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Veldspan farm fence is sold by the reel and quoted by a code. That code — 8/150/813/50 — is often the only line on a purchase order describing what stands in the paddock, and it is rarely written out in words. Buyers compare quotations on height and assume the rest matches.
The hinge-joint product page prints ten codes, two wire diameters and a coating figure in grams per square metre. Read together, they answer most of what a reel should be quoted on. Read separately, they leave two gaps: nobody states a reel mass, and the coating appears twice in two different units.
Key Takeaways
- The page lists ten codes from 7/150/813/50 to 11/150/1422/50; on nine of them the openings add up to the stated height, but only when the dual-printed first opening is read as 89 rather than 75.
- Line wires equal the openings listed plus one in every code — a two-second check that a quotation has not dropped a wire.
- The 11-wire line is the exception: its series sums to 1423 mm against a printed 1422 mm, so settle height from a drawing.
- Gauges are given once for the whole range: 2.5 mm top and bottom wires, 2.0 mm inner wires — enough to work out reel mass yourself.
- Coating appears in two units on one page, 40-50 g/m² or 200 g/m² in the table and 42 microns in the description copy, and those are not the same claim.
What the Size Code Actually Encodes
The page does not define its own notation. It prints the ten codes below, each followed by an ascending series of mesh openings after a dash. Two checks come out of those ten printed rows.
First, the openings are always one fewer than the leading figure. Size 1 leads with 7 and lists six; Size 10 leads with 11 and lists ten. The horizontal line wires create the openings, so that first digit is the wire count — and cost trimming tends to show up in that digit before it shows up in the height.
Second, the openings sum to the third figure. For 7/150/813/50: 102 + 114 + 127 + 140 + 152 + 178 = 813 mm. The mesh grows downward from the top wire, so the third field reads as total height. That holds on nine of the ten codes, with one reading caveat: four rows print their first opening as 89(75), so the sum reconciles only if 89 is the value taken — ask which applies. The last code adds to 1423 mm against a printed 1422 mm, the most likely reading being a 1 mm transcription difference. Either way, confirm height on a drawing before a reel is loaded.
| Code as printed | Line wires | Stated height | Openings listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/150/813/50 | 7 | 813 mm | 6 |
| 8/150/813/50 | 8 | 813 mm | 7 |
| 8/150/902/50 | 8 | 902 mm | 7 |
| 8/150/1016/50 | 8 | 1016 mm | 7 |
| 8/150/1143/50 | 8 | 1143 mm | 7 |
| 9/150/991/50 | 9 | 991 mm | 8 |
| 9/150/1245/50 | 9 | 1245 mm | 8 |
| 10/150/1194/50 | 10 | 1194 mm | 9 |
| 10/150/1334/50 | 10 | 1334 mm | 9 |
| 11/150/1422/50 | 11 | 1422 mm (series sums to 1423) | 10 |
Two fields never move: the middle figure is 150 in all ten codes, the last is 50. On a hinge-joint net the repeating element along the reel is the joint, so ask what each of those two measures before treating codes as comparable between suppliers. The page itself does not say.
Wire Gauges and the Mass Nobody Quotes
Gauge is stated once for the whole range: 2.5 mm on the top and bottom wires, 2.0 mm on the inner wires. That is the line to put on the order, because a thinner inner wire still photographs as a silver reel.
Mass is the missing column. The page gives no reel length and no kilograms per reel, and reels are heavy freight whose mass shows up again at the destination. Work it from the stated gauges instead. A 2.5 mm wire carries 4.91 mm² of steel, a 2.0 mm wire carries 3.14 mm², and steel weighs 7.85 g/cm³. A 7-wire reel — two outer plus five inner — holds 25.5 mm², which is 0.20 kg for every metre of reel. An 8-wire reel holds 28.7 mm², or 0.23 kg. The 11-wire top of the range holds 38.1 mm², or 0.30 kg per metre.
That covers line wire only. Stay wires, the joints themselves and the zinc sit on top of it, so treat the result as a floor rather than a delivery note. Its use is as a test: if a quoted reel mass lands materially below the arithmetic, question the gauge first and the reel length second.
Two Units of Zinc on One Page
The specification table on the veldspan hinge-joint page reads: hot dip galvanised wire, zinc coating of 40-50 g/m², or 200 g/m². Lower down the same page, the description copy says the wire is galvanised at 42 microns. Those are not the same coating level.
They are different quantities. Grams per square metre is how much zinc was weighed onto the surface; microns is how thick that layer is. At zinc’s density of about 7.14 g/cm³, 40-50 g/m² works out at roughly 5.6-7.0 microns and 200 g/m² at about 28. A genuine 42-micron coating corresponds to near 300 g/m².
Do not carry a field-fence figure across the catalogue either. This company’s outdoor and temporary fencing line is quoted above 42 microns, and its Australian galvanised cattle-panel line sits at 18-28 microns per the product pages, so a coating number means nothing until it is attached to a named product. The hot-dip versus pre-galvanised comparison covers why one wire can leave two factories under the same word, and the coating measurement guide covers what you can verify on arrival.
The Gate End Is a Hardware Decision
A woven line is only as good as where it stops. The field fence page covers reels and mesh geometry and says nothing about gates, posts or straining, so the gate end has to be specified from the hardware side. The farm gate hinge page itemises four gudgeon types against one stud size — ø20 × 70 mm — in Q235 low carbon steel, with thread lengths of 300 mm or 350 mm for the through and lock-through types and 150 mm or 200 mm for the screw-in and drive-in types.
Two details in that list bear on whether a gate still swings straight after a season. Washers and nuts are itemised as fitting for the through and lock-through gudgeons only; the other two entries do not carry them, so ask whether they are included on the screw-in and drive-in types. And the page offers two finishes as a choice on every type — hot dip galvanisation or dacromet — without saying which one gets quoted by default. Where a gate is hosed down, disinfected or standing in salt air, write the finish against the part.
The same discipline applies to the minimum order: the company’s 100-panel figure is a panel number, and the field fence page states no minimum at all. Ask which unit it is written in before comparing suppliers on it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a veldspan farm fence size code mean?
The leading figure is the line-wire count, always one more than the openings listed after the dash, and those openings sum to the third figure — the height. Four rows print the first opening as 89(75), so ask which value applies. The page does not define the middle 150 or the trailing 50, so confirm both before comparing codes between suppliers.
How heavy is a reel of hinge joint field fence?
Neither figure is given on the page. From its stated gauges, line wire alone works out at 0.20 kg per metre for a 7-wire reel and 0.30 kg per metre for an 11-wire reel, before stays, joints and coating. Ask for mass per reel and test the answer against that arithmetic.
Is 200 g/m² the same as 42 microns of zinc?
No. Dividing by zinc at about 7.14 g/cm³ puts 200 g/m² near 28 microns and 40-50 g/m² near 5.6-7.0, while 42 microns corresponds to roughly 300 g/m². Both forms appear on this one page, so name the unit you are buying to in writing.
Can the same reel suit cattle, sheep and horses?
The page lists all three as intended stock, with containment, boundary and wildlife exclusion as the uses. What changes between them is the code, not the product name: a 7-wire 813 mm reel and an 11-wire 1422 mm reel are one catalogue line at different heights.
Conclusion
Treat the code as the specification and a veldspan farm fence quotation becomes readable: wire count against openings, openings against height, and a question about the two fixed figures. Then add what the page leaves open — reel length, reel mass, and a coating figure in a named unit.
Stock items dispatch within 7 days and production runs sit at 20-25 days, with quotations answered inside 24 hours, so those three lines cost a day of email rather than a week of yard time. Confirm the gate hardware against the gudgeon page in the same message.
