http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/pulling-high-tensile-woven-wire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pulling-high-tensile-woven-wire Mon, 21 May 2012 22:21:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/pulling-high-tensile-woven-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-54080 lee Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:52:17 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1509#comment-54080 Sounds like you have some experience at this. We've done eight pulls since this post was written, so the process goes much quicker for us now as well. I did buy a fence clamp instead of the 2x home-made version. High tensile woven gets pulled to a higher tension level than the mild steel woven wire, and our home-built clamp had real problems with slipping. I still use two come-alongs so I can tension the top and bottom separately. I've seen people do the pull, staple, and cut process that you describe. I believe the RedBrand website even has videos of the process. It definitely goes faster, but again, I'm concerned that the high tensile wire would slip through the staples when cut and before it was tied. Sounds like you have some experience at this. We’ve done eight pulls since this post was written, so the process goes much quicker for us now as well. I did buy a fence clamp instead of the 2x home-made version. High tensile woven gets pulled to a higher tension level than the mild steel woven wire, and our home-built clamp had real problems with slipping. I still use two come-alongs so I can tension the top and bottom separately. I’ve seen people do the pull, staple, and cut process that you describe. I believe the RedBrand website even has videos of the process. It definitely goes faster, but again, I’m concerned that the high tensile wire would slip through the staples when cut and before it was tied.

]]> http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/pulling-high-tensile-woven-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-54024 Tim Peacock Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:59:46 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1509#comment-54024 Fellas, I used a come-along with a chain going from top of bolted 2x6s to hook of come-along and then back to bottom of bolted 2x6s. This worked well and I was pulling 700 feet at a time. Also, I pulled to trees (or you could us a stationary object like a tractor) beyond the fence corner or H-brace so my bolted 2x6s and my come-along were ten feet beyond my H-brace set up. When I had my wire pulled, I stapled my top wire to the post, then cut the wire long enough to wrap around post. Then I stapled and cut the bottom wire and wrapped it. I alternated high and low wires til I was through, so my stretch stayed even. Fellas, I used a come-along with a chain going from top of bolted 2x6s to hook of come-along and then back to bottom of bolted 2x6s. This worked well and I was pulling 700 feet at a time. Also, I pulled to trees (or you could us a stationary object like a tractor) beyond the fence corner or H-brace so my bolted 2x6s and my come-along were ten feet beyond my H-brace set up. When I had my wire pulled, I stapled my top wire to the post, then cut the wire long enough to wrap around post. Then I stapled and cut the bottom wire and wrapped it. I alternated high and low wires til I was through, so my stretch stayed even.

]]> http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/pulling-high-tensile-woven-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-3072 Farm Folly » Blog Archive » Polycord Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:41:46 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1509#comment-3072 [...] addition to the woven wire and smooth wire protecting our garden, Lee decided that we needed polycord offset by two and a half [...] [...] addition to the woven wire and smooth wire protecting our garden, Lee decided that we needed polycord offset by two and a half [...]

]]> http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/pulling-high-tensile-woven-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-3046 Lynn Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:25:52 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1509#comment-3046 The fence is done?!! I hope you celebrated!! The fence is done?!! I hope you celebrated!!

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