Building A Barbed Wire Fence With T Posts

Start from the corner post and move to the next pillar unrolling the wire and stapling it carefully.

Building a barbed wire fence with t posts.

Each post should be driven into the ground until the flared fins are beneath the surface. Check the level. 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. There just ain t no way to avoid some nicks and scratches when you re stringing that ol bob wahr.

Unroll the fence to the opposite corner or end post and attach it to the post with 1 1 2 inch galvanized fence staples. Then define the level where the top rails should be placed. 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. Position each post with the anchor plate at the bottom and perpendicular to the fence line.

Pull the fence taut. 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. Anyone who s ever tackled the job of building a barbed wire fence will have to agree. Now you can strain the wire.

Low spots require additional braces to make sure the tight wire doesn t pull up the posts. That is the top of your fence. Fix the top rails in the same way as bottom ones. The key to a good barbed wire fence is good braces.

In easy terrain on straight stretches without corners nelson puts a brace every quarter mile at the end of every roll of wire.