Portable Electrified Grazing Corner Post

Portable Electrified Grazing Corner Post FENCING Miscellaneous Vernon Hochstetler wanted a better corner post for the electrified fence he uses in his grazing system So the LaGrange Ind farmer came up with a post that bolts to the wheel rim of an ordinary tire The system consists of a 3/4-in dia steel pipe with a swiveling “pigtail” that holds wire at a 32-in height and a plastic handle on top To move the unit he uses the plastic handle to roll the unit to a new location with the electric wire still attached to the pigtail “It’s really easy to use and the entire pipe is electrified which keeps cattle from bothering it ” says Hochstetler “It’s much easier to move than metal or wood posts and also more stable than a step-in post Everything on it’s ‘hot’ except for the tire and plastic handle As I roll the tire the pigtail swivels around the pipe which keeps the wire from getting tangled The tire provides a center of gravity that keeps the pipe stable at all times “I had been using flimsy step-in fiberglass corner posts but they’re built too light to withstand the pull of the wire easily bending over “I built my first post 3 years ago and now have 5 of them At first my neighbor was skeptical about how I could move the pipe without getting shocked so I let him borrow it Once he got it out in his pasture it wasn’t long before he built his own ” The pigtail is made from 1/4-in dia steel rod and is welded to a 1-in dia metal nipple that’s free to swivel around the pipe The pigtail swivels on a metal coupler located below and is held in place by a collar on top The plastic handle consists of a length of plastic pipe The bottom of the handle is connected to a 3/4-in pvc male fitting Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Vernon H Hochstetler 3735 S 00EW LaGrange Ind 46761 ph 260 463-8613 ext 1

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