What Are Droppers?
Are “droppers” people with “butter fingers” that keep dropping things? Birds that fly around dropping guano on unsuspecting people’s heads, perhaps? Erm, no, droppers are strips of wood, metal or plastic used in the construction of fences. Who knew? Well, people in the business of making fences are likely to know a lot about droppers, having used them often but I’ve only come across them recently. Let me tell you what I’ve learned about droppers.
Droppers are also called “stays” or “battens” which are, to my mind, equally vague terms for describing them but that’s just me. They are typically V-shaped and are attached to the fence with clips. Droppers come in different lengths and you will most likely need a fixing tool to assist you in attaching them to the fence. They are mainly used in farm fencing, particularly to fence livestock, and come in either standard pre-cut lengths, or can be custom-made according to individual specifications. You can get galvanized fence droppers that are low-maintenance and resistant to weathering or specially treated wooden droppers, and the added bonus is that they are re-usable. If the fence is electrified, however, then it is advisable to use droppers specifically designed for use in conjunction with electric fences. If you are intent on reducing the effect of man on the environment then you might want to use wooden droppers for your fence as wood, unlike metal, is biodegradable. Of course, wooden droppers will need to treated to protect them from the weather so try to get pre-treated ones to avoid you having to make the rounds with the creosote.
People like me who are not accustomed to how fences are constructed can be forgiven for asking what this object with the strange name actually does. Actually, droppers have two main functions. First of all, they can be used in place of fence posts and are much cheaper. Droppers also hold the fence wires in place and are good for spacing. Secondly, droppers help to strengthen a fence while simultaneously making it more flexible and this is where the handy V-shape comes in. They help take the weight off an individual cross wire by spreading it evenly across all the wires. A fence with this kind of tensile strength is more durable and also has some ‘give’ so that if a feisty heifer does manage to escape, then the fence will not be damaged and the wayward animal will not be injured. It is also easier for livestock to escape when there are large spaces between fence posts as these wily creatures can spread the horizontal fence wires and escape between them. Droppers help prevent the spreading of wires and are also more visible to livestock.
Hopefully, this explanation of the nature and purpose of droppers will assist you if you are planning on entering the farming business and will need to put up a bunch of fences.
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