Cattle stock fencing

[Matthew Storrs]

The trouble I have had in the past when fencing for farmers is say I get a job of 3000 meters spread out in various different fields, a strain of 300 meters can work out quite good money but when the strains are down to 100 meters or less (much less in some cases) the price per meter is still the same and I simply can't get the meterage up with the short lengths to make it pay- the process for doing 300 meter strain is much the same as a 50 meter one ie you still have to put in the strainers/struts and go throught the same wire tensioning process.

Now I tend to set the meterage rate based on how long the strains are- a 20 meter stretch isn't going to work out cheap- buit a 300 one will seem quite good value to the customer.

When I started out I must have worked for nothing on soo many occasions- lack of decent equipment/knowledge and not taking ground conditions seriously enough at the quoting stage- you will learn as you do more. Also the more you do you get systems going which make you far more efficient.

Edited April 19, 2015 by Matthew Storrs

[t0ny0k]

Once again thanks for all the advice. I have learnt a lot already.