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Jim1_ks

Posted 12/21/2010 18:01 (#1499141)
Subject: corral fence recommendations?

South Central Kansas, Harper County

South Central Kansas, Harper County

In the process of "restoring" some badly depleted corral fences. My son wants to go back with all continuous fence panels, pipe posts, etc. Easy for him to say, as he doesn't have to pay the bills! (lol) I have enough pipe and some older panels I will probably utilize, but will probably have to purchase some new pipe panels. Doing some figuring today, and will have enough funds to fix my holding and load out areas as stout as I want them, but not enough cash to go around the whole corral. Looking for different options for the exterior of the corral. The old existing structure has good 20 ft wire panels on them, the old railroad ties are just rotted off in several places. Could a person have an acceptable enclosure by using pipe posts, with a top rail, then using the old wire panels? I think I have seen some pens like this before, but I haven't found any on the internet to verify what they would look like, or have talked to anyone who has a setup like that. How would a person attach the wire panels to the pipe, being galvanized type coatings, would they weld? Any more suggestions, would sure be appreciated!
thanks,
Jim JDSWMO

Posted 12/21/2010 19:25 (#1499310 - in reply to #1499141)
Subject: RE: corral fence recommendations?

I think continuous fence is about as cheap as it gets. If you use a top rail and wire panels cows will crawl under. Most corrals built that way have top, middle and bottom rails with wire panels welded on [galvanized coating is no problem just try not to breath the fumes] unless you can find really cheap pipe your right back to the cost of continuous panels. I have stacked round bales around poor fences just to get buy with. milofarmer1

Posted 12/21/2010 19:30 (#1499318 - in reply to #1499141)
Subject: Re: corral fence recommendations?

Texas/New Mexico Stateline

Texas/New Mexico Stateline

I've seen a lot of what your are describing with the wire panels. It works, and they are usually welded to the pipe. Wouldn't hurt to have an extra pipe rail about halfway down. Cattle pushing on the panels can sure bend them up. Make sure the wire panels holes are big enough you can step in them to climb across. Was at a place just a couple weeks ago they used panels with 4" X 4" squares and I couldn't get a foothold to climb across. Was very aggravating. Jim1_ks

Posted 12/21/2010 20:01 (#1499411 - in reply to #1499310)
Subject: RE: corral fence recommendations?

South Central Kansas, Harper County

South Central Kansas, Harper County

JDSWMO - 12/21/2010 19:25

I have stacked round bales around poor fences just to get buy with.

Ha, that is exactly the way I shored up the fence when I weaned my calves about two months ago! (lol) wayneNWAR

Posted 12/21/2010 20:45 (#1499515 - in reply to #1499141)
Subject: RE: corral fence recommendations?

north west arkansas

That will work fine and I have even made portable panels made that way. I like to put a pipe at the bottom about 10 inches of the ground and start my cattle panel from there so it makes a lot taller corral. One thing about doing it like this is if and when the panels go bad bad you can weld pipe to it as you can afford to. garvo

Posted 12/21/2010 21:35 (#1499663 - in reply to #1499515)
Subject: Re: corral fence recommendations?

western iowa,by Denison

We have bolted 1 guard rail about hip high over the old panels-1 rail makes the fence strong-even the broken post seem to snug up,have had a 400ft fence with 2/3of the post's rotted worked for 5 years Greg Stremel

Posted 12/22/2010 07:48 (#1500292 - in reply to #1499141)
Subject: RE: corral fence recommendations?

Southwest Missouri

Yes, it will work as you described. We did the same thing at a place we rented. We welded the panels to the pipe. Cattle never broke them. When the lease was over, we salvaged the pipe and panels. It worked fine for the 10 years we were there. deere_9600

Posted 12/22/2010 18:50 (#1501221 - in reply to #1499141)
Subject: RE: guard rail

Build it once and forget it. Make sure good posts, one 2 7/8 oil pipe on top, 2 guard rail s spaced out and you are good for 30 years. Jim1_ks

Posted 12/22/2010 22:10 (#1501735 - in reply to #1501221)
Subject: RE: guard rail

South Central Kansas, Harper County

South Central Kansas, Harper County

deere_9600 - 12/22/2010 18:50

Build it once and forget it. Make sure good posts, one 2 7/8 oil pipe on top, 2 guard rail s spaced out and you are good for 30 years.

Cannot afford to build it like I would like, so will have to utilize some old "usable" existing fencing on certain areas. On other areas I will go with pipe panels or perhaps some guardrail