The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Techniques and skills => Topic started by: Muirside on August 01, 2014, 09:32:00 am
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Newbie here so 1st post
We have some traditional wire fencing a combination of barbed and ordinary wire around part of our holding. As we are getting more sheep looking to make this escape proof but adding Rylock
Having never done this before if the existing posts are solid is it just a case of tacking the Rylock onto the posts perhaps using the tractor as a tensioner?
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YES 3 staples top bottom middle put bottom in first then pull up put in top then finally middle , just be carefull or the tractor can pull out the end post, a ratchet strap between fence and tractor can do the final tension . Two rails with the wire inbetween tightened together with 3or 4 bolts and nuts with the ratchet strap attatched in the centre helps to keep the net tight . hope that makes sense
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What shep53 said. :)
If you're going to be doing a lot of fencing yourself this is well worth the investment:
http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/books/a-guide-to-stock-fencing/ (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/books/a-guide-to-stock-fencing/)
It's also worth looking out for new fencing around your area - nothing like looking at a finished professional job for picking up a few tips.
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Thanks
We got a professional to do some virgin boundaries (separate the parts of the field we bought from the others) and also some fencing for paddocks for the horses.
To be quite honest he and his son were brilliant, you could shoot a laser down the straight lines.
I could use him again but he is so much in demand it would be at least 2 months and so with the existing posts and wire in place I thought it maybe relatively straightforward to do the job myself