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Posted by DigginFresh none (My Page) on Tue, Jan 18, 11 at 15:13
| Hello all,
I am fairly new to this forum (lurking mostly) and would like to ask a few questions regarding cattle panels.
I would like to make a cattle panel arch to grow pole beans up but I'm not sure how I would get the 16 foot panel home safely. One option of course would be to cut it but I don't want to cut off too much in case I change my mind on how I want to use it.
I would also like to know from those who have worked with cattle panel is it hard to cut and bend? Just from observing it at my local TSC it looks pretty sturdy. Would bolt cutters be the best way to cut it?
Thanks
Brandon |
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| bolt cutters or emery wheel cutter they are sturdy and bulky If using emery wheel cutter be sure to wear eye protection I dont know if u cut them you can get the proper arch u want i dont use arch but do use 7 1/2 in by 10 ft trellis for cucumber and cantalope. I use nylon netting on part and Hortonova netting on part (am partial to nylon as it is easier to handle I harvested a late crop of cantalope with sizes up to 8 pounds this last november |
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| btw im on yahoo messengger as johngreenhand37 if you want to chat gardening (generally on between 5 and 8 am or email me at johnwm21@verizon.net and set time to chat am retired and just started gardening |
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- Posted by bencjedi 6 - Central Kentucky (My Page) on
Thu, Jan 27, 11 at 12:27
| I just folded mine into a large U flat to the surface of the bed of my truck and tied it down. Of course I only live 2 blocks from my TSC. You can also cut it with a Dremel tool and cutoff wheel. I find myself using the Dremel with those cutoff wheels often around my house. lol |
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| We transported my panels over nearly 200 miles (we're nowhere near a TSC so we ended up going a bit off the beaten path when we drove our daughter to college in Ohio). I had mine cut in half at TSC since I didn't think I'd ever need the full 16' length (and I haven't) and they were an okay fit on the roof of my car although we got some mighty strange looks driving through Manhattan. They've been very easy to cut as needed with a bolt cutter and I've used a Dremel to clean up the ends. They bend very easily as well and this comes from someone's who's a bit of a weenie in the strength department. |
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| My hubby used to cut them with metal grinder. He made large tomato cages with them and hog rings. |
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| Thank you all for taking the time to respond to my question! |
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| Just getting back to the veggie gardening frame of mind... Last year I wanted cattle panels, but A) I'm too far from any source, B) I have no truck only a Subaru, and C) I couldn't picture bending and cutting what sounded like really sturdy material. So instead I got 4 x 7 foot concrete reinforcing panels at HD for $7.25 each. For me they worked great! I bent them in half the long way, so I could arrange them along a row in a sort of accordian-fold shape, with a tomato plant in every corner. I even made self-stakes at bottom ends so they would be somewhat stable, by cutting through the bottom wires and bending them down. That, and joining them together here and there, held the whole network of supports very well. I had 24 tomatos supported that way. Some of the larger ones would have grown taller, but for me, reaching up to 6 feet is high enough. |
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