Thank you I've been making the same kind but never wrap my loose ends back over like you did thank you very much I've been doing it wrong thank you again
I'm going to try this our bull keeps sticking his head through the fence maybe this will keep the wire from breaking. Thanks you for the informative video!
Good day from Ontario Canada Yea my dad always done it I guess the wrong way. Now when I was in high school electrical shop he show us that way "western splice" I don't remember something like that. Thanks
We built many fences over the years and the braces were almost identical to what you built. 50 years ago my father was using cedar posts that were well over 12" diameter that he harvested. Over time those posts will rot, so we started using steel pipe set in concrete. The cross member is welded so there is no need for the wire cross brace. Think in terms of something that will still be around when you are gone and your kids will take over. We still have some fences in NM that my father built when he returned from WWII and he used juniper posts that he harvested with an axe. It was an incredible amount of work but they lasted.
Great idea! I wonder, has anyone has tested different types of barbed wire splices to failure? I'm sure some splices are stronger than others, but will the barbed wire fail before the splices? I think your splice is probably stronger than the wire but it would be nice to see it put to the test.
From experience I found if you make your twist both over the top or both under the bottom the wire pulls together and can't come apart. Only gets tighter. Technically your tie will unscrew if pulled hard enough. No need for the back twist.
Ain't pretty but it works. It's the technique I use most often but I''ll sometimes use a loop-to-loop splice. I've seem some loop spliced wire last for 25+ years and the wire broke somewhere else first. Wish I could hammer staples that fast 😉😉
Thank you, I'm maintaining my family's land and this really helps.
What we used to consider "the old work truck" is now worth many thousands of dollars. Nice !!!
Thank you I've been making the same kind but never wrap my loose ends back over like you did thank you very much I've been doing it wrong thank you again
Great video! And I can tell this isn't your first rodeo when it comes to fences. This video should have a ton more views!!!
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I'm going to try this our bull keeps sticking his head through the fence maybe this will keep the wire from breaking. Thanks you for the informative video!
New subscriber here. I have a farm in Iowa and we have a lot of fence to maintain.
Good day from Ontario Canada Yea my dad always done it I guess the wrong way. Now when I was in high school electrical shop he show us that way "western splice" I don't remember something like that. Thanks
We built many fences over the years and the braces were almost identical to what you built. 50 years ago my father was using cedar posts that were well over 12" diameter that he harvested. Over time those posts will rot, so we started using steel pipe set in concrete. The cross member is welded so there is no need for the wire cross brace. Think in terms of something that will still be around when you are gone and your kids will take over. We still have some fences in NM that my father built when he returned from WWII and he used juniper posts that he harvested with an axe. It was an incredible amount of work but they lasted.
Very nice. This will come in very handy very soon. Thank you
Great idea! I wonder, has anyone has tested different types of barbed wire splices to failure? I'm sure some splices are stronger than others, but will the barbed wire fail before the splices? I think your splice is probably stronger than the wire but it would be nice to see it put to the test.
Thanks for the fencing tip Boyd.
I was out patching fence that a car had run through and got to thinking that there must be a better way to splice. Thanks!
with over 100,0000 acers of fenced ground i cant recall a loop splice fail , but have many of the dog knots fail
From experience I found if you make your twist both over the top or both under the bottom the wire pulls together and can't come apart. Only gets tighter. Technically your tie will unscrew if pulled hard enough. No need for the back twist.
Ain't pretty but it works. It's the technique I use most often but I''ll sometimes use a loop-to-loop splice. I've seem some loop spliced wire last for 25+ years and the wire broke somewhere else first. Wish I could hammer staples that fast 😉😉
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing
Nice job.
thank you !
What tool are you using to pull the line wire tight?