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Post by Sandbur on Apr 21, 2024 5:31:23 GMT -6
Well I ran some numbers for cages. Concrete wire is now more expensive. A 150’ 5’ concrete is now $239. A 100’ roll of 5’ 2x4 wire is $150. A 100’ 6’ roll of 2x4 wire is $165. I did 4’ diameter cages with concrete so cages are about $20 a cage. How big would you suggest with the welded wire. 3’ would give me 11 cages so $15+/- a cage. I’ll go with 2 stakes per cage. I used to use 10’ emt. Cut in half for 2 stakes. That’s $6.50 or 10% if I purchase 25. For a number of years, I used 10 feet of the welded wire and it worked. It keeps rabbits out which is one advantage. Decades back, I bought 2x4 wire that was very heavy. Those cages are still reusable and only needed a wooden stake or e fence post to hold in place. The newer 2x4 welded wire is flimsy and hard to reuse. Deer bend it. Probably from Menards. I need more stakes with it.
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 21, 2024 6:24:43 GMT -6
Well I ran some numbers for cages. Concrete wire is now more expensive. A 150’ 5’ concrete is now $239. A 100’ roll of 5’ 2x4 wire is $150. A 100’ 6’ roll of 2x4 wire is $165. I did 4’ diameter cages with concrete so cages are about $20 a cage. How big would you suggest with the welded wire. 3’ would give me 11 cages so $15+/- a cage. I’ll go with 2 stakes per cage. I used to use 10’ emt. Cut in half for 2 stakes. That’s $6.50 or 10% if I purchase 25. For a number of years, I used 10 feet of the welded wire and it worked. It keeps rabbits out which is one advantage. Decades back, I bought 2x4 wire that was very heavy. Those cages are still reusable and only needed a wooden stake or e fence post to hold in place. The newer 2x4 welded wire is flimsy and hard to reuse. Deer bend it. Probably from Menards. I need more stakes with it. Thanks Art. Good points. I’m thinking the newer 2x4 is probably cheaper but, at my age they’ll probably only be used once or twice at the most but, I’ll check it out if it’s too cheap then I’ll buy the concrete wire.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 21, 2024 8:46:00 GMT -6
The 2x4" fencing is superior in regards to keeping deer from nipping off leaders. I have had issues with deer reaching in through the concrete mesh
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 21, 2024 11:06:05 GMT -6
The 2x4" fencing is superior in regards to keeping deer from nipping off leaders. I have had issues with deer reaching in through the concrete mesh That is why you need larger diameter cages with the concrete mesh.
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