Thank you I've been making the same kind but never wrap my loose ends back over like you did thank you very much I've been doing it wrong thank you again
I'm going to try this our bull keeps sticking his head through the fence maybe this will keep the wire from breaking. Thanks you for the informative video!
Good day from Ontario Canada Yea my dad always done it I guess the wrong way. Now when I was in high school electrical shop he show us that way "western splice" I don't remember something like that. Thanks
New subscriber here. I have a farm in Iowa and we have a lot of fence to maintain. I was taught the 2 loop method and used that for years. I got to see how the pros do it and I have been using that method ever since. Your method is faster and I would imagine it is almost as strong if not as strong. I am going to give your method a whirl here on the next fence project that I will be working on. I would like to see how you build a wire gate. Thanks for this video.
We built many fences over the years and the braces were almost identical to what you built. 50 years ago my father was using cedar posts that were well over 12" diameter that he harvested. Over time those posts will rot, so we started using steel pipe set in concrete. The cross member is welded so there is no need for the wire cross brace. Think in terms of something that will still be around when you are gone and your kids will take over. We still have some fences in NM that my father built when he returned from WWII and he used juniper posts that he harvested with an axe. It was an incredible amount of work but they lasted.
I love hearing that kind of history. We also have some here on the ranch as well. We found several fences that were built in the early 1900's with barbed wire that dates to 1890's. If you scroll down on my Instagram's page there is a couple pictures of it. Yes the cemented steel posts would be the best option for sure. We have a lot of fences and cross fences on our ranch so it's just not in the budget. I use 8ft pressure treated posts on my corner braces. They will last for a long while. Thank you for watching.
Great idea! I wonder, has anyone has tested different types of barbed wire splices to failure? I'm sure some splices are stronger than others, but will the barbed wire fail before the splices? I think your splice is probably stronger than the wire but it would be nice to see it put to the test.
If the wire is not very tight any splice would work. I've seen lots of loop slices fail. We tighten the wire as tight as possible. Then add -45 temps and the wire gets tighter. Then have a Moose or Elk hit the wire and a loop slice breaks. This one holds up in our conditions.
@@b8ranch when I was a kid first stretching fence I’d never dreamed that some day I would pull a phone out of my pocket and gotten a short lesson in splicing on the side of the road.
@@wintermute1 lol. That's funny. Same here though, I never thought I would share on the internet what my dad showed me 30 plus years ago. My how times have changed.
Ain't pretty but it works. It's the technique I use most often but I''ll sometimes use a loop-to-loop splice. I've seem some loop spliced wire last for 25+ years and the wire broke somewhere else first. Wish I could hammer staples that fast 😉😉
From experience I found if you make your twist both over the top or both under the bottom the wire pulls together and can't come apart. Only gets tighter. Technically your tie will unscrew if pulled hard enough. No need for the back twist.
@@b8ranch The reason the first splice was extremely poor is due to three factors. The loops need to be very small. The wraps need to be tight on the wire. The wraps need to be close together. Then I trim off the ends for neatness and never try to redo a splice. What you made is a mess. If it gives a slight amount, the wire will be loose. The two loop method does cause many fence failures because people are so sloppy on how they build the spice. When the wire is down that is a good opportunity to chop out a few defective splices.
New subscriber here, I have a RU-vid channel as well where we specialize in fencing. I do very similar, but different way of doing it. Hope to see more of your videos Luke
Original Texas fence fixer works really well (we combine it with crimps to reattach the wire ends on broken strands). You have to get the american or aussie (Aussie version has a swivel and lever over mechanism to really tighten wire) made versions (lock n lube sells the american one). the chinese version snaps after a couple of uses. Another one that has worked pretty good is the wire tight fence crimper (red and looks like fingers closing together). I have only broken one wire with it after dozens of crimps on very rusted wire. It does a pretty good job of taking the sag out. Again, you have to get the ones made outside of china.
I have heard of this being called a Chinese Finger. Not sure if that’s politically correct? It works well on extremely old wire that is too brittle to make loops in. No need to back twist. Just make each tail 12-18” long. Looks nicer, rather than the mess you made (sorry). There is an easier way to make braces. Take your twist wire and pass the 2 ends through the staple at the top of your post (the inside brace post), pull them tight with pliers and twist into a pig tail. Staple this down to post with extra staple and bury the staple your wire is through. No need to use a post to twist tight. Merely use the end of your fencing pliers, twist wires tight and pull pliers out. I am a contract fencer and have literally done thousands like this. It’s quicker and you don’t need to pack or trim twist poles.
It does work very well for that. That is the reason for the video. I'll try what you suggested this summer with no back twist. "not offended at all" I might try your brace wire out too. Thanks.
Glad if I could help. Wasn’t trying to offend. None of us knows more about something than all of us do. Different parts of the world, different techniques.
@@calebbolejack4935 butting the staple is not a problem on your diagonal brace wires but totally agree on your fence wires, especially here in Canada where we have such temperature extremes. The wire needs to be able to expand and contract.
Really difficult on american barb wire because you have to strip off the barbs by cutting or twisting off. Seems like barbed wire in other countries has the barbs attached to the individual wires so you can open them up much easier and splice together. I have looked every where that I can and no one has that type of wire (even the brazillian and chinese stuff).
just use plain wire for all joins and knots easier to work and stronger. you can also tension with cockatoo head pliers . amazed that americans cant use the tools as they have been designed to use them.
