Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: How do you keep fence wild hogs out?
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by kstx on May 03, 2004 at 11:16:20 from (64.219.104.100):
In Reply to: How do you keep fence wild hogs out? posted by T.C. Mallettt on May 03, 2004 at 07:27:03:
I have the same problem you have with wild hogs rooting up the hay meadows. We've tried keeping them out three ways: net wire, barbed wire, and electric. The net wire with one strand of 4-point barbed wire along the ground works best. Barbed wire by itself works well, but you have to stretch about 8 strands. Electric works well if you keep the grass and weeds controlled so that you don't ground the system out. In all three cases your weakest point is the gates. Make sure that the hogs can't go under or through. Hope this helps.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
18-32 Case Cross Motor
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2025 Yesterday's Tractor Co. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|