Horse netting

[Ajmoore1]

Hi,

Am after a bit of advice for a fence we are are going to be doing for a customer. As the title suggests it is for a couple horses. Usually do stock fencing and never used horse netting before. She is supplying the netting which is x fence 12-110-7.5

My plan was to use 3-4 inch uc4 intermediate post 6ft long, knock in to 48 inch and put a plain wire on the top. I am having a problem sourcing the posts as all the stockists in our area only stock 5ft 6 in uc4 and not 6ft. I think 5ft 6 post would not be tall enough as would only be 18inch in the ground.

So would I be best to use non uc4 at 6ft or uc4 I at 5ft6? What size do people use for house fencing? I have asked one supplier and they can get them but would be 3week lead time but the client wants the job done ASAP.

Also the plan was to put a single wire on the top but a lot of horse fencing I see has a rail on the top. Would I be best to space the posts at 7ft apart so if the horses do reach over I could put a rail on at later date? What post spacing do people generally use on ht horse netting?

The piece we are doing is the corner of a field (150m) as she has bought 1acre from local farmer and will only be keeping in two hobby horses so not tightly stocked.

Any advice appreciated

Cheers

[Post Driver]

First off, tell her to buy British, buy Tornado's Torus R12/110/8 ; )

[MikeW]

I would use a 6ft post minimum for this, depending on the ground sometimes a 7ft would be better if its soft or unstable. At worst if you had to use 5'6" I would put a strainer every 20 metres or so as the netting is a lot more rigid than standard 80-80-15 and this would support it much better.

I know we are on a Tornado forum, but the x fence is not to be sniffed at!

[Frontrowfencing]

Personally, I would use only uc4 if I am supplying post.. We don't use anything else for horse fencing I have never used anything less than 6 foot at minimum. I know you say cent wants it asap, but is three weeks the end of the world for a job done right. In my eyes I would prefer to wait 3 weeks for good job, then have it done within 2 weeks and then have to,have it done again because I couldn't be arsed to wait. We are all differnt though and my eyes often see things in the wrong way. We don't generally use a line wire or top rail. Generally use box strainers and some tight wire does the job, if they push on it, the best you can use is electric rope on a stand off insulator.

[Charliehub]

Would agree with charlie at the minimum use 1.8 we quite regularly use 2.1 as ground gets very soft here..I've got plenty of both sizes in my yard in uc4 if you want some but you'd have to fetch them..

[Ajmoore1]

Personally, I would use only uc4 if I am supplying post.. We don't use anything else for horse fencing I have never used anything less than 6 foot at minimum. I know you say cent wants it asap, but is three weeks the end of the world for a job done right. In my eyes I would prefer to wait 3 weeks for good job, then have it done within 2 weeks and then have to,have it done again because I couldn't be arsed to wait. We are all differnt though and my eyes often see things in the wrong way. We don't generally use a line wire or top rail. Generally use box strainers and some tight wire does the job, if they push on it, the best you can use is electric rope on a stand off insulator.

 Thanks for your advice. Was thinking of doing box strainers but was concerned of horses getting feet caught in the diagonal wire on the internal corner.

[MikeW]

To avoid this you will have to tie off in the corners and keep the struts on the outside

[Ajmoore1]

Would agree with charlie at the minimum use 1.8 we quite regularly use 2.1 as ground gets very soft here..I've got plenty of both sizes in my yard in uc4 if you want some but you'd have to fetch them..

 

If only you were closer.

[James Corbett]

Went to a job and last contractor skimped on the post and the pushed the lot over running the whole fence best going for longer it will be worth it just got to persuade the customer it's right

[Post Driver]

I know we are on a Tornado forum, but the x fence is not to be sniffed at!

Yeh that's true, I used plenty before Tornado started manufacturing Torus. I was just giving a nod to our generous hosts.

 

If the client has Mcveighs delivering the netting, can they not deliver some suitable posts?

[premnayloon]

To avoid this you will have to tie off in the corners and keep the struts on the outside

Why not work the angled stay with the wedge system,

Bet you knew that was coming!

[aaron]

Where are you based? McVeigh would probably sort your posts problem out or AVS??

[Frontrowfencing]

On internal corners, if we need to prevent horses getting feet caught and we have not tied on and tied off, we jsut run an extra length of wire on the steamers so it is double wired. Works well and doesn't look to bad either.

[Ben Fencin]

I prefer to use gripples quick braces for horse fences with insulated tubing over it for additional safety. I like to make my horse fences 54" tall.