Fencing Guidelines

Padraic George
Fencing Guidelines

Fencing Guidelines

  • Mains Fence Energisers

Fencer Model Area (Acres) Km/Miles  No. of Earth Bars Usage
M15 10 1.6/1 1 x 1M Chickens, Dogs Horses
E2 50 11/7 2 x 1M Goats, Pigs, Horses, Cattle
Super 100 32/20 3 x 1M Cattle, Sheep, Horses
M60 200 72/45 4 x 1M Cattle, Sheep, Bulls
G303 300 145/90 6 x 1M Cattle, Sheep, Bulls

  • Battery/Solar Fence Energisers

Fencer Model Area (Acres) Km/Miles No. of Earth Bars Usage
Cub 0.5 1.6/1 1 x 300mm Strip Grazer
Solar Cub 0.5 1.6/1 1 x 300mm Strip Grazer
HV-12 25 6/4 1 x 1M Cattle, Sheep, Horses
Dual 25 6/4 1 x 1M Cattle, Sheep, Horses
B1-11 40 10/6 1 x 1M Cattle, Sheep, Horses

  • Fence Earth System

GroundEarthReturnDiagram-01.jpg

*Important Notes:

  • Ensure fence earth system is at least 10M from any ESB earth systems. This includes ESB poles, transformers and pump houses.

  • Fence earth systems should not be setup up within 50-100M of a dairy parlour.

  • Earth bars for mains fence controllers should be 3-4M apart, preferably in damp ground.

*Many farmers are needlessly reducing the effectiveness of their electric fences by failing to earth them adequately. Almost 75% of poor results are directly due to faulty earthing systems.

Common causes of poor results are:

  • Insufficient earth rods.

  • Badly jointed wires.

  • Poor connections to earth rods.

  • Earth rods too close together.

  • Earth rods not long enough.