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Volume 14 To effectively prevent vehicles from penetrating the fence, spools of cable must be run in multiple lines—sometimes up to eight—through line posts and anchor posts in time-consuming fashion. The whole system also requires a significant amount of hardware to maintain its safety stan- dards, using cable clamps and nuts to tension each cable. Furthermore, the maintenance and work isn’t fin- ished when the cable-based fence install is com- plete. Cables must be checked and re-tensioned pe- riodically to adjust tensioning and maintain the fence’s ability to prevent vehicle penetration. All of this work is above and beyond what’s need- ed to install the XL-501 Post and Beam Fence. XL-501 as a Solution to Installation Woes July 2017 Edition The result is 110 posts in a 1,000 meter span, versus the 400 posts used with a cable-based fence system. That’s nearly 75 percent less holes to dig—and that’s before factoring in the different-sized holes, and the time it takes to switch back and forth be- tween auger bit sizes. While the rebar cage must be priced and built separately with a cable-based fence system, Ross Technology includes rebar sticks in every proposal. To install, contractors simply insert the rebar into pre-drilled holes in the anchor posts. The XL-501 Post and Beam Fence is the only anti-ram fence system that does not require additional rebar. No extra expenses, no extra labor to build elabo- rate cages. Ross Technology’s solution to the anti-ram fence installation dilemma is straightforward—simplic- ity in design. Vertical anchor posts are spaced 30 feet apart and connected by a single tubular beam fabri- cated with patented technology that absorbs the energy of a crash as opposed to relying on mul- tiple runs of wire rope and the line posts that sup- port them. (Photo provided by Ross Technology) In addition, Ross’ Post and Beam fence has been engineered to be extremely simple and efficient in terms of the hardware used and the effort re- quired for construction. In fact, each fence section is made up of a sur- prisingly small number of components—two posts, one beam, one nut and one bolt per post to secure the assembly, and a top cap to protect it. The time-saving design, ultimately, leads to abundant savings. A single tubular beam is connected by one nut and one bolt at each post, greatly simplifying the installation process of the XL-501 Post and Beam Fence. (Photo provided by Ross Technology) Big Savings: Benefits of the XL-501 Post and Beam Fence Digging 75 percent less post holes speaks for itself, but the XL-501 Post and Beam Fence di- rectly saves time, and labor costs, in several 13