tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post7949954076059114346..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: High tensile questionsBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-37848462050237470042013-07-19T12:20:51.824-07:002013-07-19T12:20:51.824-07:00I have to disagree about pigs not jumping... while...I have to disagree about pigs not jumping... while their tendency is to go under they can jump if so inclined. I had a boar decide he wasn't going to stay where we put him. First, he bulldozed into another pen and then jumped a 3.5 ft fence in the next. My favorite (heavy sarcasm) is when they crawl up the cattle panel so you're looking at them face to face. My high tensile fences aren't quite so elaborate ...off grid mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03391389670135173476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-77763448085924243232013-07-16T13:41:10.643-07:002013-07-16T13:41:10.643-07:00George; we've been putting 5 extras in each sp...George; we've been putting 5 extras in each span as I'm not sure how many line posts I'll need, and having a few extra is cheap, I agree. <br /><br />Dave: thanks for that suggestion. You saved me a bunch of time this morning on the next span. It went from having to tie 4 knots to 2, and that's a good hour or more per span. Thanks!Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-65544016102884210642013-07-16T06:12:12.207-07:002013-07-16T06:12:12.207-07:00Bruce,
Nice fencing. Here's a suggestion that...Bruce,<br />Nice fencing. Here's a suggestion that might save a little work. Unless you specifically need the spacing between the spring and the tensioner, you can connect them together without the short length of wire. Just pull one of the U-shaped clips out of the center of the spring, pass it through the hole in the tensioner, then squeeze the ends of the clip and reinsert it into the spring.<br />I've been using that on all my newer fences. I don't have a picture of mine handy, but I found one online:<br />http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/images/eq0379art03b.jpg<br />DaveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423763901424394132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-90962792046646483342013-07-16T03:59:28.725-07:002013-07-16T03:59:28.725-07:00I hope you slid a few extra of those plastic insul...I hope you slid a few extra of those plastic insulators over the HT wire before stapling and tensioning it all up :)<br /><br />I usually put an extra one on each strand every couple posts along the fence in case something breaks one, etc etc.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16948064168681062105noreply@blogger.com