He Uses Pvc Pipe To Make Electric Fence Posts

He Uses Pvc Pipe To Make Electric Fence Posts FENCING Miscellaneous Nebraska rancher Tom Larson uses 3/4-in dia rigid pvc pipe to put up electric fence The wire runs through a hole he drills near the top and is held tight by a cotter pin “Pvc posts work better than steel posts because they’re smaller and more flexible ” says Larson “If a deer hits them the impact won’t knock the fence down or take the wire off The wire can’t come loose from the post because it goes through it ” He cuts 10-ft lengths of 3/4-in dia rigid pvc pipe into 3 pieces to create 3 posts He puts a 2 1/2 to 3-in cotter pin over the wire in the hole spreading the pin’s legs so that it fills the hole “The cotter pin holds the wire in place at the post but is loose enough on the wire that if something hits it the wire won’t break ” says Larson He made a driver for the posts by welding a chunk of steel on top of a 30-in length of lightweight 1-in steel conduit It fits over the post “The driver is small enough in diameter that it doesn’t rattle around yet it isn’t too tight on the post that it gets stuck ” says Larson “The pvc post is quite flexible and driving it into the ground is like trying to drive in a piece of spaghetti The driver tube has to be relatively long and close-fitting in order to stabilize it ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Larson 1726 Avian St Fort Collins Colo 80524 ph 970 221-4836; tomlarson@centurylink net

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