I use the pajik fence stretcher and love it. Also, you have the red holders on wrong.... the top and bottom wires slip in the notch of the pull bar then the holders go over top and the tightened down and they won't be any slippage
Pinching with 2×4's I don't know about ruining your fence. I worked for 2 different companies in monatana and never had a problem. The 2×4 didn't last long if pulling straight but as builders we had a big supply of 2×4.
I made one for nearly no money using two lengths of U channel and a little welding. I can tug on it with my 47 HP tractor and High tensile fixed knot for a noce tight fence.
How would you repair this style wire if damaged? Like if alabama power decides f the gate we will just cut the fence.. also what would happen to the guy who cuts it? Lol
What are the reasons that you like the strain right stretcher over the other “stay tuff” looking stretcher you showed at the beginning? I am looking to buy one and my local farm store has stay tuff brand stretchers and I wanted to know why I should buy the strain right over the stay tuff.
I use a 12,000# winch on my truck and wrap the fence evenly on a post. I haven't killed anything yet. I like your idea better. I like that tension scale too! I always wondered when to stop my winch. lol.
You misrepresented the Pajik in your video. You showed a picture of the new style but pulled with the older style! You can put as many clamps as you want on the new version and pull multiple sizes of wire as well. The Pajik weighs only 16 pounds and gets the job done well and at the end of the day that means a lot when stretching wire. And the cost is significantly less as well!
My homemade setup is made from steel channels with welded on plates. I am lazy so I use the skid steer to lift the tensioner while pulling back to ease ground friction before tensioning.
Do you use the tall wedge board a lot? I have one the same, but shorter, as a standard for sheep net. But, the main contractor I freelance with has a steel channel section version of your 2x4 as his main. 9 m16 nuts and a 300f/lb wrench for an 8 strand net. My worry with the wedge clamp is you're going to pop those welds after a while.
It messed up the one last piece of woven wire fence, otherwise it worked well for me. Worth using the 2x4 if your just building a single small pasture.
Awsome video guys, didnt kno our products and methods used here in nz are so far reaching I dont wana pay the price for the strainrite boards. So i wanted to see how the timber boards held up
Good video showing the different type of tensioners and how they work and their failure points . I have the chain walker for pulling single strand wire from R K I used it on barbwire . It worked ok but has a short handle & chain. I did get a strand of high tinsel Bekaert barbwire to tight and it broke it💥 didn't get me thank goodness. Was just putting up a short 250' 4 strand run to deter trespassers . Did everything by my shelf being on blood thiner meds It looked like Freddy cougar had attacked me 🩸🩸when I was finished . Thank you for showing us how we should be doing it !!! You all have a great weekend !!!!
Good wire is so important but sometimes customers want us to use cheaper wire. Fencmor is made in Portugal looks like tornado but will not tension properly.
Great videos guys! Yeah, I get it now. I'm using a similar fence stretcher from Bakeart but I don't have the boundary strainers, only the come alongs, which I know are not ideal but that's what I have. Question though. If my wire length is 330' and the line I'm stretching is 347, and I connect the fence wire using crimps, from which side should I stretch the fence in your opinion, the short side or the long side? What would you, a professional do? Thanks and keep the videos coming. You guys are awesome! Because of you I also "correctly" hand dug a post hole that I found, after all of my searches, to be the BEST way to do it IF you have to. 🙂
@@curtcmiller Its got to be a certain size chain . I bought one at Rural King but it is not the same one they are using. It has a shorter pull handle and the only one they have is the single wire pull stretcher . And the chain is only about 10' I think.
Thanks for putting this video out. Honestly could’ve used it a couple months ago but it’s my bad for trying the wood method & not just buying the correct tool.
If you can pull it with a skid steer or a truck, you can put the wire spool on a shaft standing up and then cram concrete stakes through the wire spool to lock in in place (so it won't unspool) and then tension with your truck or tractor as well. Once it's secured to the posts, back off pressure, and then tie the remaining wire to the next spool either by wire by wire wrapping, or some crimp connector tool. There are other skid steer based professional setups that will hydraulically clamp the wire to keep it from unspooling while tensioning. It's so much easer with a skid steer tracked machine moving spools of wire around and gettting them tensioned.
I made a lot of those 'Pajik' stretchers, for chain link. I always used a tension bar, my stretcher and a come along. I'm betting that the Pajik stretcher performs well but not as good as the system you generally use. Unpause. Oh, I see.
Do you ever tie of each strainer assembly, then strain in middle of fence with two wedgeboards and boundary strainers inbetween then use crimps to join. That is how we do it in New Zealand. I feel you lose less tension when releasing.
I want to see you tie it off. Getting it tight to start is one thing keeping it tight while tying to the post especially a galvanized pipe is another story
Exactly! Never had an issue using 2 x 4 sandwich clamp if all tight, though we had a lot more bolts, about 6 inches spaced, 1/4" with fender washers. Single chain to the top and bottom, come-along middle of the chain. I'm sure there are tools these days that would make it easier, but if on a budget and don't have miles of fence the old way will work. Taught to me by my Granddaddy in mid 70's and I've done that way since. Would have been nice to have battery op tools for the bolts back then though 😂
I used two oak 2×4s, they work great, and I stretched the fence tight and straight, I built fence for years
I use the pajik fence stretcher and love it. Also, you have the red holders on wrong.... the top and bottom wires slip in the notch of the pull bar then the holders go over top and the tightened down and they won't be any slippage
Pinching with 2×4's I don't know about ruining your fence. I worked for 2 different companies in monatana and never had a problem. The 2×4 didn't last long if pulling straight but as builders we had a big supply of 2×4.
You should give the wireman board ago and strainers with built in tension gauge. I have found it handy and quick.
Awesome demo. Love the info.
Thanks!
I made one for nearly no money using two lengths of U channel and a little welding. I can tug on it with my 47 HP tractor and High tensile fixed knot for a noce tight fence.
How would you repair this style wire if damaged? Like if alabama power decides f the gate we will just cut the fence.. also what would happen to the guy who cuts it? Lol
Always use 2x 6 and offset holes and u won't have any problems
What are the reasons that you like the strain right stretcher over the other “stay tuff” looking stretcher you showed at the beginning? I am looking to buy one and my local farm store has stay tuff brand stretchers and I wanted to know why I should buy the strain right over the stay tuff.
In my opinion it does a better job of clamping and it is easier to get the wire attached.
Good enough for me. I’m going to get the strain right. Thanks
I use a 12,000# winch on my truck and wrap the fence evenly on a post. I haven't killed anything yet. I like your idea better. I like that tension scale too! I always wondered when to stop my winch. lol.
I made my farm fence stretcher clamp with full dimension 2×4 rough sawed red oak. Never had a problem. SPF from the box store will surely not work.
You misrepresented the Pajik in your video. You showed a picture of the new style but pulled with the older style! You can put as many clamps as you want on the new version and pull multiple sizes of wire as well. The Pajik weighs only 16 pounds and gets the job done well and at the end of the day that means a lot when stretching wire. And the cost is significantly less as well!
My homemade setup is made from steel channels with welded on plates. I am lazy so I use the skid steer to lift the tensioner while pulling back to ease ground friction before tensioning.
Well did guys. Now what was so important that Dan was on the phone, in the background, during a crucial filming? Lol.
My phone knows when to bother me. 😆
Do you use the tall wedge board a lot? I have one the same, but shorter, as a standard for sheep net. But, the main contractor I freelance with has a steel channel section version of your 2x4 as his main. 9 m16 nuts and a 300f/lb wrench for an 8 strand net. My worry with the wedge clamp is you're going to pop those welds after a while.
It messed up the one last piece of woven wire fence, otherwise it worked well for me. Worth using the 2x4 if your just building a single small pasture.
Awsome video guys, didnt kno our products and methods used here in nz are so far reaching
I dont wana pay the price for the strainrite boards. So i wanted to see how the timber boards held up
Good video showing the different type of tensioners and how they work and their failure points . I have the chain walker for pulling single strand wire from R K I used it on barbwire . It worked ok but has a short handle & chain. I did get a strand of high tinsel Bekaert barbwire to tight and it broke it💥 didn't get me thank goodness. Was just putting up a short 250' 4 strand run to deter trespassers . Did everything by my shelf being on blood thiner meds It looked like Freddy cougar had attacked me 🩸🩸when I was finished . Thank you for showing us how we should be doing it !!! You all have a great weekend !!!!
You both are very good at what you do! Your videos are super enjoyable to watch. I learned a lot from them, thank you! 👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Good wire is so important but sometimes customers want us to use cheaper wire. Fencmor is made in Portugal looks like tornado but will not tension properly.
Hey! Just did my first ever horizontal cedar gate inspired by you guys! Came out great! Thanks for the videos!
That is awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing!
Use more bolts in the 2x4s and use bobcat to pull the chain
Great videos guys! Yeah, I get it now. I'm using a similar fence stretcher from Bakeart but I don't have the boundary strainers, only the come alongs, which I know are not ideal but that's what I have. Question though. If my wire length is 330' and the line I'm stretching is 347, and I connect the fence wire using crimps, from which side should I stretch the fence in your opinion, the short side or the long side? What would you, a professional do? Thanks and keep the videos coming. You guys are awesome! Because of you I also "correctly" hand dug a post hole that I found, after all of my searches, to be the BEST way to do it IF you have to. 🙂
Makes no difference. Stretch from whichever side is easiest for your process. 👍🏻
What’s that tool called that you are using to pull on the chain? I want one.
Is it good for pulling on any chain or is it just for fencing?
@@curtcmiller Its got to be a certain size chain . I bought one at Rural King but it is not the same one they are using. It has a shorter pull handle and the only one they have is the single wire pull stretcher . And the chain is only about 10' I think.
👉🏻 Strainrite Boundary Strainer - bit.ly/boundarystrainers
Thanks for putting this video out. Honestly could’ve used it a couple months ago
but it’s my bad for trying the wood method & not just buying the correct tool.
Hey, we started the same way. 👍🏻
I'm confused you said 160 on the top wire using the strain right holder then 340 in the center how is this the same?
If you can pull it with a skid steer or a truck, you can put the wire spool on a shaft standing up and then cram concrete stakes through the wire spool to lock in in place (so it won't unspool) and then tension with your truck or tractor as well. Once it's secured to the posts, back off pressure, and then tie the remaining wire to the next spool either by wire by wire wrapping, or some crimp connector tool. There are other skid steer based professional setups that will hydraulically clamp the wire to keep it from unspooling while tensioning. It's so much easer with a skid steer tracked machine moving spools of wire around and gettting them tensioned.
You mean like this. th-cam.com/video/NF9Y1_5QXcw/w-d-xo.html
@@SWiFence th-cam.com/video/zvucR29cTjM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-bFo9HCwlH_14FmG
Ah! Gotcha. We do that a lot, actually. 👍🏻 th-cam.com/video/EGo88fUmb-8/w-d-xo.html
I made a lot of those 'Pajik' stretchers, for chain link. I always used a tension bar, my stretcher and a come along. I'm betting that the Pajik stretcher performs well but not as good as the system you generally use. Unpause.
Oh, I see.
This is how we do it here in Florida as well
Very good thanks
Most welcome
Do you ever tie of each strainer assembly, then strain in middle of fence with two wedgeboards and boundary strainers inbetween then use crimps to join. That is how we do it in New Zealand. I feel you lose less tension when releasing.
A gut strain! Yep--for sure. 👍🏻👍🏻
Using softwood is a fail
I want to see you tie it off. Getting it tight to start is one thing keeping it tight while tying to the post especially a galvanized pipe is another story
There's more tying in this video. th-cam.com/video/rSilDQhP5-E/w-d-xo.html
You need to use a chain hooked to each end and stretch from the middle to maintain a consistent tension on it
Exactly! Never had an issue using 2 x 4 sandwich clamp if all tight, though we had a lot more bolts, about 6 inches spaced, 1/4" with fender washers. Single chain to the top and bottom, come-along middle of the chain. I'm sure there are tools these days that would make it easier, but if on a budget and don't have miles of fence the old way will work. Taught to me by my Granddaddy in mid 70's and I've done that way since. Would have been nice to have battery op tools for the bolts back then though 😂
Great video guys!
Thanks so much!