Simple "Outriggers" Save Fence

Simple "Outriggers" Save Fence FENCING Tools 23-1-28 A single strand of electric wire run inside a conventional non-electric fence can prevent a lot of damage to fencing. New Zealand farmer Murray Hazlett raises deer commercially and he has a particularly tough time keeping the rambunctious animals away from his high mesh fences. After seeing an idea in a farm paper for rigging up inexpensive outriggers, he adopted the idea on all his fencing. He simply cuts 32-in. long pieces of 3/4-in. black plastic pipe, and bends each piece in the middle. He bends them against their natural curve to make them more rigid. One end of the each pipe is nailed to a post before stringing the wire. Once the wire is run, the pipe is folded over the wire and then the other end is nailed to the post. The final step is to drive a nail through the tip of the bent pipe to hold the wire in place. Hazlett simply holds a mallet under the pipe when he drives the nail through. Once up, the outriggers are flexible enough to be knocked around by a tractor - or animals - without breaking. Yet they're firm enough to hold the wire well out front of the fence. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Murray Hazlett, 389 Yarrow St., Invercargill, New Zealand (ph 011 64-3217-8054).

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