Profit Tips: Equipment - Fencing organizer

Management-intensive grazing practices usually require moving electric fences regularly. That means keeping a supply of replacement posts and wire at the ready. Mike Jones says storing pigtail posts can quickly become a “tangled up mess.” He solved the problem by designing a storage platform that keeps supplies easily accessible. The unit consists of oak fence boards bolted onto three, 30-inch 4x4s. The racks that hold the posts and wire in place are formed out of 3/8-inch rebar. Jones says the platform holds up to 200 posts and 10 wire reels. “We use electrical cord reels which are not UV stable and become brittle in sunlight,” he says. “But you can buy six or seven of those for the price of one polywire reel, and they are easier to handle.”

Reader tip by Mike Jones, North Carolina

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