Author: Sally
Date: 06-12-09 21:48
We are going to be getting a Jersey cow with a calf by her in about a month and I need to fence off about a 2.5 acre pasture as quickly and affordably as possible. I am looking at going with Low-tension fence, Intellirope 6.0, with two strands at about 15 and 35 inches. My question is, when using Steel T-posts at the corners and bends, is a P Spring combination required at each one? It says to use one every 1320 ft, but the longest straignt shot before a bend or corner we would have is about 300 ft. Overall, all the way around the pasture, it's about 1380 ft. I'll use a Rope Gate with T-posts 25 ft. apart, at one spot, but that's still more than 1320 all around. I'm thinking it would just be easier to put a couple more rope gates in around the pasture, unless I have to do the P Spring cominations at each T-post anyway.
Also, are there any good books that explain all this in detail, for those of us complete newbies who have no clue and don't want to make a bunch of mistakes right off the bat? The downloadable diagrams are great, but I still have a lot of questions about how it all works.
Thanks!
Sally
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