Davos Fencing Clip - The End of Fencing Staples?

[SoilBuilder]

Tim Thompson reviews a product that enables attaching of wire to any type of post.

Have you used these clips?

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Davo's Fencing Clip | Wando Bridge VIC

Davo's Fencing Clip, Wando Bridge, Victoria, Australia. 6,485 likes · 3 were here. Davo's Fencing Clip is the award winning device which allows you to build your fences quicker, easier

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[sstterry]

They look very handy, but shipping from Australia kills it. That channel has a ton of innovative products, I have followed him for years. @wbvs58 you guys are at the forefront of fencing innovation. I just wish a lot of the products were more readily available in the US.

 

[chaded]

Probably not the end of staples.

 

[Silver]

I would like a product that would allow the barbs to pass through so as to be able to tighten a decent span.

 

[greybeard]

I would like a product that would allow the barbs to pass through so as to be able to tighten a decent span.

You might just need a better (more heavy duty) comalong...

 

[Silver]

You might just need a better (more heavy duty) comalong...

Then I'd need stronger strain braces and better posts. Not to mention wire that's not 75 years old, rusty, and full of poor splices.

 

[Travlr]

I would like a product that would allow the barbs to pass through so as to be able to tighten a decent span.

I like wire that stretches and stays tight. I've often thought about using springs on the end of the run to keep tension in the wire,

 

[Silver]

I like wire that stretches and stays tight. I've often thought about using springs on the end of the run to keep tension in the wire,

Me too, but when they break due to trees falling or wildlife hitting it then you need to re tighten it. Often times you need to pull staples for quite a ways to get an even stretch on the wire. And a lot of my wire is just barely Goldenrod friendly let alone come-along. Even with the Golden Rod I can pull hard enough to cause barbs to pull staples out rather than pass through. I'm not asking for a lot, just a little bigger staple lol.

 

[wbvs58]

I would like a product that would allow the barbs to pass through so as to be able to tighten a decent span.

Iron bark split posts with 25mm holes augered through them to thread the wire through. A pain when the posts rot out, the iron bark gives you a bit of a life on the posts though.

Ken

 

[Travlr]

Iron bark split posts with 25mm holes augered through them to thread the wire through. A pain when the posts rot out, the iron bark gives you a bit of a life on the posts though.

Ken

Threading hundreds of posts sounds like a pain in the butt.

 

[wbvs58]

Threading hundreds of posts sounds like a pain in the butt.

Yes but that is how most livestock fences were done in Australia by the old timers and still a lot done like that today. It is not my cup of tea, I have a lot of fences like that which I am always cutting the old rotted posts out of the wire to replace with steel.

Ken

 

[Silver]

I have a lot of wire that goes right through the middle of trees.

 

[Dave]

There is a hammer, fence pliers, and a coffee can full of tee post clips and staples in the basket on my quad for fixing fence. I don't envision something that requires a cordless driver replacing those tools anytime soon.

 

[CowboyRam]

Then I'd need stronger strain braces and better posts. Not to mention wire that's not 75 years old, rusty, and full of poor splices.

You're doing it all wrong. You are supposed to take that old wire, roll it up into one big ball, then push it off in a gully somewhere. That is what dad did once. He was working for the Greaves ranch here in Wyoming and he was asked by the boss to go down and help the guys there were fixing the fence. Dad was all pissed off that he was asked to do the fencing, he hired on to ride their broncs. He road up hobbled his horse and picked up however many strands there were and rolled them up into one great big ball. He couldn't look over it and could just barely push it. The boss never said a thing, and he never asked dad to fix fence again.

 

[Dave]

I knew a guy who made a wire roller that was run by the tractor pto. He would attach the wire, climb into the cab, and turn on the pto. It would start kind of slow but as the ball of wire got bigger the wire would be flying in. And occasional wood post would come in still attached to the wire and blow up when it hit the spinner. He thought it worked great. I thought it was a hazard to the operators health. All the crazy things he did, he died from a bee sting.

 

[greybeard]

I like wire that stretches and stays tight. I've often thought about using springs on the end of the run to keep tension in the wire,

I tried that once on the end of a short run of barbed wire because I had a 5 gal bucket full of trampoline springs from 'somewhere'. It does hold tension but I found out quick that the springs also give when cows push on the wire. Maybe I needed a stronger spring....

 

[Travlr]

I tried that once on the end of a short run of barbed wire because I had a 5 gal bucket full of trampoline springs from 'somewhere'. It does hold tension but I found out quick that the springs also give when cows push on the wire. Maybe I needed a stronger spring....

I've had a can of similar springs sitting in my shop for years and have never had to fix the fence here with sheep. If I was motivated I'd just go ahead and try it, but procrastination is too easy.

I bet you're right about the stronger spring. Probably something that would stretch just shy of the breaking point of the wire.

 

[GoWyo]

Could use electric fence spring tensioners that are used on hi tensile electric fence wire. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/gallagher-heavy-duty-tension-spring

 

[SoilBuilder]

Cat's Claw Fasteners Review, starting at about 7:17 into the video...

 

[Brute 23]

I can't trust any one who speeds up the video right through the competitive product failing. They start with a short staple driven half way in then jerk on it until it fails.

... hard pass.