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| LAYOUT THE
FENCE LINE AND SET POSTS |
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Prepare the Fence Line |
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The fence line should be
cleared and clean before starting the fence. The
optimum width for your cleared fence line should
be wide enough to drive along. Remove all dead falls,
brush, and any other obstacles that can be removed
before you build the fence.
Fill, level, and tamp any holes along the path of
the fence to minimize predator incursions. Install
an apron fence (where the bottom of the fence is
buried in the ground) for total predator control.
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Set the End Posts |
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Lay out the fence line according
to your plan, locating ends, corners, and gate openings.
Set end posts at the ends and corners of the first
pull. |
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Cleared
fence line, posts laid out |
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Pull a Guide Wire Between
the End Posts |
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Although it’s not absolutely
necessary, a guide wire pulled between two end posts
makes setting the line posts and brace posts much
easier. This can be temporary or permanent.
For additional predator control, try using a strand
of barbed wire as your guide wire. We recommend
high-tensile Class 3 galvanized 4-point barbed wire,
which will discourage predators from digging under
the fence. Position this wire very near or on the
ground.
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Guide
wire Between End Posts |
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Tighten the Guide Wire |
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Using our RE-560
Smooth Wire Puller is the the easiest way
to tighten the guide wire, or you can use a conventional
come-along.
To use the Smooth Wire Puller, wrap the chain around
the post, then back through the clamping jaws on
the end of the chain. Place the end of the chain
into the chain walking jaws of the smooth wire puller.
Manually pull the guide wire until it is relatively
tight and then place the wire into the clamping
jaws on the handle of the smooth wire puller. These
jaws lock onto the wire as tension is applied.
Tighten the guide wire by cranking the handle to
walk the jaws up the chain.
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Jaws
clamping wire |
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Smooth
Wire Puller in action |
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Once the guide wire is tight,
wrap it around the end post and cut it with your
High-Tensile Wire Cutters,
leaving roughly 2 inches of extra wire to use to
make a knot. We recommend using a special high-tensile
knot, which we demonstrate
here. Release the tension on the guide wire
by walking the jaws of the Smooth Wire Puller back
down the chain. |
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Cut
the wire with 2 feet available to tie off |
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Guide
wire tied off |
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Now pick up the guide wire and
drop it. This snaps the guide wire to its natural
position between the two end posts, giving you a
straight line to use for accurate post placement. |
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Set the Brace Posts |
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For guidelines on building end
braces, see
our downloadable design guides (PDF). Set
the brace posts using the guide wire as a line.The
width of the brace should be 2.5 times the height
of the fence.
Posts can be driven in with a post driver, tamped,
or cemented.
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Steel
End Post drive with Post Pounder |
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Wood
End posts Set by digging holes and tamping
soil |
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| F) |
Set the rest of the line
posts and line bosses |
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The general rule for post spacings
is 20-25 fee on center. A rigid line boss should
be set on the edge of every hump and in the bottom
of all dips, regardless of spacing |
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