NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION BARBED WIRE FENCE (BWF) (Feet) 382 (eucalyptus). All bark must be removed. At least one-half the diameter of red cedar posts must be heartwood. I. MATERIALS All other wood posts must be A. treated with a minimum of 0.4 lbs/ft3 of chromate copper arsenate (CCA-Type A, B or C), 3 12.5 or equivalent. 3 Minimum 6-feet long, and 3-inch 15.5 diameter (2½-inch diameter for Osage orange; 1½-inch for eucalyptus). 3. Other Trees may be used for line posts in rocky or frequently flooded B. areas where holes cannot be dug 1. Steel or fences are difficult to maintain. Only new "T" or "U" posts, Use low value trees for posts. constructed of high carbon steel, Trees should be properly aligned, weighing a minimum of 1.25 and have a diameter breast height lbs/ft exclusive of anchor plate. of at least 4-inches. When trees are used, a treated or hardwood Minimum 6-feet long, studded, buffer board should be installed notched, or punched for wire between the wire and the tree. In attachment. places where a buffer cannot be 2. Wood attached, the staples driven directly into the tree must Acceptable species include black penetrate at least 1-inch below the locust, red cedar, Osage orange, bark. and Australian ironwood
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION BARBED WIRE FENCE (BWF) (Feet) 382 I. MATERIALS A. 3 12.5 3 15.5 B. 1. Steel Only new "T" or "U" posts, constructed of high carbon steel, weighing a minimum of 1.25 lbs/ft exclusive of anchor plate. Minimum 6-feet long, studded, notched, or punched for wire attachment. 2. Wood Acceptable species include black locust, red cedar, Osage orange, and Australian ironwood (eucalyptus). All bark must be removed. At least one-half the diameter of red cedar posts must be heartwood. All other wood posts must be treated with a minimum of 0.4 lbs/ft3 of chromate copper arsenate (CCA-Type A, B or C), or equivalent. Minimum 6-feet long, and 3-inch diameter (2½-inch diameter for Osage orange; 1½-inch for eucalyptus). 3. Other Trees may be used for line posts in rocky or frequently flooded areas where holes cannot be dug or fences are difficult to maintain. Use low value trees for posts. Trees should be properly aligned, and have a diameter breast height of at least 4-inches. When trees are used, a treated or hardwood buffer board should be installed between the wire and the tree. In places where a buffer cannot be attached, the staples driven directly into the tree must penetrate at least 1-inch below the bark.
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