4 ft half stake for electric wire

NewBeefFarmer

is my local connaught gold the only place who doesnt do them anymore?

I ask for 4ft, she said, no only 5, i said 5 ft half, she said, no, 5 ft round, 3inch round. .

1. A half Stake is so so so much easier to get in to the gravel/limestone land that im fencing with. it just cuts its way down much easier, 3 inch round is a curse, u need the bar etc. .
2. A 4 ft stake is much much easier to hammer in with the 14pd lump hammer than a 5 ft, u need to stand on a box depending on the footage around the area ur fencing in.

its only holding light electric wire 4 ft off the ground, i have a few 5fts in use, and they look silly, a ft of timber or so sticking out above the fence. . .

then she said . . .€2 a stake, for the 5ft 3inch round, i said good luck to ya lass. . .

opinions people. ?

moy83

I paid 2.20 today for 5ft 3" round ones i thought it wasnt too bad . They didnt have the half round ones there either

charityboy

NewBeefFarmer wrote: »

is my local connaught gold the only place who doesnt do them anymore?

I ask for 4ft, she said, no only 5, i said 5 ft half, she said, no, 5 ft round, 3inch round. .

1. A half Stake is so so so much easier to get in to the gravel/limestone land that im fencing with. it just cuts its way down much easier, 3 inch round is a curse, u need the bar etc. .
2. A 4 ft stake is much much easier to hammer in with the 14pd lump hammer than a 5 ft, u need to stand on a box depending on the footage around the area ur fencing in.

its only holding light electric wire 4 ft off the ground, i have a few 5fts in use, and they look silly, a ft of timber or so sticking out above the fence. . .

then she said . . .€2 a stake, for the 5ft 3inch round, i said good luck to ya lass. . .

opinions people. ?

price a contractor ,you will get a receipt ,a job that will last for years and not many of them use the ****e stakes you are looking for ,not many places do split stakes any more because very few people would use them anymore

Bizzum

A lot of those types of posts the OP is posting about are rubbish. Would the steel one's used for temp electric fencing get you going?

4' wire height seems high to my mind too. I usually put one strand of plain wire up 3' or a little more!

allenview

5ft 5/7'' straining post, 5ft 4/5'' inter medium posts, high tinsel 2.5 plain wire, postdriver, life time job, you will have to do it once only.

allenview

2 strand electric fence

just do it

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056306913

See post no6 and onwards. I've started using these between strainers and they're working a treat.

charityboy

allenview wrote: »

2 strand electric fence

top quality job allenview job for life

Rovi

I've never seen or heard of 4 foot stakes.
You say you're attaching the wire at 4 foot, so unless you're balancing these 4 foot stakes on their tips, I suspect you're looking for 5 foot stakes.

To the best of my knowledge and experience, a stake is measured on its total length, including the point, not on how much of it might be sticking out of the ground.

Haven't seen half-round stakes on sale for years, sorry.

NewBeefFarmer

Krikey, a lot of con fusion.

I see we all have a different height for the wire, ill measure and take photos. But i like mine to be the height of the pigtale temporary metal post.

We must either have our wires crossed or its because we have wire at diff heights.

these posts only hold up wire not stop running animals.

I do like the re-bar idea. . . . Hmmm.

Let me check this out, job for life sounds good.

Might not be great on hills and curved boundrys

nbf

Charlie Charolais

allenview wrote: »

2 strand electric fence

that's top quality

Muckit

Oak 'split' stakes were supposed to be a great job if you didn't care about the look of them. Seen a neighbour use them to put a row or two of barbed wire along by a stone wall. Now there's a stake that would last a lifetime! Just try driving a staple into them!

just do it

NewBeefFarmer wrote: »

I see we all have a different height for the wire, ill measure and take photos. But i like mine to be the height of the pigtale temporary metal post.

We must either have our wires crossed or its because we have wire at diff heights.

Yeah I've been thinking about the height of the wire and I don't think any of mine is more than 3ft, with the my prefered height being around 2ft 6in. This I can hop over without getting the jewels fried;). In some spots it's hanging as low as 1ft, but this is usually along a drain where they're not going to hop it. (It's one of those long finger jobs that one of these days I'll get to re-hang and strain, but it's been that way for a few years and no cattle have passed through it).

I suppose it depends on it's location. Just to divide fields one strand at 2ft to 2ft6in will suffice. If its a roadway you'll need more strands, particularly for calves. At pressure points where calves could break some sheep wire is good too.

I agree the professional job is best, but when cash is tight it mightn't be possible.

FREDNISMO

my local co-op always has split stakes but they dont have any stakes less than 5 1/2 foot, I think you will struggle to get a 4 foot stake any where

NewBeefFarmer

FREDNISMO wrote: »

my local co-op always has split stakes but they dont have any stakes less than 5 1/2 foot, I think you will struggle to get a 4 foot stake any where

Geees ill have to soak what i have in burnt oil. . . .

By the way, it trully works to

5live

Muckit wrote: »

Oak 'split' stakes were supposed to be a great job if you didn't care about the look of them. Seen a neighbour use them to put a row or two of barbed wire along by a stone wall. Now there's a stake that would last a lifetime! Just try driving a staple into them!

Spit on the end of the staple and it will go into anything. I still have a few oak stakes the grandfather put in over 50 years ago and still holding up (even though the bottom rotted, were ok to drive again)

Muckit

I think it was the fact that they split (with an axe or a wedge) with the grain and weren't cut with a saw that made them so weather resistant. They surface went like glass, water just ran off them.

The magic of a spit eh? Great to check for a leaking valve too..... oh and when we were kids, Mam with a tissue to clean our messy faces before heading in the church door.... ehhhhhhahhh!