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Kentucky Tom

02-14-2007 20:31:08

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I bought a farm with barbed wired fences and need advise how to roll the wire on to spools or reels something with PTO or wheel type. They make a cone shaped roller piece of equipment that cost $400.00 but don"t plan to use this but one time. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Butch 1 cow

02-16-2007 18:25:44

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

I use a wheel horse with an empty wheel on the rear. Just jack up one side, put it in gear & instant wire winder. You can also unwind at a slow steady pace to put it back up.

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Dave Sherburne NY

02-16-2007 08:13:44

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

If the wire is old and rusty and going to the
dump, just cut it between the posts stack it up
and get rid of it. If its still usable, roll it
by hand into 3 to 4 ft. dia. coils.

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NE IA Dave

02-15-2007 20:34:13

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

I have one that goes on a IH C. It runs off the flat belt. If I still have it, it will be under snow. I may have given it away, just not sure. They work real well, and can be adapted to any tractor except a Ford 8N type tractor (rear belt pulley)

If I recal correct a person must stay out of the line of fire in case the wire should snag and break.

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Hal/WA

02-15-2007 19:37:06

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

I would check to see if any of the local rental tool stores has such a piece of equipment. Or buy the one for $400 and plan to sell it when you are done with it.

I hate to think how many miles of barbed wire I have rolled up the old fashioned way--by hand.

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jeffcat

02-15-2007 11:16:26

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

One of the neighbors a very long time ago was always makein stuff. He made up a rig that bolted to his "H" tractor. Had long bolts that went through the rear wheel and it must of had half a dozen angle bars or such. Jack up the rear wheel and low gear up the wire. Then you move to the next "pull". It would make some pretty big rolls of wire but it worked.Jeffcat

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johns48jdb

02-15-2007 08:40:30

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

i just recently put up 12 miles of new barb wire fencing. i took an old tailer hitch part that plugs into the reciever and welded a piece of 3 inch channel to it perpendicular to the hitch. then two pieces of three each channel to that first channel that stuck out from the horizontal piece at about a 45 degree angle. i blowed holes in those that a one inch rod could go through. i put the rod through on one side and the slide on two old disk blades with each dish facing out and ran the rod on through to hold the disk in place while i welded the disk in place to from shields to keep the barb wire from running off the ends and getting caught on the side arms supporting the steel rod. to load a new roll of barb wire i just rolled it out of the back of the truck and pulled the rod out and lowered the roll into place and stuck the rod back in. i welded a big washer on one end of the rod to keep it from going all the way through and a drilled a hole for a hitch pen on the other to hold it in place. all the driver had to do was ease along and usally had no problem unrolling the wire without any help. we were using a 4 wheel drive truck in low range so he just eased along with it. worked out great.

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woodache

02-15-2007 08:00:05

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Spool type Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

I had the exact same problem. The wire was old rusty and patched. You need to go to a old industrial machine junk yard find a wire spool that comes apart, some machines that use this type of spool are old steel banding carts and wire feed welders just to name a couple. I mounted mine on the front bumper of my Dexta, I just put a crank on the side of the spool. When full I opened the spool, after tying the coil up with old b-wire, and slid it off. Cost of old spool $10. Then mounting bolts. I could hand wind 300 ft at a time into this spool. The scrap yard would take these nice coils of wire 25lbs or so, where they wont take those lose hand wound coils. I have done about 10000 ft so far and have about another 10000 ft to go.

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souNdguy

02-15-2007 07:33:00

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

I agree with BOB.. check the TSC roller.

Soundguy

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Gary from Muleshoe

02-15-2007 07:13:16

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

This reminds me of when I was a kid on the farm and we used a lot of electric fence. My older brother would take one wheel off of his old Chevy and put on a wheel with no tire and attach the wire to the wheel and then put the car in first gear and wind up the wire until the wheel was full. Not that this would work for you, but I just wanted to share what we did back the Primitive Pete days. Have a good one, as for one that would work for you Tractor Supply carries them.

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nballen

02-15-2007 06:46:41

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

Depending on how much wire you have....You could just roll the wire on itself.

Start a loop ~4' diameter, wrap the free end of the wire around itself (kind of like a wreath) after 2-3 loops. You can use any kind of twine (or short pieces of 16ga - 22 ga smooth fence wire) to periodically "tie" around the growing roll of wire. It's not too difficult to pick up 400 - 600' of barbed wire in a single roll.

You will need good leather gloves and a chore coat.

Nathaneil

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Don L C

02-14-2007 22:04:51

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

...you could build one using the drive shaft,universal joints, rear end and housing and axels from a snall car.....

...adjust pressure on one break to control slipage on the winder axel..

...i could build this thing and so could you.....Don

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paul

02-14-2007 20:58:33

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to Kentucky Tom , 02-14-2007 20:31:08

Could you post a link to the $400 one, most I see are $700 or more.....

--->Paul

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Bob

02-14-2007 21:12:46

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Re: Roller for Barbed Wire in reply to paul, 02-14-2007 20:58:33

Have you looked at TSC?

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