Invisible fence project for my Deere

[pilot-werx]

I had the invisible fence brand installed and they did 10 acres without any problems.... The dogs love the open space!

 

[Gizmo2]

I had the invisible fence brand installed and they did 10 acres without any problems.... The dogs love the open space!

Got to love the dogs. Seems we spend more on the dogs than we do on the family. But then again the dogs are part of the family.

 

[HuskerInVA]

I put in the Innotek 5100

System can do up to 4000' of wire and 25 acres. My land is long an narrow so it took so much wire to do only 10 acres. I upgraded to 18 gauge wire for the entire system as well knowing I was going to mechanically put in the ground.

I did not know you could run a dog fence that long. Can you tell me a little something about what kind you have and the type of wire your are using. I have a large dog that I need to confine. He is running all over the place at this time. We love him and don't want anything to happen.

Thanks Mickey

 

[blackie65]

I made a plow for my 2210 and installed my dog fence. Basically a light weight subsoiler with a feed tube. Built from scrap I had laying around.

A word of caution: #14THHN is inside building wire. It is not aproved for wet locations or direct burial. I thought about using it but I was afraid it would break down over time and the signal would degrade. I went with the spools of factory wire. It has a water proof insulation. Tracer wire used for plastic gas lines would be a good alternative if you needed the larger wire size for longer runs, but it is expensive. You might be ok with THHN but I have seen it fail in underground wet conduit locations. If you can find some THWN it would last longer but you'll pay for the better insulation.

the installed wire acts as an antenna, not a current carrying conductor. Even if insulation breaks down, the copper should last quite some time.

 

[Gizmo2]

the installed wire acts as an antenna, not a current carrying conductor. Even if insulation breaks down, the copper should last quite some time.

Mine lasted about 16 years and if the deer had not broken it it would still be working. The back side of my property the wire just lays on top of the ground, makes it easy to trouble shoot.

 

[jk96]

Mine lasted about 16 years and if the deer had not broken it it would still be working. The back side of my property the wire just lays on top of the ground, makes it easy to trouble shoot.

We finished installing just under 2000 feet of wire using the innotek 4100 system about 3 weeks ago. We buried the wire where it was crossed the yard, driveway, etc. Everything that was inside the tree line was left above ground. I ran the entire perimeter inside 1/2" pex waterline. Cost me an extra $400 but the wire is protected and waterproofed so it should last a lifetime. No worries about broken wires.

The main thing with these systems is to make sure you train your dog well. You want them to retreat when they receive the warning or shock and not dart forward. Otherwise you'll have a dog who is stuck on the other side of the boundary. You also want to clearly mark the boundaries with flags so they have a visual of where they are allowed to go. After a few weeks you can start slowly removing the flags. (Quick note - don't pay a lot of money for the innotek flags. You can pick up the standard metal wire marker flags from a Menards, Homedept, etc for half the price. They go in the ground easier as well.)

Jeremy

 

[pilot-werx]

We finished installing just under 2000 feet of wire using the innotek 4100 system about 3 weeks ago. We buried the wire where it was crossed the yard, driveway, etc. Everything that was inside the tree line was left above ground. I ran the entire perimeter inside 1/2" pex waterline. Cost me an extra $400 but the wire is protected and waterproofed so it should last a lifetime. No worries about broken wires.

The main thing with these systems is to make sure you train your dog well. You want them to retreat when they receive the warning or shock and not dart forward. Otherwise you'll have a dog who is stuck on the other side of the boundary. You also want to clearly mark the boundaries with flags so they have a visual of where they are allowed to go. After a few weeks you can start slowly removing the flags. (Quick note - don't pay a lot of money for the innotek flags. You can pick up the standard metal wire marker flags from a Menards, Homedept, etc for half the price. They go in the ground easier as well.)

Jeremy

That is the reason I went with the invisible fence brand. The equipment has a lifetime warranty and they train the dogs.... Best money I have spent!

 

[jk96]

That is the reason I went with the invisible fence brand. The equipment has a lifetime warranty and they train the dogs.... Best money I have spent!

I would have gone with the invisible fence brand but figured 2000 feet of install would be too much. Everything including the extra cost of the pex tubing cost me about $700. Took some work on my part to install myself and train the dogs but was worth the savings. FYI - Innotek (petsafe) and invisible fence brand are owned by the same company, Radio Systems Inc.

Jeremy

 

[HuskerInVA]

One neighbor spent $1800 to fence in 3 acres. My total cost for is at $475 and 8 hours of my time right now for the 10 acres. I also had the fun of just a little more tractor time....priceless.

 

[jwripper]

the installed wire acts as an antenna, not a current carrying conductor. Even if insulation breaks down, the copper should last quite some time.

The bare copper will last quite a while in the ground. However, Insulated wire is easy to find with a faulted cable locator. A broken bare wire can be very difficult to locate. And as I said, signal will degrade as the wire makes contact with the soil.