Building A Barbed Wire Fence With T Posts

Fix the top rails in the same way as bottom ones.

Building a barbed wire fence with t posts.

Pull the fence taut. Simply lift the tool and let go gravity and the weight of the tool will work to drive the t post in. Check the level. The fence should be on the outside of all the posts.

Anyone who s ever tackled the job of building a barbed wire fence will have to agree. Once you have the corners set and braced run a guide line between them to ensure you set your t posts in a straight line. Then define the level where the top rails should be placed. It is a special weighted pipe that slides up and down on the top section of a t post forcing the post into the ground.

Each post should be driven into the ground until the flared fins are beneath the surface. The key to a good barbed wire fence is good braces. Unroll the fence to the opposite corner or end post and attach it to the post with 1 1 2 inch galvanized fence staples. Position each post with the anchor plate at the bottom and perpendicular to the fence line.

In easy terrain on straight stretches without corners nelson puts a brace every quarter mile at the end of every roll of wire. You should space your posts 8 12 feet apart as a general rule although 10 12 feet apart is sufficient for 5 6 wire barbed fence. That is the top of your fence. Low spots require additional braces to make sure the tight wire doesn t pull up the posts.

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