Portable Electric Fence Post Holders

Portable Electric Fence Post Holders FENCING Fence Systems Kim Nielson a Rocky Mountain House Alberta farmer needed portable electric fence post holders so he could move cattle around easily when grazing on swaths
    For a sturdy base Nielson cut 7-ft used grader blades into 16-in long pieces and welded two of them together to form a T Next he welded a 6-in piece of 3/4-in pipe near the intersection of the grader blade welds A fiberglass electric fence post drops into the pipe
    The post holders are heavy enough to allow about an 80-ft span between posts Each finished base weighs between 10 and 12 lbs depending on how worn the blades are
    Nielson first tried welding the blades in an X pattern but found it was too time consuming to make
    Although the bases are very sturdy and stable they re easily moved in winter even when frozen down by loosening with a hammer and carrying them to the next location according to the rancher
    In Nielson s area used grader blades sell for about $2 for 7 ft Since the cut lengths vary slightly he says each post holder costs about 66 cents
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Kim Nielson Site 11 P O Box 7 RR 3 Rocky Mountain House Alberta Canada T4T 2A3 ph 403 845-7743; fax 403 845-7330; juul@skyryder net

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