12/15/2023 0 Comments Build barb wire fence![]() ![]() So you'd have one 2-post brace coming into a corner, your gate than then hooks up to the end of another 2-post brace.Determine or know what livestock you own or will potentially have to help you consider what your fencing needs will be. ![]() Usually do them at the corner because it's easier to herd animals through at corners than trying to get them to hit midspan. Staple every post, but not tight to the post, leave the wire able to move inside the staple. Repeat 2 to 4 more times depending on if you want to keep calves in. Use a stretcher at the end of a run to pull the wire taut, then wrap it around the same way and let the stretcher off. Wrap one end of the barb wire around the corner post, wind it on itself a bunch of time and start laying it out. Put small stick in the center of the loop of wire and start twisting the strands together to tighten the wire brace up. Tenpenny nail a measured and flattened off post between the notches and then using number 9 wire, staple a loop of wire from the bottom of the central post to the tops of the outer posts. Use a chainsaw to slightly notch the posts to create a flat spot about a foot from the top of the posts facing each other. Corners are done with 3 posts pounded in slightly less than a post length apart at the V. Pound posts in to about 4 1/2' high about 10 paces apart. Rent a post pounder and buy a bunch of 3-4" x 7' posts. I've never seen anyone try to do it here, but I'm tempted. That seems like a really good way to go, but I kind of wonder if it will just tip over over time if you have 4 foot frost depth like here. I've seen pictures of people driving used oil/gas well casing pipe (3 1/2" or whatever diameter it is) and welding cross braces to it after the posts are driven in. The brand new treated posts sold for this purpose are always complete trash these days in my experience even if they're sold as "creosote" posts. Used highline poles are a great alternative if you can find a power line getting replaced, but everyone and their grandmother is thinking the same thing and they're had to find too. The last time I bought a bundle of #1 ties (4 years ago maybe) they were $9/each. ![]() RR ties were all we used to use and they worked great, but these days they're not affordable. It depends a lot on what materials you can source locally for a decent price. The most expensive, tedious, and time consuming part of building a barbwire fence. Like you said, what you use for corners is always the kicker. Maybe someone can chime in that has more experience with these pipe H-Braces. If you notice this happening look to either start doing some rotational grazing, cutting back numbers, or feeding a lot more hay.īut again, this is all I've ever done with wooden railroad ties. They're telling you they don't have enough feed and are beginning to look elsewhere. If you find that your animals are really pushing the wire it's not a "them" issue, it's a management problem. Or getting hung up and dying when jumping over. Reason being is wildlife, it allows them to more easily cross without being caught in and breaking your fence. If it's a real gradual soft slope don't worry bout it, the concern is steep inclines over a short distance.ĭepending on what you're managing for, and or care about, I'd recommend a smooth top and bottom wire, with the three middle wires as Barbed. If you have large changes in topography putting an H-Brace on the bottom of the hillside a, ontop of the hill, then another on the bottom of the otherside of the hill is the best way keep your wires tight. The next question is how long are you running your fence line, and what's the topography? As a general rule in real flat areas I've always placed an H-Brace every Quarter mile, this helps keep the wires as tight as possible. Your T-posts / Steel posts need to be the same height or sometimes a little taller than your H-Brace, but the idea is you want your top wire to run as level from one corner to the other as possible. But you don't want an H-Brace shorter than 5.5 ft, because you generally don't want a top wire shorter than 5 - 5.5 ft. ![]() The second issue I see, which is likely just a result of my raising and experience. That's just an issue I've seen with other people's steel post h-braces. Though idk, maybe if you have a large enough concrete base it could help prevent that slanting and loosening. "Thin" posts like the ones you're looking at tend to loosen up and begin moving around. What you're looking for is slanting, leaning, or sinking. So I've always used railroad ties for H-Braces and im not too familiar with these steel H-Braces, so maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong.Ĭheck your soil type, or ask/look around at other people's posts and braces. ![]()
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