Help fixing a high tensile fence

PrettyPaisley · #1 03/25/12, 07:36 PM

The wires are still there-lying on the ground below the fence posts all stretched out but they are cut in a few places. Not sure what happened but the people who lived here before us didn't keep it up. When I look for information about a high tensile fences all I get is pages from manufactures wanting to sell them to me.

How do I fix this mess? I have a cow that needs to get to the grass!
Thanks

oregon woodsmok · #2 03/25/12, 07:52 PM

You twist a little loop into each of the loose ends and bridge it with another piece of wire.

oldmanriver · #3 03/25/12, 07:58 PM

they make a splicer but you will need the big kripming tool and some ratching connectors Tractor Suppy

jhambley · #4 03/25/12, 07:58 PM

You can either tie the splice in (which takes some practice) or simply splice the wires together using a few crimp sleeves and a crimping tool like shown at this link:

Wire Fence Crimping Tool at Tractor Supply

You may need to add a piece of wire and a tensioning strainer. Remember that an electric fence doesn't have to be as tight as a barb wire fence because it isn't a physical barrier as much as a physiological barrier. Use your fence posts to keep the wire from sagging and at the proper level.

These videos might give you a start: ZarebaSystems - YouTube

Let me know if I can answer any specific questions. All these supplies, and probably some advice, can be found at your local farm supply store.

Good luck. It's really pretty simple.

Jerry

agmantoo · #5 03/25/12, 08:31 PM

scroll down here and you will see how to join the wires without a tool
Fence Construction

plowjockey · #6 03/25/12, 08:49 PM

Does everybody use a different high tensile fence wire, than me?

My wire was the 12.5 GA class III zinc.

It is nearly impossible to bend, let alone bend into any kind of tight fastening knot. Any sharp kink, will snap the wire, when undone, which is typcial of HT wire.

Any bends at all will require a locked pair of vice grips, just to hang on to the wire.

Does kencove use a softer type of wire?

For the OP, I too, suggest the crimp sleeves and a crimpling pliers. Just picked some up at TSC today, as I'll be adding another 200' of 5 wire HT.

Good luck.

arabian knight · #7 03/25/12, 08:57 PM

That is what I am thinking also. Any HT stuff I have worked with is STIFF beyond description. Surely can't be bent over and looped like regular electric wire used in fencing can be.

where I want to · #8 03/25/12, 09:55 PM

If you have high tensile wire, then it is a relatively small investment to buy a crimping tool and sleeves. It is really easy to fix and maintain. I liked to have springs at the end of runs of wire as it had some give to it. It can also be hot if you have the proper insulators.
I wish we were closer as I have a bundle of stuff for this kind of fence that I don't use. But it is not worth the shipping as the tensioners and springs and such are heavy but cheap to buy. Jeffers has the supplies.

farminghandyman · #9 03/25/12, 10:10 PM

not sure if it has been said but you will need some type of wire stretcher, as well there are ends one can put on a come along as well some times it is hard to get things pulled back together using one of the ratchet type stretchers, that are only about 30" long,
my Dad like the rope type, it has more reach,

arabian knight · #10 03/25/12, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farminghandyman

not sure if it has been said but you will need some type of wire stretcher, as well there are ends one can put on a come along as well some times it is hard to get things pulled back together using one of the ratchet type stretchers, that are only about 30" long,
my Dad like the rope type, it has more reach,

Some High Tension Fence lines have a small ratcheting device already installed as part of the fence at the beginning, so they can keep it tight after checking the fence line periodically.

greengrow · #11 03/26/12, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plowjockey

Does everybody use a different high tensile fence wire, than me?

My wire was the 12.5 GA class III zinc.

It is nearly impossible to bend, let alone bend into any kind of tight fastening knot. Any sharp kink, will snap the wire, when undone, which is typcial of HT wire.

Any bends at all will require a locked pair of vice grips, just to hang on to the wire.

Does kencove use a softer type of wire?

For the OP, I too, suggest the crimp sleeves and a crimpling pliers. Just picked some up at TSC today, as I'll be adding another 200' of 5 wire HT.

Good luck.

You need a set of good fencing pliers to hold it steady then turn it with the ring of an 8mm wrench, or hole drilled in a suitable piece of steel.

I much prefer the wire strainers that walk along a chain as opposed to the $80 fixed sort. But when you can find them they are more expensive.

haypoint · #12 03/26/12, 10:08 AM

Every kind of wire fence I've ever worked on, you could bend and wrap together, except high tensile fence. It will not stand bending, it snaps.
Get yourself a Necopress tool and some Necopress sleeves and crimp the wire ends together.

Use that online catatalog information to learn what hardware goes with a high tensile fence system.

This style puts a lot of stress on the corner posts and you should never brace it with diaginal braces. The braces must be horizonal and the wire used to snug up the corner must run from the bottom of the corner up to the 2/3 heighth of the next post.