Advice on fencing type and installation

[HillStreet]

Looking to fence the area shown below. The main purpose of the fence is to keep vehicles/people off the property and for aesthetics. It is not to keep animals in.

Leaning toward a 3 rail wood fence using 4x4 posts and PT wood. I have a handheld auger, am willing to purchase a 3pt PHD if necessary and may even hire it out in order to get the posts driven in. Is this too small of a job to purchase a 3pt PHD? Any idea what it would cost to hire out?

If I did 8' spacing I calculate I would need approximately 94 posts.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

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Buy the PHD, sell it when youæ±*e done.

 

[prof fate]

I do remember measuring and we have just over a MILE of fence...12.50/LF times 5500 feet..$68,000. LOL I think the amish will do the hi-t for like $3/lf or there about - $16,000 is the ball park on the fence - about twice what we had hoped it would be.

Here is one estimate I received for fencing. Hard to believe that the PVC is cheaper than wood. I do not know, at this time, the make or grade of the PVC fencing.

Can't imagine what it costs to fence and cross fence a large horse farm.

PVC- White Vinyl
Furnish and install 710 lf of 3rail PVC white vinyl ranch rail fence with (2) 20
wide double drive gate.
Price is 12.50 per lf 8875.00 with (2) 20' double drive gate (680.00 each) - 1360.00 = 10,350.00 plus tax 716.45 = $10,951.45

Treated Lumber fence
Furnish and install 710 lf of 3 rail ranch rail with all treated lumber, 4" x 6" post set in concrete with (3) 2" x 6" horizontal rails, with all ring shank galvanized nail with(2) 20' double drive gate.
Price is 12.75 per lf - 9052.50 with (2) 20' double drive gate 650.00 -1300.00 = 10,352.50 plus tax 724.68 = $11,077.18

 

[Fuddy1952]

That's funny that they said its not a farm fence. Kinda says a lot about them right there. I use to have horses but now its goats. My fence is all electric, Yep the wires are on the inside. I bought my rolls of wire in rolls of 4000' for about $100 a roll. I have 15 acres that the exterior is all 5 strand High tensile electric. All my corners are utility poles that are 4' deep averaging about 12"+ in diameter. The really nice thing about this type of fence is if you put springs on the line it will bounce right back up if a tree or something lands on it. A couple years ago I had a tree do a direct hit on the fence and once I cut it off the fence it just sprang right back in place. Here is a picture of one of my gates That gives you an idea of the general construction. View attachment 579576

Could you post some more pictures when you get time? That looks fantastic.

 

[RUSTBUCKET BRONCO]

Could you post some more pictures when you get time? That looks fantastic.

This in the very back of the property where the tree fell on the fence. Back here I couldn't get any equipment to so its all step in posts and T posts. At the start of every strand I have a tensioner This is from one side of the property in the winter I'll take some more pictures tonight when I get home

 

[Diggin It]

What are you keeping in or out?

Nothing. Nothing but people that is. It's decorative:

The main purpose of the fence is to keep vehicles/people off the property and for aesthetics. It is not to keep animals in.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Granddad bought his place from a fellow who had 2500 acres. That fellow was well off, never worked. He was amazing, lived in a cabin, no electricity. He had a fire going in fireplace year round his wife cooked on.
The woods were untouched for 1000s years, the chestnut blight killed them off but huge ones were still standing. The fellow had draft horses that were pets.
He would cut huge chestnuts by hand, horses pull them up to one of his barns where he made split rail fences using an adze. He lived like someone in 1800s.
He had miles of well kept trails with split rail fences. I'm so fortunate to have known him as a kid...a time gone past.

 

[Fuddy1952]

View attachment 579590 This in the very back of the property where the tree fell on the fence. Back here I couldn't get any equipment to so its all step in posts and T posts. At the start of every strand I have a tensioner View attachment 579592 This is from one side of the property in the winter I'll take some more pictures tonight when I get home

Thanks. Very nice!

 

[Atchuuu]

Nothing. Nothing but people that is. It's decorative:

At this point I have no animals to keep in or out. Neighboring property is already fenced with T posts and barbed wire on one side. My plan is to fence the front for aesthetics and tie into the neighbors fence. If I decide to have animals I will cross fence with appropriate fencing.

I have called a couple of fence companies and requested a quote similar to the one Rustbucket posted. One said they did not do that type of fencing. The other said they don't do that type of fencing because it isn't profitable for them and they can't cover their overhead doing that type of fencing. Don't know why but I appreciate the honesty.

 

[Fuddy1952]

To me for them not to do it seems like more reason to do it yourself. Maybe just the short section near house with gate do in wood, the rest high tensile. Three strand would probably be ok. A 16ft. gate though.

 

[Atchuuu]

To me for them not to do it seems like more reason to do it yourself. Maybe just the short section near house with gate do in wood, the rest high tensile. Three strand would probably be ok. A 16ft. gate though.

Yes, this is what I am leaning toward now. I went to TSC today and spoke with a very knowledgeable guy. PHD is reasonable enough.

Anyone know if RAMM Fencing is the same as Centaur Fencing? They look the same. In fact, I think some of the photos on both of their sites are the same but it seems like the RAMM fencing is more expensive.