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I am in the process of constructing some stock panels to protect deer feeders. Original plan (very open to changes) is fairly simple, just some questions on material type. Panels would be approx. 4 feet tall x 12 feet long with 4 rails. I prefer not to use any thing galvanized. Uprights, 1 3/4 to 2 inch, rails, rebar or some light weight tubing/pipe up to but not any larger than 3/4 inch. Trying to keep the weight on these panels to minimum. There will be 6 panels for each feeder, panels will be connected with drop pins hinges out of 1/2 or 3/4 pipe with drop pin of rebar or other solid metal. Concern is using rebar for the rails vs using sucker rod. Trying to keep cost to min. so I will be using "used" materials purchased from local pipe yard. Any suggestions on how to make the panels light weight and at a min. on cost; am I going at it the right way? need to make 6 complete sets (total of 36 panels). Panels will be used to keep cattle from getting to the deer feeders and keep openings wide enough for deer to access. As mentioned concerned about using rebar, know it is lighter than sucker rod, but is it "weld-able"; sucker rods from my experience can make things heavy. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Reply:I think you could accomplish this with premade cattle panels from your local farm supply store. They're lightweight yet sturdy, and low enough for deer to jump over. As long as you use plenty of posts so the cows can't push them over, you'll be in business.If you want something stronger, it's hard to beat the price of gates from farm stores also. I found it's much cheaper to buy gates pre-made than to build my own. They already come with hardware on one end for hinges/rods to go through for connecting, and wire or sections of chain around the gate to a post is just as good too. It's been a few years since I bought any gates, but the last one I got was 14' long, about 60" high and cost me right at $45. Hard to build anything that cheap when you count your time.Sucker rod is weldable, and does get heavy. I had the genius idea to make some tree stands using sucker rod. By the time I got a foot platform made and a seat, it was so heavy I had to use a tractor loader to get it in the tree!! If there are calves with the cows, for a while they'll be small enough to go through your vertical bars. That's something to keep in mind.Last edited by Road Warrior; 04-17-2009 at 11:53 AM. |
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