Barbwire fencing tricks 

If this video helped you? Please check out our fencing series of videos. There are many ways to fence, many ways to do it right & many more ways to do it wrong. I wish I would’ve seen this series of video when I first started out ranching, it would’ve saved me many headaches. Your comments, advice and tips are welcome. We all can learn together. Two heads are better than one. Happy trails Luke

I'm English but living in Australia learning fencing from an American. Thank you.

We just moved to a new farm with 5 strand barbed wire that has been neglected for years! I'm thrilled to have found this channel so that I can confidently repair the fence to make good neighbors!

“Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set.” The last time I helped with repairing barbed wire fence was in 1969. We used diamond willow posts because they resisted rot. We soaked other posts in bluestone (copper sulphate) . Thanks for making this video. God bless you!

Thank you for great tips . I’m a woman and will be doing for first time ever 50-100 metres of fencing 😊myself Glad for your tips

I’m part of the 11% as well. Lost my husband last October and have a lot of barb wire to pull. Thank you! Much appreciated

Great video, informative and entertaining. I did ten years with the forest service as a Hot Shot and when we weren’t fighting fires we were putting up miles of fence. I am now helping my son with a fencing project and since I haven’t done any fencing in 25 years, I needed to brush up on the best way to put on T-post clips. One thought on safety. Much of the wire that we installed was on hilly terrain and we would need to tighten and loosen the wire as we attached to the T-posts and once or twice a year we would have a wire snap. When the wire snaps it has a tendency to want to go back to its previous shape of being on a roll which would cause it to recoil at a very fast rate in a very chaotic manor. Our safety rule around this is that we do all work possible from the back side of the T-post which adds that extra layer of protection as a snapped wire comes flying back at a high rate of speed. Fortunately we never had anyone get caught up in the wire but there were folk tales told of folks sustaining some pretty serious injuries from being on the wrong side of a fence when it snapped. I know the risk of a wire breaking when attaching clips on flat terrain is pretty low, but we would always practice that safety rule no matter what work we were doing on the fence. Just my two cents and thanks again for the great video.

I'm part of the 93% American from Michoacán, Mexico. Watching this video because of another American, from Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil. Thanks for pointing that out👍 Saludos!

wow i didn't even know i was doing it wrong all these years. but it makes perfect sense. Thank You

Always wondered how to put up barb wire. Now I know! Thank you very much!

Hi I'm a city girl but learn farm life pretty quick those were amazing fence fix tips that worked for me and my farming inlaws were impressed how I help fix fence w them thank u

HI from. NZ. It great to learn fencing tricks from the other side of the world. Always open yo learn more! Thanks for a gr8 video!

Thank you Luke; your tips and comment's help a lot. From the other side of the World. Puerto Rico. René.

Great tips on how to use the pliers CORRECTLY. Measuring trick w/pliers or hammer is good too for this newbie in fence repair . Steve Callaway-Tyler Texas

Extra staple...it's like the ice cold beer a neighbor hands you on a hot day; appreciated!

Getting ready to run some wire myself. Love learning all the tricks I can. Thanks for sharing

From the 11% club...thank you! I really enjoyed this lesson. Especially the spare staple hack.

Well, I really don’t have any fencing tricks/tips to pass on. I do, however, have an experience I’d like to share for anyone that isn’t too experienced in handling wire. About six weeks ago, my brother’s horses had gotten out. We found them soon enough, just a half-mile down the road. After spending a few hours trying to coax them into coming to us. Shacking a milk jug with a few rocks in it worked, to a point. I’m guessing they couldn’t smell any feed, so they turned back into a hundred acre pasture. He was already 95 degrees on a humid Texas day. After going to the Feed Store we returned hoping to find them. After 45 minuets we gave up and went back home. There they were. Relieved, we went straight to where they had gotten out. Using some dog kennel panels, we made quick work of the repair. On the last strand of wire I had to cut, in the back of the truck. I made the cut , first one strand then the second. After I cut it, the wire coiled back up and spun around into my eye. So, let this be a lesson for anyone unfamiliar with the way wire acts. It’s the little things that one must consider when working around wire that can hurt you. I’m not sure of the outcome yet, time will tell, but I can see blurry at times, but still I can see.

I always appreciate your videos. Some things to try, some we do the same and some I never even considered before. Great way to share learn and grow from a different area.

i work on a pig farm and your video helped me alot thank you

This was a big help as a lady working the acreage alone. !

Can't thank you enough,,, I'm from the Texas Hill country and learn alot from watching you guys....

This is awsome. Im just learning how to run a cattle farm and im super excited that i found these videos

That is a good video , you are showing others how they can get they fences together.

I just want to say thank you for your tips. They work.

This older feller appreciates the tips cause I'm new to fencing.

Love the forethought of leaving the treasure on the post!

Thanks for the fast and capable teaching. I learned a few tricks

I'm looking to put two perimeter fences this summer on my property in Pagosa Springs 2800 feet total length. This is my first DIY video. Thank you for the time making this video. John in San Diego

Your video is years of experience rolled in a few min. good job.

I've been fencing since I've been a kid but I still always learn something from these fencing videos. Also if you're doing fence work on property lines it's not a bad idea to look up the laws specific to your state. Missouri fencing laws can be...complicated. Complicated enough that county extension services and other farm associations actually hold seminars on fence law.

Thank you ive been putting those t clips on upside down for years, grew up and own my great great grandfathers farm here in eastern Iowa. Maybe watching you i can learn how to do things right, 64 yrs old isnt never to old to learn an old dog new tricks, much thanks.

Great video. The extra staple is a time saver

Well look at that. I have been putting my clips on upside down! Thanks.

Thanks for refreshing my memory

Awesome video, very helpful! God Bless yourself and your family!

Great tips. Thanks

Great tips. Learned something new from your hammer technique with those t-post wires. I've always used another pair of pliers to twist that loose end but your technique is waaay faster.

Thanks, Luke. Fire, 2 years ago, took out a wood post. Insecure neighbors mangled so to feed the gossip train. 11% kicking Butt does that & We KNOW the types.... A Prize to barter FOR Pro repair would be FANTASTIC!!💪

Thanks. Lady from Australia. Much appreciated

Thanks a lot. Now I can do the Post clip the right way without the headache.

I am fixing to build my first bobwire fence. I appreciate everything I can learn.

Thank you, this video helped this novice a bunch!

Thanks for the help. My wife is an only child so I’m trying to learn how to manage the family farm 👍🏼

As always excellent tips that are helping me as I try to get my farm off the ground.

Good tips,I especially like the extra staple in the fence post,good last name by the way!

I'm part of the 11% as well. Thanks for taking the time to explain & give time saving good tips.

Just found your pics , been try to figure a way to fence off some property I got with out so much work . Thank you

thank you I never thought about the loose staple and also the one on the post :-)

"Gravity works. We don't know how it works, but it works." Haha, nice!

Thanks Luke! A person can never have too many tricks in their bag to make life easier. Next time I need to do some fence mending, I'm going to try out your tricks.

Good instruction. My mom grew up on a ranch across the Little Missouri from Bullion Butte. '20s and '30s. Back in the day :) Nice seeing the old landscape.

I like the extra staple on fence post, I hunt on a friends ranch in Wyoming and I noticed staples on top of the wooden corner posts that weren't attached to anything, well now I know why. Thanks for the video.

I’ve been looking for the correct way to put t post clips on. I like your way!

Great tips - now I need to go out and mend some of mine.. Thank you for the video!

Putting up fencing for the first time and I really appreciate all your videos. Thank you for posting these videos.

I’m halfway through fencing my property and I’m glad I found this video! I put way too much sweat into those t-post clips... Have a good one!

When I first got my property I saw the sraple on the posts and have always put one there. But I had no idea the purpose...lol Now I know! Thank you! Great tips. Just starting out so this is very helpful.

Thanks for all you show on your videos! I'm 70 and am just getting into NEEDNGto do some fence work and you videos help, immensely!

Being a country hillbilly I've never had the need to use fences. Having lived in Texas I bought me a pair if fencing players their great for other uses too. But not all country folk know fencing as am I but this was awesome learning for my hopefully future ranch one day. Nahhh who am I kidding I'm getting older with a broke down body. IVE SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CHANEL AND IT AMAZING. THANKS.

Good fences make good neighbors is from a poem by Robert Frost “Mending wall”

I have been fencing on my property for about 55 years and I learned a few tricks. I especially like the "complementary staple".

Thanks for your T-Post clip tips. If only I had known about this 20 (+/-) years ago.

Thank you for recognizing your lady veiwers. Your videos have certainly improved my fencing skills, though I have yet to build a fence that My donkey can not escape.

OMGOODNESS! I LLLOVE THIS!

Excellent

Thank you for your fine instructions, best regards from an Uruguayan rancher, God bless

Well I am new to your following, I just bought some land in Arizona and needed to know how to do barbed wire fencing and saw your channel and loved it on the how to 101 tips. Helped me out perfectly, thank you, will keep watching you from now on.

Great thank you! from the UK

You forgot to mention one very important thing. Always pick up pieces of barbed wire, nails and staples. Cows can eat this stuff and it can be deadly. In your box of tools you should carry a magnet to find a nail or staple in the grass. Anyone in doubt should look up hardware disease in cattle. Don't learn the hard way..

I've always used the tip of the fencing pliers to close the horn and the hook to wrap the tie end of the wire tie. Nice tip on the complimentary staple. I never thought to do that.

Boy, am I glad I found this fencing series! Thank you!

I have been a dairy farmer my whole an life. I learned more about fencing in last the 3 mints than in the last 10 years.

I found this very helpful. I am a beginner and will use these tips.

Simple, and to the point. I like it.

👍- I've always felt R. Frost' sentence 'Good fences make good neighbors'' was spot on. I finally told my neighbor the next time I found his cows (3 times in a month) in my garden I'd shoot one & put it in our freezer; haven't had a problem since. I like your tips!

Hi, I'm part of the 11% 😀 I appreciated the tips. The only thing is we have metal braces so we can't do the Longhorn ...

I like using screw driver on the "T-Post"

We recently replaced about 6 miles of fences due to a tornado on our cattle ranch. My fencing mentor had about 70 years experience. Thanks for your tips, we all can learn from each other. No more mending fencing in Glory land for him because he was ready to meet his Creator where there is open range again. Till then, keep on mending and building nose high and bull strong.

Thank you very much for taking time to show how to mange this job. You make this look so easy.

Great video ! However...consider using a " Golden Rod " found at local farm stores for tightening the wires. Much faster and less moving parts ! Snap snap and the wire is attached...and unhooked from the " Golden Rod " So simple ! Also.... at 1 min 26 seconds. Your end slice .....should always be moved to the center of the post as you have at 2:03 .lower wire. If the wire is off sided it will literally turn the post in the ground when its wet. and render your braces worthless. I know....you do have another adjoining fence on the other side...which prevents that mostly. Id disagree with leaving the staples loose . Its always best to use two staples per wire on the second post from the end to help hold the " pulling load " After all thats what " brace " posts are meant for. Yes its a pain in the butt to remove them to re-tighten the wires if needed...but worth it in the long run.

Put up many fences in my day kind of miss it out there all by yourself with God and your thoughts

I am enjoying watching and learning from Ireland, great videos Luke

Thank you for this great video. I learned a lot and ready to fix the old fence that is at the back of our property. Basically it's just to keep people out and not hold livestock.

Hi. I'm an actor about to audition for a role as a rancher, and in the audition scene I'm out mending a fence. I was looking for some guidance and found your video. Thanks for the lesson!

Didnt know about the compliment staple. I have seen them, thought to myself, hey theres a rusty staple if i need one. Thanks for the information.

Thank you for the helpful tricks to keep my cows contained. Good cowboy logic. I developed a major respect for my fence stretcher. Dangerous tool! 😬

Thank you for your video! This will be my first time putting up a barbed wire fence.

I think the saying of the day could be applied on an international level ... Good Fences Make Good Neighbors. Establishing respectful boundaries is good policy.

How high should I go with 5 string? Elk and deer all around.

Thanks for the trick, it should definitely save some time. Could've used that working for my families business last year.

Thank you. Any fencing help is greatly appreciated. Loved the measuring trick. :)

Here is one that will save you even more time buy your ties as a tape sleeve tear off five or four per post not more mouse nest

A good fence makes good neighbors , ha ha should see the mess I got .

Amazing video, I and my 2 boys needed to learn how to string barbwire on 40 acres in Missouri. Your video is educational & interesting. The long horn, and extra staple in the post WOW! great ideas. The boys are stringing barbwire on T-post easier & quicker after learning the tricks of trade. Your video has helped us tremendously. Will be looking for all your helpful video. Thank you for sharing and educating all of us. Enjoying the wide open spaces.

Thanks for these tips. Very helpful advice for a beginner with some new property!

"Owwies".....😆

The orange paint makes me think he has lost a pair or 10 of the fence pliers before

I am an American Lady!! LOL!!! Thank you for sharing these tips!

Your awesome Luke. Thanks for teaching.