How to Stretch a Wire Weave Fence
A loose wire weave fence allows your children or pets to move the fence and escape from your yard. Stretching a wire weave fence during installation keeps the fence taut and prevents it from being moved with ease. Specifically designed tools aide you in the process of fence stretching. Using the tools incorrectly can lead to serious injury to you or others working on the fence and cause damage to property near the fence. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Wrap a nylon sling around the end post of the fence wall. Connect the hook of a come-along pulley to the eyelets of the nylon sling. Push the come-along direction lever to the "Neutral" position. Pull all the chain from the pulley.
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Slide a tension bar in the wire weave fence near the end of the pulley chain.
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Slide the hooks of a spreader bar on the tension bar with the front eye of the bar facing the come-along. Connect the hook -- located at the end of the pulley chain -- to the spreader bar eyelet. Move the come-along direction lever to "Tighten."
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Crank the come-along lever until the pulley chain pulls tight. Push on the wire weave fencing with your hands. Continue cranking the come-along until the wire weave fence doesn't move when pushed.
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Attach all fence hardware before releasing the come-along from the spreader bar.
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Tips & Warnings
Over tightening will damage a wire weave fence.
References
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