Preparing for Fence Repair after Flood Damage

Back on the 7th July I wrote about the damage an east coast low weather system caused with flooding and gale force winds.

Logs and debris washed down our creek and across pastureland taking fences with them.

Trees also fell across fences.

We had to wait for things to dry out before initiating the repair program.

The first part was to cut logs, some quite big, and fallen branches off wires and assess the materials required ie. posts, star pickets and strainers.

Our first priority was the south west corner of the south paddock where the cattle could easily disappear into the bush. With feed at a minimum during the winter they do tend to want to ‘roam’.

In the interim we protected the area with an electric fence. 

Seven thousand volts is a quite a deterrent.

Having been zapped accidentally a few times I can vouch for that.