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John A.
08-01-2007 19:21:59
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Re: fence stretching question in reply to Rick Kr, 08-01-2007 07:02:16
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Rick, You are right so far by tieing off on the far left post if you are pullin right or the far right post if you are pullin left.
I use a pull pipe, mounted verticaly of of the draw bar at 1 ft above the bottom of the pipe, and a D clivis mounted 1 ft below the top of the pipe, It is chained off of the centerlink bracket or use a longer chain and go around the axlw housings.
Have the pipe as near perpendicular as possoble.
Bsck the tractor w/ the pull pipe up too the corner you are going to tie off on to.
Now tie off onto the pull pipe on the tractor that is right next to the corner post.
Put you tractor in Low/Low gear, start easing forward al little at a time. Get 1 or 2 fellows to help you by shaking loose the wire, and watching to see it doesn't get hung up on some large rock, tree/sapling stump, etc, and ruin a section of wire. As you do this a few times the wire will start to stand up by the tention of the wire.
Now depending on how long a run you pull as to how much slack will be streached out.
I was taught to streach till half or better of the crimps were taken out by the streaching process.
A good length to pull with a tractor os 2 to 3 rolls.
Anyway once you have the desired tension. Staple off the entire corner post all wires, brace post too. Now get rid of all vertical stay wires for about 4 ft backl Start on the middle wire hold tention on it with a pair of wire plyers cut it, quickly wrap twice and tie off. Next rotate from top to bottom working yourself outward till all yiu have left are the two big wires. Now go to the bottom and staple and tie off then do the top. that is the way to do a wood post.
On a pipe corner, streach the same way to desired tension now couple off on the tractor or the corner pipe post with a Come-a-long and wire clamp start on center and alternate top to bottom. pull just enough tension to get a little slack. now cut loose, wrap twice and tie off. rotating top and bottom till the big top anf bottom wire is left. Do them and there yoiu are ....done.
Hope this helps.
Later,
John A.
Sorry for the misspells, long day and jut too tired to go back and proof.
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