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Hi guys, 

I'm building a barbed wire chainlink fence and I was wondering if a height of 2 and 1/4 inches is a suitable size for o gauge.  I measured this height next to my o gauge size vehicles and it was a little bit bigger than them, which seemed about right, but I wasn't sure.  

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Drew

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That would be 5 scale feet. Chain link fence comes in a variety of heights, ranging from 3 feet, (3/4") in the o scale world, on up to twelve feet or more. Most common size is four foot for most residences. Many industrial fencing is usually 6 feet or higher. The barbed wire would add about another six inches.

 

On farm we bought 7FT poles, at 48" to get below frost line gave us 5 ' average height in the poles, the wire started about 6" below top. Barb wire fences don't need a 6 foot height and never seen that height. Be sure the wires are on the inside of what you want to pen or keep from going through. For cattle we usually had 2 strands, but if smaller animals, goats, etc. we would have 3 strands.

Horse owner very rarely would use barb wire fences, in fact we never pastured our horses in a barb wire pasture. Rarely ever saw a barb wire fence above 5 feet. Hope that helps.

OOps. my error. I see you want barb wire on top of a chain link fence. I have one in back yard separating my land from a preserve. The fence is 6' and the barb wire are 2 strands angled outward at a 45 degree angle added top to fence post. Sorry for error.

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