How to Repair Barbed Wire Fences
Barbed wire has long been a material of choice for constructing fence lines designed to keep livestock in and unwanted intruders out. Barbed wire is commonly made of two wires twisted together with a small knot of sharp pointed wires forming a barb spaced evenly along the wire length. The wire is often stretched and secured to wooden fence posts. One of the more common repairs to a barbed wire fence involves repairing a cut or break in a length of barbed wire. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Hook the notched end of a wrecking bar around the pointed barb nearest the break in one end of the wire. Hold the opposite end of the wrecking bar and pull the wire taught to the next fence post.
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Pull the barbed wire taught and level while an assistant hammers a fence staple around the wire and into the fence post. Place the staple just behind the pointed barb so that the tension will be maintained in the wire fence.
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Hook the wrecking bar around a barb in the other end of the broken wire fence. Pull the barbed wire tight so that as much slack as possible is removed from the fence line.
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Pull the wire to the fence post where the opposite broken end was secured. Position the wire either just below or above the end that was just tacked into place.
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Secure the broken barbed wire fence to the fence post with fencing staples.
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References
- Photo Credit Barbed wire image by Hlynur Vidar from Fotolia.com
