jhambley
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Thought I would ask...Is it worth repairing barb wire where it has broken or should I just tear it all down and string new
wire?
JH
wire?
JH
Repairing Barb Wire
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To me it all depends on bad it really is. If its just broke in one spot like in between to T-Posts or something just splice a little piece in and be done. If its broke all over and rusted up and just junk I would tear it all down.
Bez>
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jhambley":s5b4ku2l said:
Old and rusty - perhaps.
Old and rusty and brittle - how deep is your pocket? Otherwise fix it best you can.
Shiny and new - yup!
Bez>
If you can bend the wires around and it doesn't break then I would splice it.
If you start bending the wires around and they break string up some new stuff.
If you start bending the wires around and they break string up some new stuff.
ALACOWMAN
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I use a wire stretcher to splice back. its about two feet long with clamps at both ends and a jack handle . holds both ends and allows you to pull them together or close enough to tie in a new section and when you release it it's tight works great
Victoria
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ALACOWMAN":2kgl4m1l said:
I use the same thing. I don't leave home without it when fencing.
If at all possible fix the wire. Fencing is too expensive to be replacing all the time. Besides if it is anything like up here the wire quality is going downhill. We have wire that is nearly 50 years old on some fences. Discoloured but holds great and still bends and fixes. Then we have wire we bought this year that is junk in comparison.
When I bought my place the owner's family had been ranching on it for over 125 years. Needless to say it had been replaced or repaired several times. My point is that even some of the newer wire was about 30-40 years old and still good. I just repair what I can, but like several people mentioned, if it's brittle I'd just replace the wire.
Just an aside, I've found barb wire imbedded in some of my oak trees. Nothing unusual right...they were about 8-10 feet up. Good luck.
Just an aside, I've found barb wire imbedded in some of my oak trees. Nothing unusual right...they were about 8-10 feet up. Good luck.
jhambley":waz4ypxf said:
It would hard for me to imagine myself asking someone else's opinion on something like this when I know they can't see the wire or the condition it's in.
New wire can break just like old wire.
What am I missing here?
Hasbeen
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6M Ranch":13klppe5 said:
I'm going to be doing some major fence repair in the coming weeks and have been looking for such a tool. Anyone have a picture or link? I've seen the stretching tool others have talked about but would like to get a look at the crimper before I decide.
Earl Thigpen
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Hasbeen":1vqqlbgn said:
As bad as I hate to say this Tractor Supply will have both the stretcher and crimping tools if that's what you choose to use. Personally I never use crimps to splice wire. It's much too easy to put a loop in one end, stretch the wire and run the bitter end of the other end through the loop and tie it off. You're done - until the next break occurs which will be someplace else.
backhoeboogie
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Earl Thigpen":2jiwy2so said:
That's pretty much what I do too. Those stretchers sure make spicing a tight wire easy work.
Cowdirt
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ERodrig":3goh9pbi said:
I thought wire stapled to a tree stays at the same height. Growth always adds on to the top.
backhoeboogie
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Cowdirt":qjdutxn2 said:
You are correct. But I also have wire embedded in bark high in the trees. This is on the river. Water takes out a fence and it gets washed into the trees. Years later it is embedded in the bark. Looks like there may have been a fence there since most of the old growth big trees are in fence rows.
Go to: http://www.kencove.com You will see what they look like. Dare makes one, along with several other people.
