Bridge-Mounted "Fence" Rises, Falls With Water

Bridge-Mounted Fence Rises Falls With Water FENCING Miscellaneous Phillip Poston Watertown Tenn used cable and tin panels to run a “breakaway” fence across a creek that runs through his pasture “It solves the problem of trash catching in wire and other types of fencing ” he says He took advantage of reinforcing steel bars that project out of concrete on the downstream side of a state bridge over the creek He stretched a 1/2-in steel cable across the creek with turnbuckles at each end for tensioning The cable runs through lengths of 1 1/2-in dia steel pipe A series of 1-in angle irons are welded vertically to the pipes and support pressure-treated 2 by 4’s cut to the same length as the pipes Tin panels are attached to the 2 by 4’s and cut to length so the bottom ends hang just above the normal water level The panels pivot backward when the water rises and then fall back in place as the water recedes Brush and debris wash on through Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Phillip T Poston 4091 Linwood Rd Watertown Tenn 37184 ph 615 237-3136

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