Plain fence wire tensioner ??

[tomlad]

As above
Few fences of 2 strand plain prob ht wire , get snapped regularly, id like the ability to tension up a length, when i repair it. Reusable ratchity thing .presumably galv so wen Muppet snaps wire it can reset,repair .
Who supplies ratchet thingy.plz .
Tia

 

[ploughman1963]

https://www.kwazar.co.uk/506/Wire-Strainers-wire-pullers

 

[tomlad]

No mate sorry form part of fence . Leave attached.
Been asking in screwfix today , lad showing me a turnbuckle but i don't think that would do .
I don't know what its called sorry.

 

[Landrover]

This is what you mean ? https://www.ukcountrystore.co.uk/acatalog/Ratchet-Strainer-For-Electric-Fences.html

 

[little un]

Gripples?

 

[tomlad]

Exactly whats in my head but will it work ?

I think wire 2, / 3 mm , two runs prob 150 m each , bends , so i thought put tensioner in the middle, strainer post already there.
So guess i need 8 .
The two strands was installed as a sacrificial about 6 ft off my otter fence, because i know what the guy on tractor can b like , and as both strands are now on the floor i was right.
So want to put abit of tension on ,and be able to re adjust / mend next time he wacks it with plough or whatever.

 

[Nearly]

https://www.ultimate-one.co.uk/medi...uEyOxQqNfpN0lcIt8e1eZwq20JPbSerMaAlcSEALw_wcB

 

[Jameshenry]

Gripples will be the cheapest choice, but they won't often cope with repeated re tensioning, gallagher wheel tighteners are the best thing i've ever used for plain wire, but ideally you need there dedicated tensioning tool to get a good tension on them

 

[Jameshenry]

 

[deleted user 832e5323]

Strainrite XT1 is probably the best in-line strainer I've used

 

[Willie adie]

Xt1s or cheaper option conventional radiseur,
Kiwi kit will have the xt1s or any agri store the conventional ones

 

[tomlad]

Finished second run today
Bought these on ebay of a fencing suppliers
Exactly what was in my mind.

Uploading that image was easy, admin .
I had some s.s m12 thready bar so used that

 

[tomlad]

4 tensioners did it . 1 for each run on end strainer.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Finished second run today
Bought these on ebay of a fencing suppliers
Exactly what was in my mind.

Uploading that image was easy, admin .
I had some s.s m12 thready bar so used that

Another way of doing it is to drill a hole through the post, thread the wire through and put the tensioner on the other side so it pulls against the post.

 

[tomlad]

Yes contractor had suggested that but we felt this way was more stable for the winder

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Yes contractor had suggested that but we felt this way was more stable for the winder

How so?
You pass the wire through the bolt hole on the winder too so it's sat flat against the post.

 

[Andrew]

Finished second run today
Bought these on ebay of a fencing suppliers
Exactly what was in my mind.

Uploading that image was easy, admin .
I had some s.s m12 thready bar so used that

That is what we use on all our fences, but we use barbed wire. Really useful.

 

[tomlad]

But hard to source
Or was for me
Local agri supplies no idea

 

[Andrew]

But hard to source
Or was for me
Local agri supplies no idea

Spaldings are the best supplier I find. Have to phone them and ask for a best price as usual which annoys me, but they are as cheap as anyone else and carry a good stock.

 

[tomlad]

Id never thought of them