3 Horse Ranch
Veteran Member
- Joined
 - Aug 18, 2017
 
- Messages
 - 1,396
 
- Location
 - Tonasket, WA
 
- Tractor
 - NH B50H Cab, Ford 1715, Poulan Pro 46
 
The high tensile wire I use is so stiff that once it's bent around a post or an insulator the crimp sleeves don't have much strain on them at all and 2 aluminum sleeves is more than sufficient. With splicing in the middle of a run, 3 sleeves and I've had no failures even with a herd of elk challenging the fence.For high tensile I would use steel over aluminum.