Thanks Greg. One thing I have learned to extend life of the charger and battery...keep them cool as possible. The charger's internal electronics have to dissipate heat. You might consider painting the metal box white and maybe venting it but still keeping it weather resistant. To keep critters out you could just use scraps of screen.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Better to overkill the preventative than have to fix a problem, especially if the prevention can be done in fair weather and the cure has to happen in bitter weather!
Thanks for the video! I really like my Cyclops charger. It pops really good. All the animals don’t test the fence anymore since I put in the Cyclops charger including the house dogs. I want to put a pond on the back of our property so the livestock don’t have to travel as far to get water.
Greg, I 100% agree with you regarding bare soil. Doesn't matter if one is talking about a small backyard garden in a city or a piece of land such as the one you illustrated surrounding that frozen frost free watering tank. If I was starting a cattle grazing operation, I would do two things. First, I would collect and purchase as much spoiled hay as I could find for free or that I could purchase at a huge discount. Second, I would reach out to all of the tree trimming companies in my region, especially those with government contracts to keep transmission wires clear. I would offer up a piece of my property close to the paved road as a dumping ground for the tree trimmings. Except for the branches larger than 3" in diameter, and the trunks of the big trees needing to be cut down, most of the chips in those tree trimming trucks will consist of *ramial wood chips* mixed with a lot of green leaves. These are the most valuable wood chips, especially all hardwood chips, as the ramial chips are full of sugars and have a lower percentage of hard to break down lignins in them. They will readily compost themselves and ultimately promote a large mycorrhizal fungi environment in the soil. Wherever I had bare spots, I would put down a 6" thick layer of the freshly cut ramial wood chips or a 3"-4" thick layer of spoiled hay.
Great video. Could you explain the ground on that charger please. I see it says 4 ground rods but the ground wire runs over to the top wire on that fence. Other then run around the farm like that does it ground out somewhere else or what?? Thank you
I just got my Cyclops super hooked up . I built a box and sealed it up to keep water and elements off of it. Greg what is the max length you can run your hot lead from the charger to the fence? Or do you just use jumpers off your high tensil to reach the fence further from the charger? Thanks buddy !!!
Hello Greg, truly enjoy your video’s and have learned a ton as I’m on a journey to raising goats and sheep, still getting property fenced in, I have tried contacting you via email, interested in purchasing LGD and probably some goats.
Greg, I am curious as to the process you use to prepare your presentations? Do you run them by Jan? Are you just a natural or has it been a lot of work? Thanks for going through your fencing etc.
I have never edited a video, l release them to RUclips as they are. Some are not perfect, but they are all real life on the farm. I like keeping it simple, I have a farm to run and editing videos takes me away from that.
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Thanks Greg. One thing I have learned to extend life of the charger and battery...keep them cool as possible. The charger's internal electronics have to dissipate heat. You might consider painting the metal box white and maybe venting it but still keeping it weather resistant. To keep critters out you could just use scraps of screen.
It would be better to place the solar panels just over the box to shade the box as well.
Good tip! I'm going to do that. Thanks for your great idea's!!
Keep up your incredible work! Thanks for sharing your story and beautiful farm !
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the info about the cyclops. I had lightening hit mine a couple weeks ago and blew out one of the black fuse holders.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Better to overkill the preventative than have to fix a problem, especially if the prevention can be done in fair weather and the cure has to happen in bitter weather!
Great advice!
Love the electric fence info and tips.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the video! I really like my Cyclops charger. It pops really good. All the animals don’t test the fence anymore since I put in the Cyclops charger including the house dogs. I want to put a pond on the back of our property so the livestock don’t have to travel as far to get water.
Be sure to check out Greg's rock skirt construction videos to keep your pond clean
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Greg, I 100% agree with you regarding bare soil. Doesn't matter if one is talking about a small backyard garden in a city or a piece of land such as the one you illustrated surrounding that frozen frost free watering tank.
If I was starting a cattle grazing operation, I would do two things. First, I would collect and purchase as much spoiled hay as I could find for free or that I could purchase at a huge discount. Second, I would reach out to all of the tree trimming companies in my region, especially those with government contracts to keep transmission wires clear. I would offer up a piece of my property close to the paved road as a dumping ground for the tree trimmings. Except for the branches larger than 3" in diameter, and the trunks of the big trees needing to be cut down, most of the chips in those tree trimming trucks will consist of *ramial wood chips* mixed with a lot of green leaves. These are the most valuable wood chips, especially all hardwood chips, as the ramial chips are full of sugars and have a lower percentage of hard to break down lignins in them. They will readily compost themselves and ultimately promote a large mycorrhizal fungi environment in the soil.
Wherever I had bare spots, I would put down a 6" thick layer of the freshly cut ramial wood chips or a 3"-4" thick layer of spoiled hay.
Cyclops DC chargers do blow fuses pretty often, had one like yours do it frequently, never could figure out why.
That is a really good idea about the lightning arrestor. Does it lower the output of the fencer?
No it just protects your charger from lightning!!
Great video. Could you explain the ground on that charger please. I see it says 4 ground rods but the ground wire runs over to the top wire on that fence. Other then run around the farm like that does it ground out somewhere else or what?? Thank you
You must have seen it wrong. Top, middle and bottom wires are hot. 2nd and 4th wire are ground wires.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancher then do the ground wires tie back into a ground rod or 2 somewhere I'd assume?? Thank you
@brettpayton6286 yes there are 6 ground rods under that fence that are spaced 10 feet apart
Thanks for the video Greg. How far do you figure cattle can travel for water in the winter? There seems to be some varied opinions on it.
We had the bulls walking close to 1/2 mile in the coldest part of January. Did not hurt them at all.
@@gregjudyregenerativerancherGood to know. Thanks!
Great video. Nice tip on the DIY choke. I have the exact same charger. What is the brand of the enclosure you are using? Mahalo!
It's just a square steel box with a sliding door on it. Not sure on the brand, does not have a sticker on it.
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I just got my Cyclops super hooked up . I built a box and sealed it up to keep water and elements off of it. Greg what is the max length you can run your hot lead from the charger to the fence? Or do you just use jumpers off your high tensil to reach the fence further from the charger? Thanks buddy !!!
Did you build the box for your energizer and battery, or is it store bought?
It was on the leased farm when we leased it. It looks like a homemade box though.
Greg how much would it cost you to convert the frost free water to a larger tire tank?
A lot of money. On a leased farm that does not pan out economically to do.
Hello Greg, truly enjoy your video’s and have learned a ton as I’m on a journey to raising goats and sheep, still getting property fenced in, I have tried contacting you via email, interested in purchasing LGD and probably some goats.
Greg, I am curious as to the process you use to prepare your presentations? Do you run them by Jan? Are you just a natural or has it been a lot of work? Thanks for going through your fencing etc.
I have never edited a video, l release them to RUclips as they are. Some are not perfect, but they are all real life on the farm. I like keeping it simple, I have a farm to run and editing videos takes me away from that.
Warning! You may be exposed to manure in this video.
good chance of it!
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