A half a roll of barbed wire

[Bigfoot]

Today's dumb question----------Does anybody sell a half a roll of barbed wire? A brand new roll is kinda bulky for patching. It's also kinda heavy if an old man has to pack it through the woods very far. From time to time, I will buck of 80 feet or so, and coil it. That's s still kinda klunky on an atv.

 

[Kingfisher]

Buy em at farm sales. Might check Craig's list too.

 

[Cross-7]

They make an unroller that fits into your receiver hitch
It'd be pretty easy to make one

 

[Caustic Burno]

Today's dumb question----------Does anybody sell a half a roll of barbed wire? A brand new roll is kinda bulky for patching. It's also kinda heavy if an old man has to pack it through the woods very far. From time to time, I will buck of 80 feet or so, and coil it. That's s still kinda klunky on an atv.

When I take up some wire I make small rolls out of it and hang it on the corner post I always have wire near my patch

 

[M-5]

I have an old hub and 18 " sprocket welded to a sq tube that fits in my receiver hitch , I can set one roll on it for patching or put a post in the center and stack 5 rolls with Plywood disc spacers on it . it also fits my fel and I can pick up web wire and unroll it also . I had too add a brake to it cause it turns easy

 

[callmefence]

Send me a box adressed and prepaid freight.. I'll donate the half roll..
Well be square on the hay unroller idea.

 

[Bigfoot]

Send me a box adressed and prepaid freight.. I'll donate the half roll..
Well be square on the hay unroller idea.

I know it sounds silly to want a half a roll, but parts of my place aren't accessible by 4 wheeler. Me and the kids struck out on foot over thanksgiving break to do some mending. We were all carrying something, and as they got tired I took from them. By the time we got there, I wished I was packing half a roll not whole one. The next roll I use down, I'll save for such days.

 

[M-5]

stick a post thru the roll and put it on their shoulders

 

[Rafter S]

Send me a box adressed and prepaid freight.. I'll donate the half roll..
Well be square on the hay unroller idea.

I know it sounds silly to want a half a roll, but parts of my place aren't accessible by 4 wheeler. Me and the kids struck out on foot over thanksgiving break to do some mending. We were all carrying something, and as they got tired I took from them. By the time we got there, I wished I was packing half a roll not whole one. The next roll I use down, I'll save for such days.

Find you an old set of lawnmower handles and a piece of threaded rod. Run the rod through the roll and then the ends of the handles and put a nut and washer on each end. Drag it behind you to unroll as needed. Turn it over to drag to where you need it.

 

[callmefence]

You can grab the end of the wire and walk.
Or you can make it off to the post and drive.
Only thing is you need the bottom of the coulter riding on something to prevent backlash

 

[dun]

Send me a box adressed and prepaid freight.. I'll donate the half roll..
Well be square on the hay unroller idea.

I know it sounds silly to want a half a roll, but parts of my place aren't accessible by 4 wheeler. Me and the kids struck out on foot over thanksgiving break to do some mending. We were all carrying something, and as they got tired I took from them. By the time we got there, I wished I was packing half a roll not whole one. The next roll I use down, I'll save for such days.

What I do is haul the roll on the mule as close to the place I need it as I can get. I pace or measure out how much wire I need. Walk back to the mule and unroll that amount then coil it up and carry it back to where I need it. Works good for an old phart

 

[LongLopeSlowHorse]

Save some of them 'almost done' rolls when you're building new.
Pick them up at the land fill.
Buy 'em from the scrappers.
Or get 'em from a fencer.
I loaned out my wire roller, they wanted to make a whole roll into a bunch of little ones for 'bear hair snares'---dna testing for grizzly bears, footback access

 

[BK9954]

Send me a box adressed and prepaid freight.. I'll donate the half roll..
Well be square on the hay unroller idea.

I know it sounds silly to want a half a roll, but parts of my place aren't accessible by 4 wheeler. Me and the kids struck out on foot over thanksgiving break to do some mending. We were all carrying something, and as they got tired I took from them. By the time we got there, I wished I was packing half a roll not whole one. The next roll I use down, I'll save for such days.

I have about 6 almost done rolls I use for the areas I have to walk to. Carrying a whole roll of barbed wire gets old in about 30 steps.

 

[RanchMan90]

Only decent for patchin. That's why they call it red brand, makes your hands red lol.

 

[backhoeboogie]

They make an unroller that fits into your receiver hitch
It'd be pretty easy to make one

I built one that holds 4 rolls horizontal. Put 1 inch pipe through the roll of wire and then onto a horizontal sucker rod. If you're just patching you can park and pull off the wire. I love it. It sure makes life easier. Should have built it years back.

 

[Kell-inKY]

Deer cart or a $5 yard sale jogging stroller with pneumatic wheels, cause if you're like me you need to bring everything and the kitchen sink or else it's an annoying hike back to the barn.