldn't bury the pvc pipe in the ground and use the next size smaller pvc to put into it for my uprights. That way I wouldn't have to bother with a bunch of insulators. I could just drill a hole straight through the pipe. I could make the pipe any height that I wanted. This would also give me the freedom to open up different places along the fence if I need to. My garden is 185' X 77'. I'll also be enclosing an area about the same size of berry plants, so this is going to be a pretty big area.

Will smooth wire placed at close spacing next to the ground keep out the smaller animals or do you think I will need to get some netting?

[fordy]

Originally Posted by TxMex

I'm going to be fencing in my large garden with electric fencing. I'd like to be able to have it 6 ft tall. I also want to be able to remove part of the fence so I can easily get the tractor in and out. I'd love to find some of the plastic step in posts that tall, but I've had no luck. Any suggestions?

.................Actually , you need 10 foot metal Tposts , 2 feet in the ground and 8 foot above ! Also , you should run some kind of protective wire atleast 2 feet high along the bottom to keep rabbits and such , out ! Check out the wire with 1\4 inch holes should work nicely . At 7 foot and 8 foot you want hot wires with bright flags waving in the wind to deter deer .
..................All your corners should be made of 3 inch OD pipe , atleast 8 feet tall for strength ! Deer can jump an 8 foot fence IF they are sufficiently motivated , so 8 feet high is the minimum you should shoot for . , fordy

[fordy]

Originally Posted by TxMex

These are some good suggestions. Thank you!

I was talking about this with my Uncle and he suggested burying pieces of PVC vertically and placing a t-post into it. That way when I need to open up one side to drive my tractor in I can simply lift the post out of the ground. I really like that idea and thought I'd share it with y'all.

I'm wondering if instead of using t-posts I couldn't bury the pvc pipe in the ground and use the next size smaller pvc to put into it for my uprights. That way I wouldn't have to bother with a bunch of insulators. I could just drill a hole straight through the pipe. I could make the pipe any height that I wanted. This would also give me the freedom to open up different places along the fence if I need to. My garden is 185' X 77'. I'll also be enclosing an area about the same size of berry plants, so this is going to be a pretty big area.

Will smooth wire placed at close spacing next to the ground keep out the smaller animals or do you think I will need to get some netting?

................Using PVC for fence posts is a BAD idea , UV will destroy PVC over time and PVC doesn't have the requisite strength you really need ! IF a 100 pound deer tries to jump an 8 foot fence and collides with the top set of wires the force exerted at 8 foot off the ground is Great , a weak fence will bend or break and allow the deer to enter your garden , that defeats all the work and expense you invested to build a deer proof fence . , fordy

[fishhead]

It's pretty tough to keep wires low enough to keep out possums and small animals. Either the ground is too uneven or the weeds grow so fast they need weekly mowing under the wire.