Wire strainers , Hayes or Strainrite ?
- Thread starter Pilatus
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- Location
- Ballyclare Northern Ireland
2.5mm high tensile
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Whilst gripples are not the cheapest to use they really are quick and effective.
I use t clips on horse netting and sometimes stock netting as the saving in time is justified in some cases.
I use t clips on horse netting and sometimes stock netting as the saving in time is justified in some cases.
exmoor dave
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- Location
- exmoor, uk
Really interesting
Big fan of gripples here, but using the 'contractor' tool... and having weetabix for breaki..... you can snap HT plains.
No problem with netting though.
Those spirals are amazing..... how do they hold so much tension????
Is it some sort of voodoo black magic? ?
- Location
- Scottish Borders
It must be voodoo magic! 
Just their own tension on the wire, it looks a cracking bit of kit. I must be getting to that age, but I find Tim Thomson’s videos very helpful and interesting!
Christ I need to get out more !
Just their own tension on the wire, it looks a cracking bit of kit. I must be getting to that age, but I find Tim Thomson’s videos very helpful and interesting!Christ I need to get out more !
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Those spirals are nothing new. BT used them for years and electric board doIt must be voodoo magic!
Christ I need to get out more !
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Just shows how easily impressed I am, I’ve never seen them before !
- Location
- North Wales
And speced by the forestry commission a lot for their fencing.
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
I have never used them. Have you?
- Location
- North Wales
No but they're mentioned in the British standard for fencing as a join type.
- Location
- The North
its ok showing all those joining methods but with only gripples can you quickly add tension with a simple hand held tool, i really rate them they are supper handy ad fast, best bit is if you hit fence you can re add tension easily.
Perhaps tractor drivers in livestock areas should be issued with a set of Gripple strainers and a few Gripple joiners!!