SHARE YOUR FENCE SRETCHING TECHNIQUES

[JHFV]

Im restretching and putting up a bunch of new fence on my land. Its all field fence the kind with squares in it. Ive been nailing it to a 2x4 and pulling in it with the comealong, but it doesnt want to pull everything at the same time. I was wondering how you guys do it? Any tips I would appreciate! thanks

 

[dooleysm]

For mine I took 2 2x4's and screwed them together with the end of the fence clamped between them. I put eye bolts on the top and bottom of the 2x4s and pulled with a come along.

 

[KubotaSteve]

I did mine the same way Shawn did his. Where possible, I hooked the come-a-long to the tractor and used the tractor to tighten it a little and then did the final tightening by cranking the come-a-long handle. It worked great.

 

[rback33]

I'm with Steve pretty much to the letter. Help a guy build fence just like that.. two, 2X's screwed together and pull with the tractor. Was a VERY nice fence when we were done.

 

[John D]

I built one of those stretchers with three hooks welded on a pc of pipe with a ring to hook the come-a-long to webed a pc of rebar through the fenceing and hooked the Hooks (loops) to and it worked well. jb

 

[weedsportpete]

I also use the 2x4s fastened together with eye bolts with the wire fence in between.

On the other hand, I don't hook it to the tractor, because its not heavy enough. When I'm cranking it tight, the tractor moves too. That does make it harder to tighten because I have to use some other post as the anchor, and there is not always one available. If it is on a straight section, there is no problem as I mount the fence to the one end (post) and tighten the other end of the wire fence(in the middle of the line of fence posts). Otherwise if I am at the other end (short fence) or going around a corner, I might not have a good anchor.

I tried using my wife's Silverado once, parked sideways, and it still moved the truck. And she doesn't like her baby out in the field.

Pete

 

[tcarter1]

I have a rig like JohnD's. Works great with a chain looped thru it and hooked to the bucket.

 

[KennethBrown]

I used two pieces of 1 X 2 rectangular tubing bolted together. I put a chain on each end and hook to the bucket hook. I ease the tractor back till it justs starts to get tight then curl the bucket back till it feels right.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

A guy loaned this stretcher to my brother. The design looked so good I took some pics and may make one.

 

[Birdman]

I also use 2X4's with several bolts thru them. Then I wrap one end of a short chain near the top and the other end near the bottom. Then hook the come-a-long to the center of the chain.