Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Tips 'n Tricks
fencing tool
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1020839" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>Yes, I have that exact tool--acquired from McCoys for about $10. I do not like it and I'll show you why. Every tpost clip I ever used looks like one of these below:</p><p><img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img547/4913/toolk.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>It works great if your clip looks like #2--works only sometimes if your clip looks like #1, and not worth a crap if your clip looks like #3.</p><p>The way the tool works, is you slip the clip into position as always, with the hook on the wire--then slip the rod end of the tool into the "U" part of the clip and bend it over the wire. Sounds simple enough, but most clips nowadays don't have a perfectly shaped "U" like #1 and most aren't closed like #2. I did a little alteration to illustrate what all the clips I see now look like--with the end of #3's "U" actually bent out at an angle a little bit instead of being straight or closed. When you stick the rod in and try to rotate the "U" around, it moves just a little, then the end part just bends on out to the right (as viewed in #3 lower right) and the tool slips off with the clip just dangling. The fix, is to take a pair of pliers, and close the"u" of each clip up some or completely, and that works perfect--for that side, but who wants to have to do some bending of every clip before you even start when you have 100s of clips to put on??</p><p></p><p>The other thing I don't like is on the other side. When you slip the hook side into the hole of the tool, and begin to bend it around the wire, you only get a few degrees of twist before the clip end pulls out of the hole, leaving a loose clip. </p><p>If you have good quality clips with a nice straight "U" and the other side is a little longer, it might work great, but that hasn't been my experience with the clips that come with Tee posts around here.</p><p>Your results may vary.</p><p>btw, that nice shiny tool is not zinc coated or chromed, it rusts the 1st time it gets damp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1020839, member: 18945"] Yes, I have that exact tool--acquired from McCoys for about $10. I do not like it and I'll show you why. Every tpost clip I ever used looks like one of these below: [img]http://imageshack.us/a/img547/4913/toolk.jpg[/img] It works great if your clip looks like #2--works only sometimes if your clip looks like #1, and not worth a crap if your clip looks like #3. The way the tool works, is you slip the clip into position as always, with the hook on the wire--then slip the rod end of the tool into the "U" part of the clip and bend it over the wire. Sounds simple enough, but most clips nowadays don't have a perfectly shaped "U" like #1 and most aren't closed like #2. I did a little alteration to illustrate what all the clips I see now look like--with the end of #3's "U" actually bent out at an angle a little bit instead of being straight or closed. When you stick the rod in and try to rotate the "U" around, it moves just a little, then the end part just bends on out to the right (as viewed in #3 lower right) and the tool slips off with the clip just dangling. The fix, is to take a pair of pliers, and close the"u" of each clip up some or completely, and that works perfect--for that side, but who wants to have to do some bending of every clip before you even start when you have 100s of clips to put on?? The other thing I don't like is on the other side. When you slip the hook side into the hole of the tool, and begin to bend it around the wire, you only get a few degrees of twist before the clip end pulls out of the hole, leaving a loose clip. If you have good quality clips with a nice straight "U" and the other side is a little longer, it might work great, but that hasn't been my experience with the clips that come with Tee posts around here. Your results may vary. btw, that nice shiny tool is not zinc coated or chromed, it rusts the 1st time it gets damp. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Tips 'n Tricks
fencing tool
Top