Fencing: Splices

[Scrounger]

I was wondering about your opinions on the steel ferrule crimp on splices that are available for barb/woven wire.
I have been using them for the past 3 years and have had great results. It makes a nice clean splice instead of a twisted one. At first, I was using a set of bolt cutters to crimp them (adjusted them out so they wouldn't cut....). My wife bought me the correct tool for my birthday last year. Works a lot better....
Anyone else use them?

[Rowdy]

I use them too, and like them okay. I use them to tie the wire on the start of the run, and for any splices. I've had one splice fail, but that was more my fault than the splice.

[foxtrapper]

I also use them, on field fencing. There definately is a difference in price. The cheap ones work ok, but require me to bend the ends of the wire over. The much more expensive ones that are hour-glass shaped, and use the expensive crimper, work superbly just on their own.

[ErinP]

We just splice the old-fashioned way. stretch the fence up tight, take the two broken ends, make a loop in one end, string the other through and then loop it back on itself. Fast, free and easy.
It'll last for years that way...

[Up North Louie]

Where do you get these things? What do you mean by expensive vs. inexpensive?

Thank you,

Don

[Scrounger]

I got mine at Orschlen's (it's like TSC...). Well worth the money. It REALLY saves time and you don't have any of those nasty looking knots in the fence.

[greenmulberry]

We used them on our feild fence, with a crimper.

Boy, it sure is a workout for my girly arms crimping them but they hold great and I think they look nice too.

[foxtrapper]

Originally Posted by Up North Louie

Where do you get these things? What do you mean by expensive vs. inexpensive?

Tractor supply = inexpensive
Premier = expensive