dejavoodoo114
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Hi guys, I wanted to check with you and see what you thought of my plans for our next fence. We are ready to order the parts, posts are already in. In order to keep pigs and goats and dogs (only 1 dog has a problem) we are planning on having the first strand 6" off the ground, then two more strands at 6" width, then another at 8", the next at 10", the final two at 12". That should get us to 5'. Unfortunately, that is 7 strands.
So, trying to find the best deal on insulators and such. I wanted to know if you guys have had any bad experiences with these cheap options?
1) Dare wire strainer. One for each end of a line with 7 strands means 48 of these.
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=69927
2) Corner insulator. We plan on using these for the other end that does not have the strainer. 42 of them.
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=172762
3) Porcelain insulator. This is where I am really having a problem. There are two options, I like the price of the small one... .80 cents is better than anything else I found.
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=172769
But, should I go with the, I guess, bigger one?
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=172763
These porcelain insulators will be used for the bottom 4 strands, the final one being the strand that is 8" higher than the last 6" gap strand. The reason for porcelain is that when the electric goes down and if the pigs decide to push through, I do not want to have to worry about broken insulators.
For the rest of the insulators we will use plastic. I have not bothered to search those out yet.
This is a VERY rough outline. The barn has a run and fence behind it already. It is in no way to scale.
So, trying to find the best deal on insulators and such. I wanted to know if you guys have had any bad experiences with these cheap options?
1) Dare wire strainer. One for each end of a line with 7 strands means 48 of these.
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=69927
2) Corner insulator. We plan on using these for the other end that does not have the strainer. 42 of them.
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=172762
3) Porcelain insulator. This is where I am really having a problem. There are two options, I like the price of the small one... .80 cents is better than anything else I found.
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=172769
But, should I go with the, I guess, bigger one?
http://www.midlandhardware.com/product.asp?itemid=172763
These porcelain insulators will be used for the bottom 4 strands, the final one being the strand that is 8" higher than the last 6" gap strand. The reason for porcelain is that when the electric goes down and if the pigs decide to push through, I do not want to have to worry about broken insulators.
For the rest of the insulators we will use plastic. I have not bothered to search those out yet.
This is a VERY rough outline. The barn has a run and fence behind it already. It is in no way to scale.