How To Tighten Barbed Wire Fence

As you spin them down over the wires pushing them down and threading them through the fence don t let them grab the next wire where they would naturally take hold of it or they will bind.

How to tighten barbed wire fence.

Attach the wire clamp on your come along and clip it to the wire leaving a few feet between the clipping point and the point of connection to the fence post. How to tighten wire strand fencing tightening barbed wire double or single strand wire fences can be done using pliers in the same way as a mesh fence but a more effective option is to create a hitch or twist tie by looping the wire around itself and using a lever to twist it tight. In most cases a long bolt will be perfect as a lever. Refer to the tips below.

Be careful not to over tighten the wire. A quick and cheap method of tightening old barb wire. Take them a half turn past or sometimes a full revolution past that next wire so they can connect with it in a neutral pressure situation. To tighten your barbed wire fence without the risk of being injured there are a few tricks you should learn.

Pull the wire as tight as you can with one gloved hand then use the other hand to catch the wire in the v groove of a curved nail puller.