Fence Building Team Activity 2019

Team Activity Hands-on (Safety 10 points)

Drive a T-post (20 points)

Preparation: Identify fence line (i.e. string, paint on ground) that is long enough for number of teams present and livestock pressure side. Students should properly drive post on correct side of wire, post should be plumb, and driven to correct depth. Students should drive three posts that are equally spaced (12’ spacing). After grading, posts should be pulled.

Use a T-post clip to attach barbed wire (20 points)

Preparation: Before contest, stretch 4 of 5 strands of barbed wire (or smooth braided wire) between two solid posts. Then each team will affix four or five clips to post with proper wire spacing as outlined in contest material. Remove clips after grading for next team.

Cut saddle for corner (20 points)

Preparation: Per team, provide two 12” pieces of post pipe. Students will need properly and safely cut the saddle on one end for a “H” brace. The saddled end should be welded (suggested to be arc welded) to the the other piece of pipe in the center.

Scenario (50 points)

You have recently purchased a square 40 acre farm (1320’ x 1320’) that is across the county road from your current farm. This farm’s fence is in need of complete replacement. This 40 acres needs to have a perimeter fence that is woven wire with two barbs and an offset 200 KSI high tensile hot wire around the entire perimeter. You are going to Management Intensive Graze (MIG) this 40 acres and would like to divide the farm into 5 acre paddocks using a single strand of high tensile. One electric fence gate for each paddock, and one 16’ heavy duty pipe gate for perimeter. All high tensile will use bull nose end strainers and ratchet style tensioner. Assume you have all tools to install this fence.

Parameters:

Perimeter fence:

· Perimeter fence is woven wire with two barbs and offset high tensile hot

· Steel line posts are 6’ T-posts on 12’ centers

· Corners are steel 2 ⅜” .218” wall pipe “H” braces that should be 8’ long (assuming 3’ in ground)

· One 16’ gate in the perimeter fence

Paddocks (Interier):

· 5 acre paddocks are divided with a single high tensile wire

· Each paddock has one hot wire gate using high tensile wire and a gate handle

· Single 2 ⅜” pipe are used for brace posts with paddocks

· Line pigtail style electric fence posts will be on 30’ centers

Top view of 40 acre farm layout:

Gate

Gate

Gate

Gate

Gate

Bill/Costs of Materials:

Rolls of woven wire:_________________ Cost:______

Rolls of Barbed Wire: _______________ Cost:______

Rolls of High Tensile: _______________ Cost:______

Number of T-posts: ________________ Cost:______

Number of Corner Posts: ____________Cost:______

Number of “H” Brace supports: _______Cost:______

Cost of Total Materials:______________

Team Activity Scoring Guide

Points Possible

Points Awarded

I.

T-Post Driving Skill

a.

Plumb

4

b.

Correct Side of Wire

4

c.

Post Spacing (12”):

4

d.

Orientation (not twisted):

4

e.

Proper removal after grading

4

Sub-total

20

II

T-Post Clip Activity

a.

Proper use of clip

7

b.

Proper wire spacing

7

Proper removal after grading

6

Sub-total

20

III

Saddle ‘H’ Brace Activity

a.

Proper Cutting of the Saddle

5

b.

Proper fit of the Saddle

5

c.

Quality of the Weld

5

d

Correct Placement of ‘H’

5

Sub-total

20

IVI

Scenario Calculations

a.

Rolls & Cost of Woven Wire

8

b.

Rolls & Cost of Barbed Wire

8

c.

Rolls & Cost of High Tensile

8

d.

Number of T-posts & Cost

8

e.

Number of Corner posts & Cost

8

f.

Number of ‘H’ Brace Supports & Cost

8

g.

Total Cost for the Scenario

2

Sub-total

50

V

Work Habits, Safety, etc.

a.

PPEs

5

b.

Teamwork

5

Sub-total

10

TOTAL

120

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