"Breakaway" Creek Fence
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"Over my 77 years of life here in north central Oklahoma and southern Kansas, many times I've been involved in the construction and repair of fence line creek crossings. But recently I found a fence crossing design that I've never seen before," says Ivan Pfalser, Caney, Kansas.
According to Pfalser, most of the creeks in his area are dry 90 percent of the year but turn into raging flood waters after heavy rains. The fence crossing he discovered is located a couple of miles south of Havana, Kansas. It consists of a series of old corrugated barn roofing tin panels attached to a cable, which is stretched across the creek and attached to a couple of steel pipe corner posts. The tin panels are simply bent over the cable. They're cut to length so the bottom ends just touch the creek bottom and its sloping sides. The tin panels simply pivot backward when the water rises, and then fall back in place as the water recedes.
"It's not pretty, but it seems to be doing the job," says Pfalser.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ivan L. Pfalser, Rt. 1, Box 162, Caney, Kansas 67333 (ph 620 879-2938).
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"Breakaway" Creek Fence FENCING Fence Systems 31-3-11 "Over my 77 years of life here in north central Oklahoma and southern Kansas, many times I've been involved in the construction and repair of fence line creek crossings. But recently I found a fence crossing design that I've never seen before," says Ivan Pfalser, Caney, Kansas.
According to Pfalser, most of the creeks in his area are dry 90 percent of the year but turn into raging flood waters after heavy rains. The fence crossing he discovered is located a couple of miles south of Havana, Kansas. It consists of a series of old corrugated barn roofing tin panels attached to a cable, which is stretched across the creek and attached to a couple of steel pipe corner posts. The tin panels are simply bent over the cable. They're cut to length so the bottom ends just touch the creek bottom and its sloping sides. The tin panels simply pivot backward when the water rises, and then fall back in place as the water recedes.
"It's not pretty, but it seems to be doing the job," says Pfalser.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ivan L. Pfalser, Rt. 1, Box 162, Caney, Kansas 67333 (ph 620 879-2938).
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