Snow Fence???

Jim in Ma. · Nov 1, 2016

I'm thinking about putting up about 1,000' of snow fence this year along the farm lane.
The area is open field. The question is - How far should I set the fence back from the lane?

ohiojim · Nov 1, 2016

20 feet should do it

super99 · Nov 1, 2016

Here in Illinois, on north south highways in open country, the state puts out snow fence a good ways from the road, probably 150 to 200' back. Chris

Bruce from Can. · Nov 1, 2016

20 feet would do it if you wanted the snow ON the drive way .

dpendzic · Nov 1, 2016

35 times the height of the fence---keep it about 6 inches off the round

Leroy · Nov 1, 2016

That is the way so many people do it here in Ohio in that they set it up to where it dumps ALL the snow in the drive. I think to do any good you need to put up 2 fences with one about 150 feet away from drive with second midway between. It is nothing to see a drift a hundred feet long so if you could stop most with a far away fence then the closer would have a chance to stop the rest.

showcrop · Nov 1, 2016

The state puts one up in one of my fields here in southern NH. I would say it is 150 feet, and that has been adequate for probably 14 of fifteen winters

Jon Erickson · Nov 1, 2016

Used to put up two as Leroy describes. It is more effective.

paul · Nov 1, 2016

At least 60. 100-150 would be better.

Not 20. Anyhow not here!

Paul

mj · Nov 2, 2016

(quoted from post at 17:48:27 11/01/16) Here in Illinois, on north south highways in open country, the state puts out snow fence a good ways from the road, probably 150 to 200' back. Chris

Yep - wind comes out of the west on a north-south road out in open country and you CANNOT see to drive - gives a whole new meaning to 'ground blizzard' - it was a day like that when my Grandma was buried. 8)

Geo-TH,In · Nov 2, 2016

I think they installed snow fence about 75-100 feet from road. They worked well last two years, because we got no snow.

S2710 · Nov 2, 2016

In my area some of the road crews go out in the fields and plow a couple of windrows of snow instead of putting up fence in the fall and taking it down in the spring. They let mother nature take it down in the spring.

Bob

Bob NY · Nov 2, 2016

Ten feet of lateral distance for each foot of height

Texasmark1 · Nov 2, 2016

Not of any assistance in answering the question, but when I was working, I had to go to Des Moines on a recruiting trip. Got into town, rented a full sized sedan (that's what they had at the time), got a hotel room and all. Did some sight seeing that evening. While driving down the IS I saw all these wooden slat fences on top of the hills, especially noticeable to me and all, back off to the side, but along the roadway.

Next morning get up, open the drapes and snow everywhere. I had to take a 50 mile trip to get to my scheduled appointment and wondered, what to do, what to do? Called the rental agency and they said that I had radials and positraction. Roads would be clear by the time you got out of the hotel. Enjoy your trip.

So the trip went without incident. Saw a lot of great barns and silos and all that aren't down here. What amazed me the most was that the IS was clear and folks were blasting along (me too to stay in the flow) at the posted speed and everything was fine.

An experience!

ss55 · Nov 2, 2016

It depends on your wind speeds. I would check with your local extension service for what works in your area. A setback of ten to twenty times the height of the fence works in Minnesota. A raised driveway will have less drifting problems.

https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/NCR/NCR-191.html

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/environment/livingsnowfence/antidrifting.html

http://tablerassociates.com/assets/Docs/Effect%20of%20Snow%20Fence%20Height%20on%20Wind%20Speed.pdf

Leroy · Nov 2, 2016

That distance would put the bulk of the drift directly in my drive.

Determined · Nov 2, 2016

If your heart is set on putting up and taking down all that fence I would put it at least 100 feet from the driveway.

Personally I do what S2710 said
I wait until the first good snow comes then plow a series of ridges to trap the snow, a couple of quick passes with a blade or bucket and you are all set.

This works real good to trap snow at watering holes if they tend to not get right full naturally.

mj · Nov 2, 2016

(quoted from post at 06:12:32 11/02/16) In my area some of the road crews go out in the fields and plow a couple of windrows of snow instead of putting up fence in the fall and taking it down in the spring. They let mother nature take it down in the spring.

Bob

Yeah, that's how the ranchers in Gunnison country do it (most use a dozer). 8)

showcrop · Nov 2, 2016

(quoted from post at 07:32:12 11/02/16) If your heart is set on putting up and taking down all that fence I would put it at least 100 feet from the driveway.

Personally I do what S2710 said
I wait until the first good snow comes then plow a series of ridges to trap the snow, a couple of quick passes with a blade or bucket and you are all set.

This works real good to trap snow at watering holes if they tend to not get right full naturally.

I have seen in Aroostook county Maine where the state DOT has plowed up a ridge in the potato fields along the highways

Leroy · Nov 2, 2016

I get some pretey good winds in the winter and I have had drifts in barnyard to top of the corncrib.

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