Post by simplynaturalfarm on May 28, 2016 22:56:03 GMT -5
So I use these to connect and disconnect fences so when I have a short I can find out where it is really quickly.
www.kencove.com/fence/Power+Connectors_detail_MPCG.php
They do not last long for me - the metal on the end often pulls out and then it is useless (at least it doesn't carry much charge)
I have tried just using aluminum wire looped from one to the other, but I hate getting shocked and if I do it loosely so I don't get shocked it doesn't carry the strength it should. I always forget to carry my fencing pliers around (in case you are wondering why don't I just do that) and I don't get a good connection when I'm trying not to get shocked. I have electric 4 strand on the outside line of my property which I have separated into two sections (north vs south) so I can disconnect whichever part the animals are not in (I have an alley down the center of the property and graze the north 5 paddocks in small sections or south 5 paddocks in sections).
My alley has 2 wires and is hot and usually carries the electric to the perimeter as well as wherever the cows are grazing.
I have 4 strands very low for the pigs and those need to be able to be on and off depending on where the pigs are.
Then I have three one strand sections that I clip to constantly - one behind the cows, one in front, and one for the night rotation (or afternoon depending on how often I am moving them - usually 2-6x per day)
I do not keep everything hot because I hate having low charged fences and inevitably grass is too tall somewhere, it is rubbing against a tree etc. By having only what is necessary hot, when it is low I don't have to trudge miles of fences every which way to find it. I don't have an atv and I walk everything so necessary to have them clipped.
I also do not always keep all 4 perimeter strands hot, so I like these clips to go from one strand to the next . .
ANYWAY, you get the point - I use these a lot. This year I have only 2 left (DH helped clean my stuff last year which means he has no idea where anything is. . )
I don't want to buy them at $4-5 a piece when they only last 3 years and I need 30+ of them. I wouldn't mind paying a bit if they lasted longer. I have tried the smaller electric alligator clamps and I do not like the "maybe this time I will get shocked" worry as they hvae poor insulation. . . *G* Nothing like listening to the "ping - ping - ping " and trying to coordinate my clipping with when the fence is NOT hot. . . AY yi yi I am tingling just talking about this!
Any ideas on cheaper, or even just sturdier fence clips? Battery lead clips do not clamp down on my thinner wire or I would give them a go. Or at least the ones DH has do not.
www.kencove.com/fence/Power+Connectors_detail_MPCG.php
They do not last long for me - the metal on the end often pulls out and then it is useless (at least it doesn't carry much charge)
I have tried just using aluminum wire looped from one to the other, but I hate getting shocked and if I do it loosely so I don't get shocked it doesn't carry the strength it should. I always forget to carry my fencing pliers around (in case you are wondering why don't I just do that) and I don't get a good connection when I'm trying not to get shocked. I have electric 4 strand on the outside line of my property which I have separated into two sections (north vs south) so I can disconnect whichever part the animals are not in (I have an alley down the center of the property and graze the north 5 paddocks in small sections or south 5 paddocks in sections).
My alley has 2 wires and is hot and usually carries the electric to the perimeter as well as wherever the cows are grazing.
I have 4 strands very low for the pigs and those need to be able to be on and off depending on where the pigs are.
Then I have three one strand sections that I clip to constantly - one behind the cows, one in front, and one for the night rotation (or afternoon depending on how often I am moving them - usually 2-6x per day)
I do not keep everything hot because I hate having low charged fences and inevitably grass is too tall somewhere, it is rubbing against a tree etc. By having only what is necessary hot, when it is low I don't have to trudge miles of fences every which way to find it. I don't have an atv and I walk everything so necessary to have them clipped.
I also do not always keep all 4 perimeter strands hot, so I like these clips to go from one strand to the next . .
ANYWAY, you get the point - I use these a lot. This year I have only 2 left (DH helped clean my stuff last year which means he has no idea where anything is. . )
I don't want to buy them at $4-5 a piece when they only last 3 years and I need 30+ of them. I wouldn't mind paying a bit if they lasted longer. I have tried the smaller electric alligator clamps and I do not like the "maybe this time I will get shocked" worry as they hvae poor insulation. . . *G* Nothing like listening to the "ping - ping - ping " and trying to coordinate my clipping with when the fence is NOT hot. . . AY yi yi I am tingling just talking about this!
Any ideas on cheaper, or even just sturdier fence clips? Battery lead clips do not clamp down on my thinner wire or I would give them a go. Or at least the ones DH has do not.