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Thu, 04/21/2016 - 12:33 #1

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galloway
Last seen: 03/08/2018 - 21:05
Joined: 04/20/2016 - 16:49

New to the farming community

Hello all,

i have had a bit of a look around the website and it looks like there is a wealth of knowledge and experience amongst the members - which is great because I sense i will need a bit of help. We have recently bought a small propoerty ( 15 Acres ) at Coolamon rear Wagga . The property has a lovely house but the fencing and the pasture needs some serious work.  I have made a few enquiries , mainly locallly, regarding contracting assstance with the fencing work and pasture improvement but I am starting to form the view that will be difficult to get assistance for small scale work and I will probably need to consider purchase the equipment, gain the experience and do the work myself. Your thoughts would be geatly appreciated 

regards  Tony

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Thu, 04/21/2016 - 18:10 #2
rmcpb
Last seen: 03/08/2018 - 21:05
Joined: 10/22/2012 - 11:13
Tony, you don't say what type of stock you are trying to fence. With that in mind try having a look at the Waratah website, it has a wealth of info. http://www.waratahfencing.com.au/Building-A-Fence.aspx Cheers Rob.
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Fri, 04/22/2016 - 12:23 #3
galloway
Last seen: 03/08/2018 - 21:05
Joined: 04/20/2016 - 16:49

Thanks Rob,

 

i will look on the waratah site - we need to fence for cattle.

 

regards tony

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Sat, 04/23/2016 - 23:17 #4
barb
Last seen: 09/17/2019 - 18:07
Joined: 11/23/2011 - 09:38

Hi Tony,

Welcome. Good choice, that is the brand I use. My fences are all blue coated barbed and and plain blue coated 2.5 mm high tensile Flexibel or Permalec. A bit more expensive but a lot more durable and easier to work than the cheap Overseas made Hi-tensile wire. I have found the cheap stuff from overseas once expanded will not go back to shape and loses tension permanently and also rusts out faster and breaks easily. It is also very stiff and hard to work. The reason I use a combination of plain and barbed is because the plain wires are electrified as I run goats as well as cattle.        

 

You may find that you can do the fencing yourself if you ask for a bit of a demmo from a neighbour, as it isn't all that hard and you don't really need all that much equipment to do it. Perhaps you could offer to offside for him with fencing at his place (how I learned to do it) if he will show you the tricks of the trade. Saves a heap of mistakes that are a bit costly sometimes.

 

When buying your equipment, make sure that the pliers you buy for fencing are good quality well known brands. Not cheap Asian gear. They will cost around $45.00+ for the 8-10 " set of fencing pliers and about $40.00+ for a smaller 6'' pair- you will need both. You will also need a good set of wire strainers i.e. wire tensioners. You will also need a post hole shovel, Fencing bar and star picket sinker. Good quality tools will last for years.

 

Shame I'm a couple of states away, as I would be happy to help. However, I know that Farmstyle has consultants, so perhaps Charlie could suggest one for you if you gave him a call on his mobile number below.

 

Cheers,

Barb

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