How to set ' post and cable' style barricade for property

[turf3]

So is it just certain areas, like fire roads? Why not set a post in concrete at either side of the road/path, inside your property line, then string a chain across it, and hang a sign "Posted-No Trespassing" on it? As to securing it, what we do in my area is to use a number of locks - the power company's lock is chained to our lock - they have the key to theirs and we have the key to ours, and so either of us can open the gate/chain, but no one else can. (Or variants of the above.) At any rate, snowmobilers and recreational ATVers aren't likely to carry bolt cutters.


I think the hanging sign is VERY IMPORTANT so there's no risk of someone hitting it and accusing you of setting a booby trap, which are illegal.

[pikabike]

Originally Posted by outdoorman

Thanks for the advice. I was debating cable vs chain for strength (while considering cost of each).
I did think of putting some pvc pipe painted yellow or neon on the cable for safety.

Assuming it is private, you could also hang a sign saying PRIVATE or NO TRESPASSING or just good ol’ KEEP OUT.

[olds1]

We had a power line easement on some property we owned. Four wheelers were always trespassing on it and would drive up to our home. We spoke with the utility company and they agreed to reimburse us for a fence (3 strand barb wire) and a ranch gate. We gave them the receipt and some keys to the lock on the gate (they added theirs to our lock). A couple of months later we received a check for the materials.
It was about a 200 foot run.

[kygman]

Originally Posted by outdoorman

Thanks for the advice. I was debating cable vs chain for strength (while considering cost of each).
I did think of putting some pvc pipe painted yellow or neon on the cable for safety.

Wouldn't do the PVC. Too easy to break, especially in cold weather. You'd have to keep replacing parts of it if the people riding through didn't want to let that stop them.

[MidValleyDad]

Originally Posted by kygman

Wouldn't do the PVC. Too easy to break, especially in cold weather. You'd have to keep replacing parts of it if the people riding through didn't want to let that stop them.

Nah, the broken pieces will be hanging on the cable or chain that runs through the middle. It would still warn people that something is strung across the road.

[outdoorman]

Originally Posted by olds1

We had a power line easement on some property we owned. Four wheelers were always trespassing on it and would drive up to our home. We spoke with the utility company and they agreed to reimburse us for a fence (3 strand barb wire) and a ranch gate. We gave them the receipt and some keys to the lock on the gate (they added theirs to our lock). A couple of months later we received a check for the materials.
It was about a 200 foot run.

I also have a powerline easment running through my property; The power company has gone ahead and put up a very nice fence and gate where the nearest paved road enters onto the powerline.
This keeps vehicle traffic from entering from that location.
Unfortanately, they can still enter from surrounding woods then drive onto my firebreaks.

[outdoorman]

Originally Posted by kygman

Wouldn't do the PVC. Too easy to break, especially in cold weather. You'd have to keep replacing parts of it if the people riding through didn't want to let that stop them.

Thanks
I can try the flagging tape recommended by an previous post.

[Larry Caldwell]

I just dropped a log across it every 50 feet or so. It slowed them down so much they went elsewhere.

[homestead123]

Invest in trail cameras for the firebreaks. Get the plate number and let the authorities handle them.