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Helland
Posted 2/28/2016 11:47 (#5142797)
Subject: Using cable for lot fence?


SE ND		My dad bought a bunch of cable few years ago with intent to redo feed lot fence. Does any one have pics and tips for a installation? Any reason to not install cable?
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Direct Injected
Posted 2/28/2016 12:37 (#5142899 - in reply to #5142797)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


SW, Missouri		. sorry guess I deleted my pictures. I tie if off at one end and the use eye bolts on the other.

Edited by Direct Injected 2/28/2016 12:40
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milofarmer1
Posted 2/28/2016 13:03 (#5142971 - in reply to #5142899)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?



Texas/New Mexico Stateline		Two schools of thought.

1) Tie it off at one end with clamps, and use some kind of tensioning device like a big spring or turnbuckles.

2)Use a REALLY stout cable puller and stretch it and clamp it off on both ends.

I can't say which is better, I have seen some that were stretched and clamped tight stay tight for years. Some did not. And I have some with turnbuckles that seem to work their way loose over time.


Edit: Works great, but add more strands than you think you need, and make sure corners are strong enough to stand the tension, because you need lots of tension keeping 4-5 or 6 strands really tight.

Thousands of miles of cable is used at all the dairies and feed yards in our part of the world.



Edited by milofarmer1 2/28/2016 13:05
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GB1066
Posted 2/28/2016 19:07 (#5143764 - in reply to #5142971)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


Central IA		How would you go about fastening cable to 2 3/8 pipe posts?
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Direct Injected
Posted 2/28/2016 19:11 (#5143795 - in reply to #5143764)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


SW, Missouri
GB1066 - 2/28/2016 19:07

How would you go about fastening cable to 2 3/8 pipe posts?
weld on clips
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milofarmer1
Posted 2/28/2016 19:51 (#5143970 - in reply to #5143795)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?



Texas/New Mexico Stateline

Direct Injected - 2/28/2016 18:11

GB1066 - 2/28/2016 19:07

How would you go about fastening cable to 2 3/8 pipe posts?
weld on clips

 

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GB1066
Posted 2/28/2016 21:35 (#5144356 - in reply to #5143970)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


Central IA		Sweet, that combo looks like the real ticket. Shouldn't be too hard on the pocketbook either.
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Helland
Posted 2/28/2016 20:51 (#5144205 - in reply to #5142971)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


SE ND		How far do you drive the post (pipe) in the ground? Do you actually drive it in or dig hole and cement in?
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DanofWI
Posted 2/29/2016 21:37 (#5146791 - in reply to #5142971)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


53590
milofarmer1 - 2/28/2016 13:03

Two schools of thought.

1) Tie it off at one end with clamps, and use some kind of tensioning device like a big spring or turnbuckles.

2)Use a REALLY stout cable puller and stretch it and clamp it off on both ends.

I can't say which is better, I have seen some that were stretched and clamped tight stay tight for years. Some did not. And I have some with turnbuckles that seem to work their way loose over time.


Edit: Works great, but add more strands than you think you need, and make sure corners are strong enough to stand the tension, because you need lots of tension keeping 4-5 or 6 strands really tight.

Thousands of miles of cable is used at all the dairies and feed yards in our part of the world.

I used a snowplow spring. Really cheap and heavy duty. The turn buckles when tighted up I'd put a small weld to keep them from turning back out. Bad part of that is you'll have to cut the weld to retighten
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Helland
Posted 2/28/2016 13:04 (#5142974 - in reply to #5142899)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


SE ND		How far apart are your posts? How much distance do you have between each cable?
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dt4020
Posted 2/28/2016 13:21 (#5143010 - in reply to #5142974)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


Fairbury, NE (Southeast)		Drove by a lot yesterday that had a 5 wire cable fence with a oil field top rail and a 2 3/8 inch middle rail belly high. Looked like a nice fence to me, faster and less maintenance than sucker rod.

We have 10 ft and 8 ft spacing on our sucker rod fence....depends on animal pressure.

Edited by dt4020 2/28/2016 13:37
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oldskool
Posted 2/28/2016 19:32 (#5143884 - in reply to #5143010)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?



dt4020 - 2/28/2016 12:21

Drove by a lot yesterday that had a 5 wire cable fence with a oil field top rail and a 2 3/8 inch middle rail belly high. Looked like a nice fence to me, faster and less maintenance than sucker rod.


Could you expand on the maintenance part of sucker rod a little? I want to put up a few more lots and was considering using it vs super steel. Just want to go into the project with both eyes open.
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dt4020
Posted 2/28/2016 23:58 (#5144554 - in reply to #5143884)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


Fairbury, NE (Southeast)		Generally the closer the posts are and if you weld clips on the sucker rod won't bother. Have had problems in the past when cattle slam the rod it can break off the post. Cable should be less than half the cost of rod.
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wire farms
Posted 2/28/2016 13:33 (#5143038 - in reply to #5142797)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


Nebraska		I have seen rail road ties drilled and cable run through them. I have also seen I beams with holes drilled and cable run through. The corners would most likely have to be cemented in in order to hold that much tension.
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kritzy
Posted 2/28/2016 13:44 (#5143055 - in reply to #5142797)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


red river valley se of fargo		I built a small lot last year. I had acquired a large spool of 7 strand cable salvaged from a large electric service. It would have made great fencing but it was so stiff and tangled it was near impossible to work with. Ended up scraping the idea and used half inch rebar. We will be replacing that with either sucker rod or guard rail as $ allows.
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ntexcotton
Posted 2/28/2016 14:32 (#5143153 - in reply to #5142797)
Subject: RE: Using cable for lot fence?


North Central Texas		Size? 1/2 - 5/8 is the easiest to use. Smaller you go, the more strands you need and the more give the fence will have. We run cable fence springs for tension. If some thing gets a leg caught in the fence, it can still get it out. Posts are 8-10ft apart and the top rail has an expansion joint every 100ft.
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