Portable windbreaks

[Bruce14]

Does anyone have suggestions on building portable windbreaks. Builders names or plans. What ever would be appreciated. Also where on the internet is a good source for corral layours etc.

[countryguy]

One thing I intend on doing for portable windbreaks is to find old farm implements that no one wants anymore(large harrow bars,sprayers,etc)that I can buy cheap and mounting slabs on them.Being on wheels and having a hitch you can have a 100 foot windbreak that is very easily moved from place to place.

[corine]

Rod's Welding out of Eckville makes them, I do believe. Makes pretty decent silage bunks, too. (for the record, I'm not associated with this business, just a satisffied customer)

[surespendalot]

Have you thought about using plastic windbreak material and attaching it to frames mounted on something. Would be much lighter to handle. I have used it on a permanent fence now for several years and am happy so far with the way it is standing up.

[Bruce14]

Surespendalot, what type of plastic wind break material are you using? Thanks

[surespendalot]

I bought my "windfence" at a yard sale. It comes in five feet by maybe 100 foot rolls. This stuff had been cut into pieces to fit the previous applications. It is black, has tiny narrow slots or rectangular holes in it, seems to be made of a threaded material much like a good feed bag, but is soft like a cloth. One can sort of see through it, but not great. Possibly it comes from the UFA. Have seen several places in southern Alberta use it.

[Muttley]

I have in the past used flax bales with a cheap fence around it like old snow fence.

There is probably a welding shop near you that would make you a steel base to mount your own slab fence to so that you could move it around.

[SFIRTH]

There is a good site on Alberta agriculture (actually a Saskatchewan Factsheet)for portable windfence design. It includes basic plans and names of manufacturers. The address is www.agic.gov.ab.ca/agdex/700/711-1.html Good luck.

[Deb]

We just parked our livestock trailer by the fence and it protects our 2 horses from the north wind.