Planning to run some fencing around my land

[Wingshooter]

38 minutes ago, Dane said:

Tension wire uses a single 12.5 Guage wire as opposed to 2 15.5 gauge wires in typical barbed.  Stretching tension wire is done with a spring (http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/zareba-tensioning-spring?cm_vc=-10005) and rachet (http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/heavy-duty-wire-strainer?cm_vc=IOPDP1).  Posts can be up to 50 ft apart as well as the you only need wooden posts on the ends.  If something pushes or falls on tension wire the spring will take the shock and shouldn't break the fence.  As the wire streaches  (as all wire does) a quick turn of the rachet will tighten it back up. 

As for cost 15g barb is $39.99 for 1320ft while tension is $99.99 for 4000 ft.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/red-brand-high-tensile-smooth-wire-200-000-psi-4-000-ft

That definately sounds like something to consider. Do you mean that the T-posts can be up to 50' apart? 

[Dane]

47 minutes ago, Wingshooter said:

That definately sounds like something to consider. Do you mean that the T-posts can be up to 50' apart? 

Yes on flat ground.  

[steamnsteel]

Funny that I ran across this thread. I just bought a 3 acre tract that has fence encroachment, one person bought a large parcel without doing a survey. While placing posts for the property line and pulling a string they were amazed that they did not own the field that I was stringing for fence, I will probably let them cut the hay off of it and pull the posts across the field. On the far end a fellow has a fenced in lot that encroaches about 3 feet for a distance of about 50 feet, I will have another discussion with him.

[Wingshooter]

7 hours ago, steamnsteel said:

Funny that I ran across this thread. I just bought a 3 acre tract that has fence encroachment, one person bought a large parcel without doing a survey. While placing posts for the property line and pulling a string they were amazed that they did not own the field that I was stringing for fence, I will probably let them cut the hay off of it and pull the posts across the field. On the far end a fellow has a fenced in lot that encroaches about 3 feet for a distance of about 50 feet, I will have another discussion with him.

Yikes. I have decided to fence every square inch right up to the property line. Good luck with your neighbor discussions and congrats on your new land!