Used Guard Rails Make Great Fences, Siding

Used Guard Rails Make Great Fences, Siding FENCING Techniques 25-6-25 Lowell Weitzenkamp says used highway guard rails work great for fencing and can stand up to any abuse from cattle. The used guard rails come in 13 and 26-ft. lengths."We use the shorter lengths for posts. It's easy to push them into the ground using just the bucket on a loader tractor. Then we bolt on two guard rails to make a two-rail fence. Cattle can't break it or push it down and the posts don't rot," Weitzenkamp says. To attach the upper rail, they can use the existing holes already punched in the guardrails. They have to drill holes to bolt on the lower rail. Weitzenkamp also uses guard rails for roofing on shelters that keep rain out of feed bunks, and for siding to make windbreaks. And they've found they can even make rain troughs from the guard rails to channel water off the shelter roofs and away from bunks. At $1 to $1.50 a running foot, Weitzenkamp says used guard rail is a bargain, especially considering how heavy it's built and the ease of installing it. He buys guard rail from scrap dealers and sometimes can get it direct from construction companies. He notes that several dealers advertise in the classified ad sections of farm newspapers. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lowell Weitzenkamp, 723 Heatherwood Dr., Fremont, Neb. 68025 (ph 402 567-2285).

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