WIRED JUNE 2013

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Issue 24 December 2011

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Nigel Broadbridge Fencing Distributors Paul Fitzsimmons T J Irvin John Noakes Mike Samuel Malcolm Webster Debbie White Wiremark

Speaking of winter. that means our Conference and AGM isn’t too far away.

This year it is being held in Alexandra. Many visits and events have been planned so we can view and experience what the region has to offer, see further in this issue for more details. As always these conferences are a great way to meet fellow contractors and have a good time with like minded people. We also have our AGM at the conference this is your chance to vote for who you would like to represent you on the Executive Board for 2013 2014. We also have discussion time, this is a chance for you to put your views to the board on everything to do with the running and the future direction of FCANZ.

As always we value everyone’s suggestions and this is a really good chance for your voice to be heard.

The association days I made reference to in the last magazine were well received and we are planning more in the very near future, watch our for the e-newsletter for the confirmed dates and locations. We look forward to working with Gallagher again in the remaining regions Canterbury, East Coast & Northland.

FCANZ was involved in the All About Fencing displays at South Island Agricultural Field Days in March, overall crowd numbers were down on previous years but those that attended saw value in attending. Many of those that did attend were very pleased to see that all things involved with fencing were in one concentrated area so they could compare different products with ease.

John Noakes once again provided great hospitality for all concerned and Debbie White worked very hard to

ensure the success of the event. A big thanks to these two people who consistently give large amounts of time for our industry.

Lastly this will be my last Presidents report. I am stepping down from the roll after two years as President and a further two on the board.

It has been a great ride and I have enjoyed seeing everyone from partners, members to the board all combine their respectable talents and resources to grow FCANZ into what we see today. I have had the privilege of meeting and working with some great people over the past four years and I thank everyone for their contribution.

So as always keep your standards HIGH, price your work at a sustainable level, and enjoy putting your mark on the landscape of Aotearoa.

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Welcome to the winter edition of the Wired magazine - the days are getting shorter and the weather is getting colder.

Here’s hoping you all got some autumn rain to take you in to the winter in a better position than the drought conditions that much of the country was experiencing in late summer.

See you all at the conference in July.

Nige

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I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank FCANZ for their involvement in the recent All About Fencing event at SIAFD. It was good to see Nigel, Paul, Mike, Suzy and John all branded up at the event and FCANZ’s hospitality role within AAF certainly helped to create a goodwill feeling at the event.

The SIAFD Executive was extremely helpful and accommodating for All About Fencing to be held within their demonstrative style event.

After the dry summer the Sunday and Monday before the show they received considerable rain. The venue turned into a sea of mud with vehicles getting stuck during set up but the rain was welcomed that it really didn’t seem to matter.

The demonstrators Hugh Morrison, Owen Petersen, Paul Van Beers and Tony White all did an outstanding job demonstrating industry best

practice and the product usage.

Paul’s post, wire and batten created a lot of discussion around northern & southern methods, showing the fundamentals of a good fence. Owen did a mock up of a rise with his netting and even those with an untrained eye could see the skill set shown with the tie offs. Hugh incorporated irrigation springs in his fencing, a hot topic at the moment. Many enjoyed the discussions in the rail work area with set out, mitred and curved rails plus the raceway with the Te Pari head bail and sliding gate.

The event was well supported by the fencing industry with All Power Industries; Fairbrother Industries; Fencepro; Hurricane; New Holland,; NZF Products; Permapine,; Revolution Postdrivers; Solo Fencing Systems; Spraytech; Stockade; Stihl; Strainrite; Taege; Taragate; Te Pari; Tru- Test; X Fence all exhibiting and providing product for the fence lines.

Pictures of the 2013 event are being loaded onto the website and there are links under Exhibitors 2013 to view further details on these companies.

There was considerable publicity leading into the event and FCANZ’s, Farm Trader and Straight Furrow promotion of the event deserves special mention. There was a notable inclusion of North Island Fencers at the event so a big thank you for travelling down.

The next All About Fencing event will be held within the Grasslandz event (formerly Ag in Action) in the Waikato January 30th & 31st 2014.

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Above: Paul discussing length of stay and block digging out.

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FROM THE TOP OF THE SOUTH

by John Noakes

EVENTS, TRIPS, SAFETY & AGM Well there has been plenty of water under the bridge since our last Wired magazine and plenty of events for me to write about.

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it stands for Wait Awhile)! A great place to go and have time out and look around. The transport system works a lot better than in Auckland or Wellington, but I suppose with just on The drought has broken, we have had 3 million people in Perth it helps.

350mls of rain in the last few weeks, certainly made it easier driving posts. Had a look at a bit of fencing in my travels and products used.

I see March at Lincoln Fieldays with ‘All Strainrite, Gallagher and Paslode About Fencing’. What an outstanding Stock-ADE well represented. three-days with a few of the Board members flying the flag for FCANZ I would say 90% of Y Posts used and cooking lunches for all involved. over there are galvanised and a lot A great opportunity to get together, stronger than what we get here. But learn new things and kick ideas their fencing technique is quite a lot around to see some of New Zealands different to ours. Saw one new netting best fencers in action. It comes down fence done with tanalised posts – had to technique and doing the basics 3 holes drilled in the top part of the well. I must say a big THANKYOU post and one at the botton. 2.5 wire to Debbie White for putting it all threaded through all holes, then together. Believe me there is a lot of netting fitted between the bottom wire work organising an event like this with and next one up. It was tensioned live demonstrations of gear, building then one staple in the middle of the cattle yards, sheep, deer and electric netting on each post with about 3 o fences. All who attended will have got ring staples top and bottom securing a lot out of it. it to the top and bottom wire, so the netting went in and out around all the After ‘All About Fencing’ I needed to posts – definitely different! The box go bush for a few days of R&R so to stays were held in place with a spike speak and headed to Twizel and onto in each end. Maybe we could teach the Waitake Valley hunting wallabies, them a few things. rabbits, hares and pigs.

The temperature was 14 – 34 degrees There were 8 of us camped out the while we were there, well worth a trip. back of a station and numbers needed reducing. I don’t know how many Back in New Zealand again I managed firearms you need for 8 people but in to get a few days work in before I was the line up there were 26 of all makes off Tahr hunting for a week in South and models.

Westland. Flew in Saturday morning and got camp set up for the 4 of us at It was steep country and getting in and 1050 metres, before the rain came in. out was a mission but well worth it. Cleared about lunch time Sunday and The tally for 4 days: 309 wallabies, 238 we managed to eye ball a few Tahr in rabbits and hares and 5 pigs. various places, mainly above us on both sides of the valley. We all got back I managed to get another weeks work on dark and made a plan for the next in before going to Perth W.A.(I think day. With safety in mind these days,

we always take a Mountain Radio with us and all have 2 way radios and some of us have a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) with us as well.

It was decided to leave in the dark next morning and get into position to take some animals out of a mob before they moved too high to get at. Plan in place, off we set, got onto a ridge line with camera and rifles ready, but realised we were still too far away, so high tailed it down the other side out of sight and onto the next ridge line where we could just make out a couple of bulls that looked reasonable.

So spread out, climbed up in different places on shaley rock.

Unfortunately for me one boot hold

from the top everything let go ‘bugger!’. With 20kg pack on my back and rifle over my shoulder I went for a bit of a slide on my belly, knowing I needed to stop, I slowed down then went again but managed to stop just before I went over a rock face. I realised one arm wouldn’t work, maybe dislocated. I managed to get to my feet, radioed the others and headed for camp.

With adrenalin rush on I went for it and got to camp an hour later, with Owen coming to take my rifle for me. The rest of the boys managed to bag a couple of animals at over 400metres. With pain and shock setting in Owen set off my PLB and 1 hour and 10mins later James Scott flew into camp and I was on my way to Franz Josef where an ambulance met us and I was taken to Franz Josef Medical Centre.

With all my swazi gear still on the nurses managed to check me out before Dr Martin London came and did a final check and managed to remove my swazi gear without cutting it to pieces. To put my shoulder back in he put a weight on my arm and used the mechanical method - I lay on my belly on the bed while the Doctor slid under the bed and one pull and twist it was back in – pain gone amazing!

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Good to be with people that know their stuff. Having shorts and good swazi gear on saved me from grazes and gashes and even the jewel bags saved me from gashes on my under carriage! Managed to bus home from Fox the next day and now am just trying to get back working again, so hope it doesn’t take too long.

With safety in mind, for a lot of us working and hunting alone, I would like to recommend having a Personal Locator Beacon or Emergency Location Beacon on hand at all times. I have had my Mcmurdo PLB for 4 years and it goes every where with me. It’s a small price to pay to save a life and reduce a lot of painful days.

Don’t leave home without it. When activated it goes straight to the Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Maritime NZ which activates Search and Rescue. The system works well.

Finally the AGM (26 – 28th July) is well under way with every thing all in place for a great event in a very different part of the country, Cromwell. So looking forward to catching up with a big cross section of FCANZ Members and partners. Bring some winter woollies you may need them.

Noksee The Mountain Man living life on the edge (but sometimes it lets go!).

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Two keen hunters looking for Tahr

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We have been using wool in our in The Slammer to reduce shock waratah drivers to reduce shock and noise. and noise.

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The story behind the Baaafle was that one day I forgot my ear This is a cheap simple way to protection and I used a strip of my reduce that, it is also what we use Swandri (It was a hard ask to rip

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Above are some pictures of the Baaaffle ( thats what we call it now).

The Baaaffle goes up the driver, and the old bike tubes help with grip and shock.

Courtesy of Malcom Webster Its not just farm fencing we do.

This is a vine canopy support we built at Ascension vineyards in Matakana in Jan 2011.

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After a couple of years when the vines grow and meet across the top. They will look like the one I spotted on a recent visit to Perth.

Before we had finished this one Ascension were getting bookings for weddings under the vines, by the end of February 2011 they had this much growth up the sides.

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Mission statement: To promote best practice and excellence in a competitive environment with good sportsmanship and comradely in a manner which profiles the fencing industry.

New Zealand Fencing Competitions (NZFC) is a new body which has been formed specifically to organise and coordinate fencing competitions.

NZFC will be involved with all aspects of organising fencing competitions, including working alongside venues to ensure that the competitions are well profiled with good exposure, good site location to assist with spectator viewing and working with sponsors to ensure they receive all due consideration and benefits with regards to their involvement.

N.Z.F.C will be operating as an affiliation with F.C.A.N.Z, as both bodies share similar objectives with regards to profiling the fencing industry and the importance of standards with regards to fencing installation fundamentals.

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Business – it’s a numbers game

by Mike Samuel

I count everything.

The nails, staples, triplex, fuel, oils, man and machine hours – productive or not, the meters in every fence we do and the beers consumed at the shed (for the obvious reason of not being short after a hard day’s work).

to the yard, Saves on lost time at the town pumps in the mornings and its cheaper.

Do you fence on a meter rate? I always back cost all jobs on the meter to see if I made or lost.

By this I mean I take the total amount then cost it by the actual materials used (so all items in the fence are counted on completion) plus all man and machine time are accounted for.

Oil – I was paying up to $7 per litre for chain bar oil through a saw merchant.

Some free advice about switching to another supplier out of town, has now halved the rate and the same goes for hydraulic oil.

I went to put methylated sprits to stop tractor tyres freezing with the extra water through a local tyre shop and it was $10 per litre, a ring around saw me get it for $4.

WHY?

I count everything and it’s recorded on a monthly spread sheet.

I have been recording this data for 5 years and you do notice trends.

Examples

This can only happen as cash flow allows but if I knew on average I buy 40 coils of 2.5 a year I don’t buy one here and there at retail. I wait for a sale price or get a quote on volume. I can save sometimes up to $20 per coil.

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Fuel – once I had data for an average litre per year volume I found fuel companies were prepared to supply tanks and trailers free and deliver

New Zealand is just an overnight delivery, I do believe in shopping local but I have found most business charge 100% mark up. I generally hint my intentions and if there is no relief for me being a constant repeat customer then I find outfits in farming and trade magazines or search the web for suppliers who are cheaper.

Another example is filters, a chance encounter lead me to a supplier who now at a single phone call can have whatever I need overnight and I only have to say what machine it is. He came and viewed my plant and added everything in his system. So much easier than trying to cross reference or look for that bloody number just out of sight.

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I count and code off all repairs to individual machinery, trucks, trailers and saws. This yearly figure shows me whether it’s better to spend money on upgrading or repairing.

By counting each machine hour and showing its revenue I can go to the bank with real data proving why maybe a loan is better to upgrade and is generally better received by the manager rather than turning up and saying give me some money I need a tractor (they will always ask why).

If you do buy new look to get the term for as short as you can. Banks and finance companies love long term loans because they make lots of interest and they take that all at the start. Some good advice I once received was if you get a loan think when you want to replace the machine.

Say 10 years at 6000 hrs. on a tractor.

Then pay it off in five and use the balance to fund you into the next one.

It also pays to talk to your dealer and find out the best time to trade where you retain maximum trade price and when repairs start to become costly.

This helps with the above to set a loan term.

From my own records of counting hours and repairs and what average revenue per machine is a year tells me what the changeover times are on the bigger machinery, my numbers prove this to me. This will be different for all so I don’t have the numbers for you

but I can tell you by spending the time on the data collecting is worth it and again the bank managers love this.

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Next six months one bar, pull cord, service (plus $17 steam clean fee!) and labour = $400.

If I had traded at year one for usually about $300 and I use the next $400 I have brought a new saw and not have an 18mth old saw for the same price.

The problem with saws at the local shops is the labour content (my locals are about $80 an hour).

An easier example of changeover was our saws when all servicing and repairs was done at shop new saw $700.00.

First year one bar, three chains and sharpening with labour - $350.

My next move was to research You Tube for chain joining, servicing, tuning, pull cords and spring and clutch repairs.

We now sharpen our own with a good chain grinder, make chains by buying in bulk, and frequent cleaning and servicing means by doing this I now get more than 2 years from my saws and still get $300 for trade and no labour from the shops.

The more you can involve yourself with numbers lets you get a true feeling for your business, It allows you to predict cash flow issues before they happen so you don’t get those unexpected bills at the wrong time (or you can at least start putting aside what you need) You can also tell when spending needs to be minimized or when you can afford to buy.

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KC Fence Systems and the Vodafone Towers of Power

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We at KC Fence Systems are proud to be the preferred installer of security fencing to FCANZ partner Vodafone’s cell sites throughout the South Island.

Vodafone are currently part way through an expansion program of their network in the South Island, and this involves the construction of many new cell tower sites, mainly in rural areas. We have installed fencing to several of these, and have just completed 2 more on the West Coast, at Dobson, and Blackball.

The sites are generally a standard size – about 10m x 8m, and are 2.4m high chain link, continuously laced to a top rail, with 3 strands of barbed wire above. The gates are a 3m opening pair (2 x 1.5m gates) which sit under the top rail, with a lock box on them to prevent cutting of the padlock.

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We prefabricate all the posts and gates in our factory, including

welding the gudgeons on to the gate posts, with only the top rail requiring cutting on site. Posts are bolted to existing concrete slab using Ramset Trubolts, and the top rail is attached using Elgate or Lynx fittings. We use Hang-It offset bands for the strainer bars, and Hang-It No. 2 strainers for the line wires & barbs.

All pipework is 50mm N.B. except for the gate posts which are 65mm N.B., and the chain link is specified at 50mm x 2.5mm

Standard Lockbox

We can usually complete installation comfortably in a day, but this depends on site access, and whether there are any other trades on the site. The towers are often installed after the fence, which makes installation easier for us.

Vodafone have commended us for the quality of our workmanship, and service, and we hope to continue our relationship into the future.

30m Lattice Tower at Iveagh Bay, Lake Brunner, West Coast

25m Lattice tower with fence under construction, Camerons, West Coast.

25m Monopole at Kumara, West Coast

OBITUARY - Lynton Clark Russell FCANZ Board and staff would like to pass on their condolences to family and friends of Lyn Russell who passed away suddenly last month.

Lyn started Anchor Wire Limited in the 1970’s working alone in a small factory in Onehunga. His hard work, determination and guidance has taken Anchor to the successful New Zealand Manufacturing buinsess it is today.

With a hands on management style Lyn built a strong internal team, its core value being integrity. This is reflected in the excellent relations Anchor has with its customers and suppliers. For Lyn, service and quality were paramount. His word was his bond.

Lyn was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

QUAD BIKE WARNING Craggy Range vineyard in Martinborough has been fined $36,000 after a contract worker was injured in a quad bike accident on 12 May last year.

The company was also ordered to pay $6500 in reparations to the worker when it appeared in the Masterton District Court today.

The company pleaded guilty to the charge brought by the Health and Safety Group of the Ministry.

The contract worker was one of two passengers sitting on the rear of the quad bike and as it drove forwards, he fell under a wheel of a trailer it was towing, breaking his arm.

“The circumstances of this accident directly contravene a critical piece of advice provided by the quad bike manufacturer and by the Ministry’s quad bike harm reduction programme – these machines are not designed to carry passengers,” said Wairarapa Service Manager Dave Hulston.

“The owner’s manual states clearly never to carry passengers and the same statement is on a mudguard notice, yet it appears carrying passengers like this was common practice at the vineyard.

“Craggy Range has changed its procedures since this accident and

courtesy of Department of Labour

now specifically prohibits carrying passengers, but if the company had met its obligations in the first place, this worker would not have broken his arm.

“It is so easy to do the right thing to protect workers on quad bikes.

Manufacturers and the Ministry provide simple, easily accessible advice and there are too many avoidable accidents because that advice is not being heeded. The Ministry will take enforcement action wherever it finds breaches.”

For more information on the Ministry’s quad bike harm reduction programme visit http:// www.dol.govt.nz/quad-bikes/

FCANZ Accredited Fencers Barakat Contractors Ltd (Te Kauwhata)

Central Fencing (Canterbury)

CPC Contracting (Kerikeri)

Craig Sergeant Fencing (Waipukurau)

C: Dale & Raewyn Barakat P: 07 826 4461 M: 027 473 5513 E: dale@barakatcontractors.co.nz www.barakatcontractors.co.nz

C: Phil Cornelius P: 09 407 1160 M: 027 274 4188 E: cpccontracting@xtra.co.nz

Fencetec 2012 Ltd (Te Anau) C: Chris Daley P: 03 249 9205 M: E: chrissarah@xtra.co.nz

C: Nigel Broadbridge P: 03 325 7779 M: 021 433 623 E: central.fencing@xnet.co.nz

P: 06 858 9759 M:027-243 7334 E: sargey@xtra.co.nz

Glentui Farm Services (Feilding) C: Mike Billinghurst P: 06 328 8118 M: 027 695 662 E: billinghurst@farmside.co.nz

Contract Fencing Ltd (Manawatu)

C: Andrew Cave P: 06 376 5992 M: 027 296 3504 E: andrew@contractfencing.co.nz www.contractfencing.co.nz

Ewing Fencing Contractors (Oamaru) C: Mark Ewing P: 03 431 3864 M:027 498 4049 E: mark@ewingfencing.co.nz

Grant Macdonald Fencing Service (Tauranga)

P: 07 5433486 M: 027 494 2251 E: grantmacdonald@mclarenfalls.co.nz

Ground Up Services (Katikati)

Greg Burton Fencing (Cambridge)

Gregg Holmes Contracting (Papakura)

Ground Up Solutions (New Plymouth )

High Country Fencing (Darfield)

Higgins Fencing Contractors (Wakefield)

P: 03 317 8028 M: 021 640 748 E: info@highcountryfencing.co.nz www.highcountryfencing.co.nz

P: 03 541 9292 M: 021 222 5033 E: info@farmfencing.co.nz www.farmfencing.co.nz

P: 07 827 8765 M: 027 427 8765 E: mazgreg@xtra.co.nz

C: Clayton & Sue Horton P: 06 758 2217 M: 021 710 712 E: clayton@groundupsolutions.co.nz www.groundupsolutions.co.nz

Jeff Joines Fencing Contractor Ltd (Raumati South)

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P:04 905 1013 M: 027 484 4481 E: jeffjoines@paradise.net.nz

P: 09 296 9984 M: 027 440 4247 E: oakend@xtra.co.nz

C:Geoff Rogers

John Baldock Fencing Ltd (Katikati) P: 07 552 0763 M: 021 176 4719 E: john@johnbaldockfencing.co.nz www.johnbaldockfencing.co.nz

C: Darryn Astill P: 07 552 0238 M: 027 586 9227 E: darryn@groundupservices.co.nz

C:Philip Higgins

Lake Contracting (Omakau) C: Ken Lake P: 03 447 4031 M: 027 224 0302

Accredited Fencers continued...

Phillips Contracting (Edgecombe) C: Joshua Phillips P: 07 322 2993 M:027 587 3551 E: phillipscontracting@xtra.co.nz

Samuel Fencing Ltd (Alexandra) C: Mike Samuel P: 03 448 6949 M: 0275 245 4090 E: mikesamuel@clear.net.nz

Renner Contracting Ltd (Seddon)

C: Terry & Karen Renner P: 03 575 7080 M: 027 226 7238 E: rennerfencing@hotmail.com

Steve Locke Fencing Ltd (Blenheim)

P: 03 5781927 M: 021 37 1971 E: steve@stevelockefencing.co.nz www.stevelockefencing.co.nz

Neil & Raymond Roberston (Fensin) (Taupo) C: Neil Robertson P: 07 825 5747 M: 027 474 6335 E: robertson.nd@xtra.co.nz

Steve Williamson Fencing (Timaru) P: 03 686 4779 E: shwilliamson@actrix.co.nz

Todd Sherburd Fencing (Morrinsville) P:07 887 5549 E: todd@fsw.co.nz

West Otago Fencing 2001(Tapanui) C: Grant & Wendy Harris P: 03 204 8285 M:027 286 6576 E: harris@esi.co.nz

Wilson Fencing (Havelock North) C: Brendon Wilson P: 06 877 9844 M: 027 657 4588 E: b.m.wilson@xtra.co.nz

You’ll Only Need One

White Fencing Ltd (Papakura) C: Tony White P: 09 292 8064 M:027 495 7868 E: admin@whitefencing.co.nz www.whitefencing.co.nz

For professional service and expert advice on Outdoor Power Equipment, contact your local STIHL SHOPTM or STIHL Servicing Dealer

www.stihl.co.nz 0800 4 STIHL

Revolution RAMMER Swinga Revolution will have the RAMMER Swinga at the Fieldays. The Swinga is another of Revolutions patented rotational designs- this design allowing 240 degrees of rotational base movement and 600 mm sideshift. The Swinga has the Xtenda telescopic style mast, which differs from Revolutions Telescopic mast in design. Both the Telescopic and Xtenda mast extends/compacts hydraulically allowing for greatly enhanced balance and both masts will directly pull out posts & strainers.

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Originally designed for the vineyard and landscaping markets the Swinga has proven itself on

the fence line as an exceptional post driver. While the Swinga lacks the base stability of the Revolution Telescopic 180, it does have significant advantages over traditional rear or sidemount configurations. The Swinga is compact, nimble, and highly efficient. Like the Telescopic 180 its capabilities are only limited by your tractor skills and imagination. Both the Telescopic 180 and Swinga have excellent ground clearance, base tilt, incredible reach and versatility.

The weight of both models is in the mast and side shifts, therefore the machine weight can be carried in close to the tractor wheels, with

the added advantage of being able to be placed on the side that you need it.

Both The Telescopic 180 and Swinga models can be configured to slewing from the tractor cab, so while the driver is in the tractor seat they can move the mast around the base rotation to the required position, which is a huge advantage in steep country or awkward spots.

Revolution is on Site C52 at the Fieldays. 2013 is the 10th year of Revolution’s Telescopic 180 release at the Fieldays were the Telescopic 180 won a Equipment innovation award.

Rearmounts - Sidemounts - Rotational designs Auto Auger & Rock Spike kits

2013 AGM & CONFERENCE CROMWELL - 26th - 28th JULY Conference Fee: $250 per person TIMETABLE

ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE

Friday 26th July

9 - 10am Registration 10 – 10.30am Morning Tea 10.30am AGM including some rule changes 11.30am Address from Strategic Partner & Gold Partners 12.30pm Lunch 1.00pm Depart on bus to visit Gold Mine, Lochar Downs,

Bannockburn Pub 6.00pm Return to Golden Gate Lodge, free time - evening

meal not included or provided. Numerous options

available within the Lodge and Cromwell.

Saturday 27th July FCANZ MEMBERS 7.30am 8.30am

1.00pm 5 - 5.30pm

Breakfast (included in the B&B price) Men depart for Samuel Fencing yard, demonstrations, morning tea and lunch provided.

Hayes Factory, Sight seeing and visit to Clyde Hotel.

Arrive back at Lodge.

LADIES 9.00am

4.00pm

Ladies Trip depart to Queenstown for shopping and wine tasting.

Ladies arrive back at the Lodge.

All 6 – 7.00pm Happy hour 7.30pm Dinner

Sunday 28th July 8.00am 9.00 – 11.00am 11.00am

Breakfast (included in the B&B price) Discussion time and morning tea Close of the Conference

There will be a lucky draw where one person will win cost of conference fee back. For more information phone contact Suzy on operations@fencingcontractors.co.nz

Affiliates, trusts & training institutes

NZSBA

$150 Twin Share Bed & Breakfast Book direct with Golden Gate Lodge 0800 10 44 51

stay@goldengate.co.nz www.goldengate.co.nz

FCANZ BOARD MEMBERS Nigel Broadbridge President 03 325 7779 021 433 623

Paul Fitzsimmons 03 374 3510 027 432 9381

president@fencingcontractors.co.nz paul@kcfencesystems.co.nz

Craig Shortall

John Noakes 03 528 6388 027 446 4413

027 499 9429

theshorties@inspire.co.nz

noakesjc@gmail.com

Mark Lambert

Simon Fuller 07 872 8180 021 376 805

027 428 5254

m4tractor@windowslive.com

fullerfencing@ihug.co.nz

Mike Samuel (Accredited fencing contractors) 03 448 9339 027 245 4090 mikesamuel@clear.net.nz

Suzy Alsop 0508 4 32269 021 955 958

operations@fencingcontractors.co.nz

Administration 0508 4 FCANZ (0508 4 32269) info@fencingcontractors.co.nz FCANZ PO Box 19 389 Hamilton, 3244 www.fencingcontractors.co.nz

Why Join?

• Support the industry and help lift the profile of fencing as a profession • Opportunity to network and communicate with like minded people throughout the country • Access to training including ATV and chainsaw courses • Access to assessing & NZQA qualifications National Certificate in Fencing • Free copy of WIRED publications (4 issues per year) • Association Days around the regions • Support from industry providers • Annual Conference

The FCANZ committee is predominately governed

by Fencing Contractors who are volunteering considerable amounts of time to help the industry as a whole. By joining you are assisting in this effort and we would welcome you on board.

We have various forms of membership: • General member $110 + GST • Employee $50 + GST • Wired subscription only $50 + GST All above members get a free subscription to WIRED. Email Suzy at operations@fencingcontractors. co.nz for your application form.

Please support our FCANZ Partners

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