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Fence Maintenance

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Weed control

Don’t forget to always turn the charger off before servicing your fence.
Regular mowing underneath the tape is a good method. A horse that leans over or through a weak fence may loose respect for it.
Use a powerful fence charger that can sustain power even with such losses of power.
Install the tape high enough above the ground but low enough for horses and ponies not to creep under it. A happy medium is somewhere between 20" and 28". Keep vegetation away by mowing or once a year, use a weed killer.

Clean your Fence when necessary

It is difficult to avoid bird droppings and spider webs along the fence line. Birds may run along the fence, and their droppings are so acidic that eventually it will eat through the stainless steel threads. One solution is to use fiberglass posts to reduce invitation for birds to perch. Spider webs can be removed easealy, but there will be less spiders along the fence with a good weed and local shrubbery control.

Ground rod

Check the dampness of the ground. About 90 percent of all electric fence problems are due to poor grounding. When the ground is frozen or too dry changing the electric connections between the charger and the fence is recommended. See page 46 where it tells you how to ground the second from the top strand of the fence line to ensure your horse will be shocked when it touches both a hot line and a grounded line, or order Bi-Polar Kit paddock that need no grounding.

2GR5

Ground Rod 5ft long

44.25

Storms

Although your fence charger is usually protected with a fuse, it is always better to turn off the fence when there is lightning or an electric storm. Lightning is a major cause of fence-charger failure.
Immediately after a storm, inspect your fence to make sure it is in good shape. A fallen tree might have flattened your fence, opening up an escape route before you realize it.
In the event of a broken tape, release enough tape from tension to allow slack and use the splicing buckle #24 to reconnect the ends together.

24

Splicer buckle

1.56