Texas Fence Fixer

rrlund

Well-known Member
When I mentioned getting a Texas Fence Fixer for Christmas,somebody wanted to know how well it worked. I finally got around to using it in a serious way yesterday. It's probably the best way that there is to tighten barbed wire fences,but,that said,the commercials are still a little misleading.
It works just like they show on the top two wires,but get down low and it's a little harder to get leverage. Then there are the guys who say they just carry it on the saddle or in the tractor cab. That's all fine and dandy,but they're worthless unless unless you have an extra piece of wire with you. Those would be my only complaints. I loaded up a roll of wire and the chainsaw on the 4 wheeler and did some serious maintenence with it. The longer I used it,the easier it got,so yea,it's got my recomendation.
 
Bought one last year. It stays on the 4 wheeler along with a roll of wire. It is fine as you said for some fence repair. Have found if the frence wire is old and brittle, their method will not work. So I use several strands of hay wire to make the repair. I agree with the trouble on the bottom wire. Have to get down on my knees to work on the bottom wire.
Over all, yes,I agree, its a good piece of equipment to add to the fence repair collection.
Good Luck
 
I just watched the YouTube video and I gotta say I've never thought to use that method to tighten a strand. I think I'll stick with my ratcheting fence stretcher, but I'm definitely going to be using that method of wrapping the wire tight. I've always cut the wire and spliced it tight, which doesn't work very well. You learn something new every day!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgPHXvgLB98">video</a>
 
I've got one of those bar type strechers for splicing. I've used it for the Texas fixer method. It works,but the bar is so close to the wire that it's hard to make the wrap. The TFF gets the wire out there far enough to clear the slack in the wire and get your pliers around for a good half turn.
I made one splice yesterday with the TFF. Worked OK if you can get enough slack to twist the wire together,then use the method to twist a new wire in to the splice. It's hard to get ahold of both ends to get it hooked on too when the wire's broken. The thing wants to flop around like a knob on an outhouse door.
Best of both worlds though is to have one of each. Like they say,never send a weed whacker to do a Garden Weasels job.
 
Yeah, good point rrlund. I didn't think about the bar on the fence stretcher being in the way until after I posted. Still, it seems like a better method than what I've been doing even though it wouldn't work as well as it does this Texas Fence Stretcher.
 

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