Thread: wire fencing help

it really depends on how long the runns are and what angle the bend is.

on short spans say 20m or less and with less than 45 degree bend we will run holes threw one round post and strain at the next round post.

if the bend is grater than 45 deg the wire will not feed threw the post properly and will not strain the far span. these should be strined and tied at each round.

if the runn is longer than 20m then you will need to strain otherwise you will end up with to longer span and modern wire stretches to mutch.

i would suggest putting in inline strainers as the wire you buy now is s#!t and over a 50m span i can strain it up and go back 2 days latter and pull another 6" out of the wire. with the inlines it is simple to keep the wire tight for the entire life of the fence.

also don't just staple the wire to the corner posts if you are doing a double run teh staples will come out and the wire will move on the post.

Thanks, I dont think the runs would be any greater than 25mtres at most, I am just fencing a square yard section first. So it is basically a true square and I was going to strain and tie of at each corner post, however someone suggested I just continue round the post staple and continue. I was a tad concerned about tieing off and joining the hinglock through each other at each post, I thought it may be a bit messy.
I may even go with the gripples if the old wire strainers I have are not user friendly.

CC

dont use gripples they are not very good.

buy inline strainers tehy are like a little ratchet thingy.

the mesh can taken round one post and nailed on in the middle than strained back either way.

with hinge joint we normally put 3 inlines on it one top and bottom and one in the centre.

if i was doing it for myself i would just strain it with the chain strainers and tie it on around the post.

Hi Blanco.
I've done a bit of fencing in my day. The way we did it was to Take a piece of wire, say
5M.long, put it around the Strainer twice, tie it off on itself.
McDonald?? Chain Strainers we found were the best, as they Walked along the Chain as they strained the wire tight.
So which ever way you want to put the 2 pieces together, it is not Made Off around the Post, but a nice 2 - 3 metres out from the post/strainer. That sounds as clear as mud. Hope you get the idea.
Google "Wararath " as they handle fence wire, & you may get some ideas there.
Regards,
issatree

Hi Unlike Carl i like Gripples for short strains and i just use chain strainers to put them on. I dont have the fancy gripple plyers and i find they are good enough with normal strainers.

With ringlock or hinge joint i have strained at a corner post then run a wire vertical down between the post and the wire and staple the hinge joint each side of this vertical wire - this sort of jams the wire over the vertical - then to the next post and finally just strain and tie off at the last post.

With plain wire you can strain 2 sides of a "square" paddock but it is better if you have the strainers near the centre post so you can "pull the wire to ensure the tension is even on both sections.

Clear as mud i know

Cheers