Attaching Field Fence to T-posts

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

Have found a really great product on Ebay for attaching woven Field Fence to T-posts. They are aluminum and are normally used to attach chain link fence. I rebend the hook on the end so that I have a equal amount of tie on each side of the t-post. They are so much easier on the old tired hands. A package of 10 at Home Depot is around $3.00, this price on Ebay is fantastic.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll..._promot_widget

[CGUARDSMAN]

they give me bags of those everytime i buy t-posts

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

Here they give me bags of the steel ones that tear up my fingers or require pliers to attach. I prefer these as I can do it by hand and I can get them much tighter than the steel ones.

When I get my T-posts second hand as I do with most all of my posts I have to buy the steel ones or these. I much prefer these.

[Scrounger]

I use the same T-posts clips I would use with barb wire. I used a few of those aluminium ones for chain link fence and the goats broke them. They worked for awhile.

[Wolf mom]

When I attached my field fence to the T-posts, I used the u shaped steel clips for barbed wire.

Ny neighbour lent me a tool that looked sorta' like a hammer with other stuff on the head part that made instillation easier. Heavy pliers work well too.

I already had 3 strands of barbed wire installed & for added strength & so it wouldn't sag as much, attached the field fence to the barbed wire with aluminum wire.

[Scrounger]

If I have to use anything other then the T-post clips, I use the 14ga fence wire. It works great and won't break like the aluminium ties.

[Captg]

I use these ties from gemplers.com. They work wonderfully.
http://www.gemplers.com/product/PGT/...re-Tie-Twister
http://www.gemplers.com/product/G578...e-Ties-100-bag

[OkieDavid]

I really like using one of those tiny (key chain sized) pairs of vise grips for fence clips. They are much easier on the hands if barbed wire or field fence as you just clamp on and roll them around the wire until it's as tight as you want. Regular pliers are a pain for me because they slip off at the most critical point thus ensuring my hand comes in contact with something sharp LOL.

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

There is a difference in the aluminum wire ties though. The ones you get at lowes/Home Depot are 7 1/2 inches long and are 12 gauge wire. The ones I found on Ebay are 9 1/2 inches long and are 9 gauge. 9 gauge aluminum is twice as strong as 12 gauge and the diameter is 25% greater.

The stronger aluminum tie coupled with the ease of bending the wire is what I like in building my fences. I can attach 2-3 of the aluminum in the time I can do 1 of the steel and I need no tools.

Try it - you will like it!!!!

[pixelphotograph]

Looks awful expensive to me.
I usually buy a roll of galvanized electric fence wire cheaper than that. I use cutters to cut a small piece of wire long enough to wrap around the tpost.

[Ed Norman]

I got some cut off hunks of big aluminum cable and stripped the insulation off. Lots of wires in there.

[rr]

I use the steel ones that come with the posts. I found a small (2 inches by 2 inches or so by 1/16) piece of steel (part of a junk hard drive assembly) that had a hole near an edge that was the right size to fit over an end of the tie and hold it well enough to use the part to twist the tie around the wire while being easy on the hands. not a good description, but maybe it'll help somebody think of something similar to try.

[foxtrapper]

http://fenceprotool.com/index.html
Take a look at the pictures, as they show how to use the standard wire clips.
Can't help wondering how some of you are installing them to make it so difficult.

[Scrounger]

Yup! I either use a Phillips screwdriver or just the handles on my pliers. I can put on the T-post clips WAY faster then using wire ties. There are some T-post clips that are worthless, though. Get the ones with the hook on one end and a LOOP on the other. The ones with a hook on one end and are just bent down on the other aren't much good.

[fordy]

Originally Posted by Captg

I use these ties from gemplers.com. They work wonderfully.
http://www.gemplers.com/product/PGT/...re-Tie-Twister
http://www.gemplers.com/product/G578...e-Ties-100-bag

.............That tool is for tieing cement ties ; the ones with a hole on each end , and they aren't any good for use on fence wire in my opinion . The wire is light gauge and will rust away in due course . The galvanized wire ties that are V shaped are the very best too use and come with the t posts , should be 5 per T post . The best tool for tying the clips is a 3/8th's inch steel rod abount 6 inches long with a small hole in one end ; you simply slip the end of the tie thru the hole and then spin the tie end around the horizontial wire . They should be available at any place thay sells wire . , fordy