Posted: 10/17/2011 5:07:24 AM EDT
| Sold my dragster and delivered it to a fellow in KY. He built his pasture fence with wooden corner posts and all the interior posts were PVC pipe drilled through for the wire. He said that as long as you kept a good hot wire, the cattle didn't damage the fence and it was about as expensive as steel posts without the hassle of insulators. Anyone else try this? It looked pretty good. |
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I remember seeing a great deal of those fences maybe 10-15 years ago down here. I haven't noticed any within the last few years. Maybe it ran it's course? Not sure, but it did look really nice as I recall.
I have no experience with that fencing, just a memory from the windshield. |
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Quoted: There is a PVC formulation for fenceposts, I don't know what's different about it than the regular pipe. White PVC pipe isn't U.V. resistant, unless they've reformulated it recently.I remember seeing a great deal of those fences maybe 10-15 years ago down here. I haven't noticed any within the last few years. Maybe it ran it's course? Not sure, but it did look really nice as I recall. I have no experience with that fencing, just a memory from the windshield. It becomes both brittle, and/or scales off in waxy chunks, depending on the weather/environment. It's not up to the task for long term use outside. I'd imagine the fenceposts to start to bust off at ground level with a steady wind after they sunburn and weather for a few years. Electric fences keep cattle back, but they rub against them anyway at times, and wind over time will wear them out. Just my opinion after working with some over the years. Different environments/stresses will cause your stuff to react and fail in other ways. |
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White PVC pipe isn't U.V. resistant, unless they've reformulated it recently. It becomes both brittle, and/or scales off in waxy chunks, depending on the weather/environment. It's not up to the task for long term use outside. I'd imagine the fenceposts to start to bust off at ground level with a steady wind after they sunburn and weather for a few years. Electric fences keep cattle back, but they rub against them anyway at times, and wind over time will wear them out. Just my opinion after working with some over the years. Different environments/stresses will cause your stuff to react and fail in other ways. +1000 Don't waste your time (and money) using regular white PVC pipe for long term outdoor exposure. Unless you are going to stick a couple of pieces of rebar in it fill it with concrete. 
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it also only works as a hot fence with some animals
a horse or cow will get stung and go man that sucks let me keep a distance from that. a donkey and maybe a mule will touch it and go what the hell is this bs and go running forward instead of backwards. its amazing how much fence a $30 donkey can tear up in a few days |
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PVC becomes very brittle when exposed to freezing temps. Even under ground, places like Denver use Poly pipe for irrigation and not PVC, for that reason along. As others have said, you need to use UVR resistant pvc pipe above ground, aka Brown Line. I would save my money and use something else. |