[lehmanslife] pond -- how to keep cows out

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Wondered if anyone might be intested in this piece from Lehman's

non-electric list.

 

This man is responding to a question of how to build something to keep

cows out of a pond and keeping them from collapsing the bank of the pond.

 

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>"Retained Earth" embankment useing FREE old tire casings will stand quite

>well and resist erosion if there is any planting in the small open areas of

>each tire.

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>Lay a tire on it's side and cut around one sidewall, very near to the tread,

>for about 90 % of the perimeter. Flip that 'lid' open, place it where you

>wish and fill the 'bowl' with the dirt you have. Lay the 'lid' back into

>the ajacent slope and cover it with earth also. When you have a base row

>burried at the lowest level, you can then start another 'course' of tire

>casings laid over each junction in the lower course. Compaction of the

>earth will improve its stability, but even if its not the best, the rubber

>tires will 'adjust' their shape for any sags from future consolidation.

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>Each tire encloses and retains about 100 pounds of dirt and you can stack

>them nearly vertically. I've seen such a retaining wall about 8 feet high

>with the earth fill behind it for a level yard on a sidehill. I'd guess

>that a vertical wall 2 feet high would deter cattle from climbing it.

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>If its just a cattle deterant you need, the western 'cattle guard' of

>several poles about 6 inches in diameter laid on a base to keep them 6 or 8

>inches off the ground and 6 inches apart makes an obstacle cows don't want

>to step through.

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