Building A Barbed Wire Fence With T Posts

Simply lift the tool and let go gravity and the weight of the tool will work to drive the t post in.

Building a barbed wire fence with t posts.

Anyone who s ever tackled the job of building a barbed wire fence will have to agree. The fence should be on the outside of all the posts. Pull the fence taut. 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. You can skip this step if you build a barbed wire fence. 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.

Low spots require additional braces to make sure the tight wire doesn t pull up the posts. 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. Start from the corner post and move to the next pillar unrolling the wire and stapling it carefully. Position each post with the anchor plate at the bottom and perpendicular to the fence line.

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

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.