denvermartinfarms":1efl2suj said:What caused the damage?
For barb and field fence all I will use is Red Brand. Years ago I bought some barb that was made in Mexico and some made in taiwan. The stuff from Mexico when pulled tight would be slack and sagging in the morning. The other stuff you couldn;t get tight because every time you stretched it it broke. The first was not enough nickle the second was too much nicklebranguscowgirl":2eka3yfl said:It is the brand of wire. I use "Red Brand" only now. Learned the hard way. Some are softer and screw up like that.
I agree Dun. Cheap wire is cheap for a reason! It looks like shiz when you try to stretch it no matter what you do. Then if you are successful in getting it up intact, it will look like shiz in no time. I don't even waste my time with the cheap stuff anymore. It takes twice as much time to get it up!dun":1gk4hjva said:For barb and field fence all I will use is Red Brand. Years ago I bought some barb that was made in Mexico and some made in taiwan. The stuff from Mexico when pulled tight would be slack and sagging in the morning. The other stuff you couldn;t get tight because every time you stretched it it broke. The first was not enough nickle the second was too much nicklebranguscowgirl":1gk4hjva said:It is the brand of wire. I use "Red Brand" only now. Learned the hard way. Some are softer and screw up like that.
dun":3sxns2mz said:For barb and field fence all I will use is Red Brand. Years ago I bought some barb that was made in Mexico and some made in taiwan. The stuff from Mexico when pulled tight would be slack and sagging in the morning. The other stuff you couldn;t get tight because every time you stretched it it broke. The first was not enough nickle the second was too much nicklebranguscowgirl":3sxns2mz said:It is the brand of wire. I use "Red Brand" only now. Learned the hard way. Some are softer and screw up like that.
LRTX1":20p5unhr said:A lot of woven fence wire has a "crimp" in the horizontal strands. Looks like a little V that is used to tell you when it's tight enough or have an even pull. When that V disappears it should be tight enough. That's the way I was told, your mileage may vary. I was also told to stretch wire when it was hot out, so it would only tighten up more when it got cold.
There is a catch to that. If you string it too tight in the heat it will break or pull posts when it gets and stays cold for a while.skyhightree1":3f1ngp9k said:LRTX1":3f1ngp9k said:A lot of woven fence wire has a "crimp" in the horizontal strands. Looks like a little V that is used to tell you when it's tight enough or have an even pull. When that V disappears it should be tight enough. That's the way I was told, your mileage may vary. I was also told to stretch wire when it was hot out, so it would only tighten up more when it got cold.
oh ok thanks yea I have heard about fencing when its hot and it tightens up when its cold as well.
No you are not the only one. I have spent a lot of cash on woven wire material plus many hours putting it up. If you do it right it looks very good but I do not recommend it if your cattle are horned, their horn's do a lot of damage. If I had to do it over I would use heavy guage barb wire.skyhightree1":2fym1q3t said:Thanks am I the only person that hates putting up woven wire?
kerley":22odoxwy said:No you are not the only one. I have spent a lot of cash on woven wire material plus many hours putting it up. If you do it right it looks very good but I do not recommend it if your cattle are horned, their horn's do a lot of damage. If I had to do it over I would use heavy guage barb wire.skyhightree1":22odoxwy said:Thanks am I the only person that hates putting up woven wire?
greybeard":q0mylr2p said:Well, for $50/roll, it's worth it.