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- Suggestion A: As a consulting soil scientist, I have to use soil augers
on a daily basis. While you can crunch through saprolite with a manual auger, if doing it
all day, it ain't fun. A company which carries several varieties of hand and power augers
is Ben Meadows Company. They are at 1-800-241-6401.
- Suggestion A: We're using a total of 3 "ParMak" brand
energizers (they're made by Parker McCrory, 200 Forest Ave., Kansas City, MO
816-221-2000). We've got two 6 volt "DF-SP-SS" units on portable stands, which
are used with poly tape & fiberglass poles for moveable paddocks for horses. They
don't have much oomph, particularly with temporary ground rods, so they don't really deter
goats, even when used with netting. We've got one "Magnum 12 Solar Pak" unit
permanently connected to a gate post on a 5-wire high-tensile paddock with alternating hot
& ground wires; this is advertised as "low impedance" and makes a nice loud
spark when a goat gets venturesome. So far, they seem to respect it. It's got a meter
calibrated in kilovolts to indicate if the fence is ok, but I haven't checked it for
accuracy. One of the portables got dropped, totaling the solar panel; I called ParMak and
was able to order a new panel, which arrived promptly and was simple to install. We're
buying another Magnum 12 for a much larger system of electrified paddock fence, but it
isn't complete yet. Several of the local tack shops can order this equipment, but we've
also seen it listed in catalogs, like Lehman's Non-Electric.
- Suggestion A: My dog has been able to discover another problem with the
radio fences. If he notices a subject which requires his immediate attention (say, a
squirrel, or the neighbors cat) on the other side of the fence, he will momentarily forget
about the fence, and sprint full speed towards (and across) the 'penalty zone'. By the
time he remembers or notices the shock, it's too late: He's over the fence. Later, when
his business has been concluded and he decides to mosey on back to the porch, the threat
of shock is more clearly remembered, perhaps because the adrenaline level is lower. The
dog is now effectively stuck on the outside of the fence.
- Suggestion B: Some dogs are more stubborn than others. If you are
having problems, you may want to try increasing the "width" of "shock
field". If that fails, you can also add additional prongs by just running wire from
the existing prongs to new prongs that you can insert halfway around the collar. (My fence
dealer did this for me)
Is there such a thing as a drive thru gate?
- Suggestion A: There is a drive thru electric gate that works well. It
is a horizontal bar with electrically charged wire that hangs down from it. The livestock
stays away from it and you can drive thru it without it damaging your vehicle.
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- Building Fences of Wood, Stone, Metal, and Plants - by
John Vivian - Publication Date: March 1987 - List: $13.95
- Fences for Pasture and Garden - by Gail Damerow
- Publication Date: March 1, 1992 - List: $16.95
- Rural
Architecture of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado : Featuring : Fences, Barns
and Corrals - by Myrtle Stedman - Publication Date: April 1,
1989 - List: $10.95
- Selected ASTM Standards for Fence Materials and Products
- Publication Date: April 1994 - List: $43.00
Booknews, Inc. , 06/01/91:
This booklet, compiled by ASTM Committee F-14 on Fences, contains all the formally
approved ASTM standard specifications, test methods, classifications, definitions, and
practices related to fences. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This
text refers to the paperback edition of this title.
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