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<blockquote data-quote="Bez&amp;gt;" data-source="post: 400438" data-attributes="member: 6007"><p>I never stretch smooth wire - I use a wrench to tighten it.</p><p></p><p>What I do is put a "ratchet device" at each end - or I might just put it at one end and tie the other off to an insulator - I truly hate the other design ratchet - placed in the middle of the fence line.</p><p></p><p>In fact it is called a strainer - but whatever.</p><p></p><p>Here is a link: <a href="http://staytuff.com/fence-tools.htm" target="_blank">http://staytuff.com/fence-tools.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Every single piece of smooth wire fencing on this property has at least one of these on a post. If the wire starts to get a bit loose I simply take my 5/8's wrench and give it a couple of turns. Be careful - you can pull the other end post out of the ground or snap the line - this thing pulls hard and never slips.</p><p></p><p>If you want to heat up the line with power - just be sure you have an insulator between the ratchet and the fence post. I must have close to 15 - 20 miles of this stuff.</p><p></p><p>I have a few of them on barbed but they do not work as well. Always wondered why anyone would ever do smooth wire in any other manner after I discovered this technique.</p><p></p><p>I have some on fences now for more than 5 years and it takes me less than an hour to tighten all the fences on the place. You can even use a battery powered drill to do the work if you want. In the winter I slack off all the fence lines in event of trees coming down or deer and moose running into them.</p><p></p><p>Snow gets so deep here I never worry about the cows - they will not leave the feed yard - even with the gate open.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Bez></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez>, post: 400438, member: 6007"] I never stretch smooth wire - I use a wrench to tighten it. What I do is put a "ratchet device" at each end - or I might just put it at one end and tie the other off to an insulator - I truly hate the other design ratchet - placed in the middle of the fence line. In fact it is called a strainer - but whatever. Here is a link: [url=http://staytuff.com/fence-tools.htm]http://staytuff.com/fence-tools.htm[/url] Every single piece of smooth wire fencing on this property has at least one of these on a post. If the wire starts to get a bit loose I simply take my 5/8's wrench and give it a couple of turns. Be careful - you can pull the other end post out of the ground or snap the line - this thing pulls hard and never slips. If you want to heat up the line with power - just be sure you have an insulator between the ratchet and the fence post. I must have close to 15 - 20 miles of this stuff. I have a few of them on barbed but they do not work as well. Always wondered why anyone would ever do smooth wire in any other manner after I discovered this technique. I have some on fences now for more than 5 years and it takes me less than an hour to tighten all the fences on the place. You can even use a battery powered drill to do the work if you want. In the winter I slack off all the fence lines in event of trees coming down or deer and moose running into them. Snow gets so deep here I never worry about the cows - they will not leave the feed yard - even with the gate open. Regards Bez> [/QUOTE]
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