So I'm curious why you even put the wire jack on your brace when you can just tie off your tails on your high side back to themselves once you pull out any slack and twist them together in the middle? You made a simple thing so difficult lol
Thanks for putting the video together, entertaining AND educational! I've watched several and pick up pointers from each one. FYI as a Scout leader for 17 years, I loved your description of how to tie the knot. Easy to follow. Easy to learn.
Dude is funny and original which makes this video knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time!! I was dreading having to buy a crimper and now I don’t have to. Thanks!
Great video! Brace wire no steeper than 30 degrees makes sense I hadn't heard other videos mention that. I appreciate the no crimp method cause I'm too much of a tightwad to buy a crimper
cuz you da man with the plan...it works great...I tried crimp sleeves and ended up returning them...they didnt work well for my application...God bless you and your family
This is the best h brace video! For us, no experience, City folk, your video nailed it! Also, funny too.....just need a teenager to help. 😁 thank you so much!
Thank you for this time tutorial Thank you for raising a hardworking Man - don’t see much of that today. You did great You need to start your own especially owning cattle - a lot of info in that you could share
The springs used with these ratchets have marks. When you see the first line it's 100 pounds. When you see the second marked line it's at 200 pounds. 12 Guage high tension wire that rated at 200,000 psi. Is equal to 250 pounds of strength. You disassemble half the spring to feed ratchet on to end of one side of spring. Then put the spring back together. Then run wire onto ratchet and as you turn the ratchet , watch for the marks on the spring as it's tensioned. Usually stop at second line (which is the 200 pound mark). Stopping there or even sooner if at all possible, leaves ample room for wire to still have enough safe tensil strength to usually not break as easy.
You are exactly right it is hard work doing it by your self I’ve been doing some work like this stretching an replacing broken & loose wire as well as replacing some of the h braces . It takes time i had someone tell me that it shouldn’t take that long ? Well if you want it done right it’s gonna take time doing it by your self . Thank you for posting this
lol the “one man can do it but wont do it again” comment is true. im currently fencing in my 43 acres with woven wire by myself with wood and t post and every hole dug is with post hole diggers and I can guarantee once im done i’ll never ever do it again! 😂
Great video! He has a natural personality for this and a sense of humor as well. Runs in the family. I can see you getting with your brothers and doing a whole series of "How To" videos. Thanks for sharing, I learned a alot.
@@mohawkvalleyherefords4860 Oh wow, I think that's a fantastic idea!!! I'm not very clever with names and such, but I will definitely be on the lookout for your channel. "The Southern Cowman" seems like a good one.
Yeah just me. Cut the brace to length. Tap a couple staples into each post to rest the brace on, or run a couple screws. Drill the post & brace at the same time, run the pegs in.
If you would drop the "H" cross brace down about half way down you can actually double up the force on the corner post. Think of it as leverage. Put the straining wire all the way to the top on the brace post. Doing the brace in this manner gives the wire a 1 1/2 foot lever kinda like adding a pipe to a pull bar. I use twisted barbless wire for straining wire and I double it up. This wire when stretched stays stretched.. High tensile wire if ever strained against will loose all tension when relaxed. Like when a piece of equipment snatches a fence post.
I've seen videos where they do the top of the brace wire in either location. I get the impression that running it to the level of the brace is done for the convenience of being able to use the pin holding the brace in place to also anchor the brace wire. I agree, running the brace wire above the brace will give it more leverage.
@@bethmilam3772 Your right. I just saw a corner fence that pulled out of the ground by a tree falling on the wire. The entire assembly stayed intact up in the air as the wires pulled the whole thing up and out. All the braces and cross wires where still in place as if all glued together.. The cross brace was in the middle like a true "H". Hope to take a picture and "post" it on the net.
13:05 it catches the twitch wire so it cannot fall. (The hypotenuse is longer than the base leg or width of hbrace at ground level.) If it falls it de-tensions the twitch wire allowing the tension of the line wire to jack the corner post out of the ground and collapse the fence to the ground. He missed the opportunity of using another two staples for a wire slip above the hardened pin. And the figure eight of the twitch wire to put the strainer I put of the way between the posts. But excellent video. I watched it because I couldn't figure out where a crimp would be used. The crimp is faster than the end termination knot but costs 40¢. I was expecting the loop to be closed and a stick/wire turnbuckle rather than a ratchet tensioner.
Some people do a figure 8 between the posts; your thoughts? I enjoyed your delivery! I’ve put up miles of fence in the past, years ago before those strainers were in existence. Thanks for the tips
The consensus seems to be that the smaller diameter the post, the less amount of time it'll hold up. Your posts need to be larger the longer the stretch of wire will be and the tighter it is. For example, if it's only a 100ft long stretch, you may be able to get by with a 4x4, whereas if your doing 10 miles, you'd need as large as possible. I am going to give it a go using 4"x4"x8' posts for my H Braces, however I am only running a fence to contain about an acre and a half of area and am not trying to contain cattle. I'm going to set them in concrete about 3 feet deep for 5 foot woven wire fence. If you can't get a 6" round, you can also go with a 6x6 or even a 6x4. Here's a very good post about H braces. colliefarm.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/the-case-for-the-h-brace/ I'm not going to say I'll update this post after I give it a go, but if anyone is interested in whether or not it'll work or hold up, reply to this and I'll elaborate. I'm hoping to have it up by this time next week.
Dude I love Adam! I got 4 miles of fence out here in Nevada that I was able to make from everything I learned from Adam. Does he have his own channel or social media I can follow?
I am currently building a perimeter fence on a 1/2 acre lot with dimensions 127’ by 172’. I am using 8 foot by 6 in treated posts and set the corner posts about 24 inches in the ground. My plan is to build corner h brace fence and I am afraid I may have set the posts below the recommendation of 40 to 50% of the post for h brace. Looking back I should have at least set the posts 3.5 feet to 4 feet into the ground. Also, when I set my corner posts I set them in commercial grade concrete/cement at 24 in. My question is will this affect the way my h brace will hold up? My next step is to set the brace posts and cross bars but I am sort of at a standstill because the more I read into it it looks like I should have set them at 3.5 feet to 4 feet deep. Since it is such a short run I am thinking it might not impact it much. I plan on running 4 strands of 14.5-15 gauge barbless wire and I don’t plan on putting too much tension on it. I would like to get your thoughts on this. Thanks!
I had a brace post get pulled up one time when I was tightening the brace wire. The ranch I was working on likes to skimp on materials so I had to use 5-foot cross members. Terrible idea!!! 🤦🏼♂️
@@sam-and-angela Not my comment but an Angle brace is much stronger. And here is why. The triangle you form with the wire makes the triangle which is the true brace. Why would you want the wire (weaker) to make the triangle for the brace when you could have the cross member (stronger) do it. Plus you don't have to mess with the brace wire. Also for a single rail brace put your brace member at two-thirds the height of the wire. Why? Because you want a more balanced load (1/3 above brace, 1/3 below brace and 1/3 above the ground). The more even load will not want to flip the post in as much. Also the lower height will also minimize the leaver effect and you can keep the angle flatter with less brace rail length.
@Ronald Goedecke I've seen the H brace with brace wire.[like this one] and an angle brace going one way WITH brace wire going the other making an X.[I assumed this was strongest (even more triangles) as long as you a) balance the tension properly and 2) have same gentle angle on each side of the X and 3) notch the fence posts for the brace to jam into as you tighten the brace wire (beginning with a slight bit of slack in the diagonal brace).] But, it sounds like you are suggesting a brace with no brace wire at all? Just let the tension on the barbed wire fence squeeze the posts together and when tight, the diagonal brace transfers force to the bottom of the brace post? Without the brace wire as well, @PiraticalJess is correct. Lone braces will place "up force" on the corner post which is not the direction you want to send the force.
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So I'm curious why you even put the wire jack on your brace when you can just tie off your tails on your high side back to themselves once you pull out any slack and twist them together in the middle? You made a simple thing so difficult lol
Loved the video and the personality!! keep up the good work. "One man can do this, but he won't do it again" LMBO!!! that is so true!
That's the truth!!!
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Thanks for putting the video together, entertaining AND educational! I've watched several and pick up pointers from each one. FYI as a Scout leader for 17 years, I loved your description of how to tie the knot. Easy to follow. Easy to learn.
Adam is the man. I need to have an ice cold one with this dude one day.
Lol - "I'm a husquvarna man"...son wears Stihl hat in background.
Thanks for the good tutorial
😂 glad you liked it!
Dude is funny and original which makes this video knowledgeable and entertaining at the same time!!
I was dreading having to buy a crimper and now I don’t have to. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Great video
Loved the video! Your son is the man! He’s learning. Be proud of a good son you can be proud of from now on!
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Great video! Brace wire no steeper than 30 degrees makes sense I hadn't heard other videos mention that. I appreciate the no crimp method cause I'm too much of a tightwad to buy a crimper
cuz you da man with the plan...it works great...I tried crimp sleeves and ended up returning them...they didnt work well for my application...God bless you and your family
This is the best h brace video! For us, no experience, City folk, your video nailed it! Also, funny too.....just need a teenager to help. 😁 thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
My dad used to say you needed to tighten the fence till you could play Dixie on it. Ha ha, and you mentioned the guitar.
Thank you for this time tutorial
Thank you for raising a hardworking Man - don’t see much of that today.
You did great
You need to start your own especially owning cattle - a lot of info in that you could share
I’m a newbie and so far I’m tracking right along. Thank you for so much detail and the WHY behind everything!
Glad it was helpful!
I’m subscribing, can’t wait for my son to be 16 !
Good job with explaining and the fence!
This was a great video-especially the commentary! Appreciate the tips.
Glad it was helpful!
"Possible squatch hair" got you an instant sub. A+ content.
Thanks, starting next week on my fence
Your brother sure is a character. Watching this was enjoyable.
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Great idea....Thank you for making this video
Nice job. I learned.
The springs used with these ratchets have marks. When you see the first line it's 100 pounds. When you see the second marked line it's at 200 pounds. 12 Guage high tension wire that rated at 200,000 psi. Is equal to 250 pounds of strength. You disassemble half the spring to feed ratchet on to end of one side of spring. Then put the spring back together. Then run wire onto ratchet and as you turn the ratchet , watch for the marks on the spring as it's tensioned. Usually stop at second line (which is the 200 pound mark). Stopping there or even sooner if at all possible, leaves ample room for wire to still have enough safe tensil strength to usually not break as easy.
He looks like a lot of fun. Love those kinda country boys! 😘
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You are exactly right it is hard work doing it by your self I’ve been doing some work like this stretching an replacing broken & loose wire as well as replacing some of the h braces . It takes time i had someone tell me that it shouldn’t take that long ? Well if you want it done right it’s gonna take time doing it by your self . Thank you for posting this
Happy to help and good luck!!
Absolutely love this. Not only do I get to learn, but I'm laughing my ass off! "Nah, builds character!" 🤣🤣🤣
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Great video!
Great video!!!!
lol the “one man can do it but wont do it again” comment is true. im currently fencing in my 43 acres with woven wire by myself with wood and t post and every hole dug is with post hole diggers and I can guarantee once im done i’ll never ever do it again! 😂
Thanks!
I cross my brace wire like a figure 8. Gives a really good grip on the vertical posts. Great video... keep an eye out for the squatch!!!
Cool, thanks
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“Possible squatch hair” most definitely from what i saw!! Hahha that made the video
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Great video! He has a natural personality for this and a sense of humor as well. Runs in the family. I can see you getting with your brothers and doing a whole series of "How To" videos. Thanks for sharing, I learned a alot.
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@@mohawkvalleyherefords4860 Oh wow, I think that's a fantastic idea!!! I'm not very clever with names and such, but I will definitely be on the lookout for your channel. "The Southern Cowman" seems like a good one.
Nice work, I'm that one man this week lol
Helped a lot building my moms fence. What gauge wire did you use for brace wire
Pretty hard to get a post 3’ into the hardpan and bedrock here 🥴
BTW…I like your tactical work slippers 😂
I recently did one with some small chain and turnbuckles on both sides just some leftover chain about 3 foot long on each end
Yeah just me. Cut the brace to length. Tap a couple staples into each post to rest the brace on, or run a couple screws. Drill the post & brace at the same time, run the pegs in.
Nice VIDEO i do h breces with out the rachet much easier
Thanks for all the tips! Great tutorial!
Glad it was helpful!
If you would drop the "H" cross brace down about half way down you can actually double up the force on the corner post. Think of it as leverage. Put the straining wire all the way to the top on the brace post. Doing the brace in this manner gives the wire a 1 1/2 foot lever kinda like adding a pipe to a pull bar. I use twisted barbless wire for straining wire and I double it up. This wire when stretched stays stretched.. High tensile wire if ever strained against will loose all tension when relaxed. Like when a piece of equipment snatches a fence post.
I've seen videos where they do the top of the brace wire in either location. I get the impression that running it to the level of the brace is done for the convenience of being able to use the pin holding the brace in place to also anchor the brace wire. I agree, running the brace wire above the brace will give it more leverage.
@@bethmilam3772 Your right. I just saw a corner fence that pulled out of the ground by a tree falling on the wire. The entire assembly stayed intact up in the air as the wires pulled the whole thing up and out. All the braces and cross wires where still in place as if all glued together.. The cross brace was in the middle like a true "H". Hope to take a picture and "post" it on the net.
Can the twisted barbless wire be twisted together or does it need to be crimped when terminated at the tensioner?
Why do you leave part of the cross member pin sticking out? 9:08
13:05 it catches the twitch wire so it cannot fall. (The hypotenuse is longer than the base leg or width of hbrace at ground level.) If it falls it de-tensions the twitch wire allowing the tension of the line wire to jack the corner post out of the ground and collapse the fence to the ground.
He missed the opportunity of using another two staples for a wire slip above the hardened pin. And the figure eight of the twitch wire to put the strainer I put of the way between the posts.
But excellent video. I watched it because I couldn't figure out where a crimp would be used. The crimp is faster than the end termination knot but costs 40¢. I was expecting the loop to be closed and a stick/wire turnbuckle rather than a ratchet tensioner.
Bubblegum on the material list from now on
Some people do a figure 8 between the posts; your thoughts? I enjoyed your delivery! I’ve put up miles of fence in the past, years ago before those strainers were in existence. Thanks for the tips
That was Great! Thank you :)
How do you know when you need an H brace?
Good video. Info in this one I haven’t seen in others. Could’ve just used the 3/8 bit to drill the hole you used it in. Lol
I actually didn't know I had that bit, until we went looking for the lost 4" pin! Lol
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did this dude really just elude in the intro of this video that Sasquatch left behind some hair on a post? lmao
Adam,
Could I use a 4in diameter treated post to make a H brace fence? I could not find any 6in diameter posts in my area.
The consensus seems to be that the smaller diameter the post, the less amount of time it'll hold up. Your posts need to be larger the longer the stretch of wire will be and the tighter it is. For example, if it's only a 100ft long stretch, you may be able to get by with a 4x4, whereas if your doing 10 miles, you'd need as large as possible.
I am going to give it a go using 4"x4"x8' posts for my H Braces, however I am only running a fence to contain about an acre and a half of area and am not trying to contain cattle. I'm going to set them in concrete about 3 feet deep for 5 foot woven wire fence.
If you can't get a 6" round, you can also go with a 6x6 or even a 6x4.
Here's a very good post about H braces.
colliefarm.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/the-case-for-the-h-brace/
I'm not going to say I'll update this post after I give it a go, but if anyone is interested in whether or not it'll work or hold up, reply to this and I'll elaborate. I'm hoping to have it up by this time next week.
Dude I love Adam! I got 4 miles of fence out here in Nevada that I was able to make from everything I learned from Adam. Does he have his own channel or social media I can follow?
Sir, this video was sooooooo helpful for a first time fence builder. BTW, I am doing this alone and it’s kicking my rear. 🥵
I am currently building a perimeter fence on a 1/2 acre lot with dimensions 127’ by 172’. I am using 8 foot by 6 in treated posts and set the corner posts about 24 inches in the ground. My plan is to build corner h brace fence and I am afraid I may have set the posts below the recommendation of 40 to 50% of the post for h brace. Looking back I should have at least set the posts 3.5 feet to 4 feet into the ground. Also, when I set my corner posts I set them in commercial grade concrete/cement at 24 in. My question is will this affect the way my h brace will hold up? My next step is to set the brace posts and cross bars but I am sort of at a standstill because the more I read into it it looks like I should have set them at 3.5 feet to 4 feet deep. Since it is such a short run I am thinking it might not impact it much. I plan on running 4 strands of 14.5-15 gauge barbless wire and I don’t plan on putting too much tension on it. I would like to get your thoughts on this. Thanks!
If you ever wanted to reuse use these ratchets. How do you release the tension on them safely? That's something I do not know? Anynhelp?
I have an 11 year old , not there yet. Doing this tomorrow,
Thumbs up for the squatch hair
Where did you purchase those ratchet strainers?
CO-OP
@@mohawkvalleyherefords4860 they sure are a great product
Thanks man..good info..
Glad to help
Galvanized pin ( no rust )
Drill bit ( will rust like no tomorrow)
Just saying🤷🏽♂️
Could be squatch nice
Bless ur heart learn more befor teaching
I always liked fixing fence as a teenager. Now that I'm 60, that's going to be a different matter. But yes, I am female
I had a brace post get pulled up one time when I was tightening the brace wire. The ranch I was working on likes to skimp on materials so I had to use 5-foot cross members. Terrible idea!!! 🤦🏼♂️
If it is, you’ll need a hell of a bigger fence then you have 😅😂
When you get to key points you rush the film. Ex the slide stables and the strainer . Otherwise good.
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It’s hard work especially if you make it harder and more complicated than what it needs to be.
The H brace is the weakest way to go
Compared to......... 🤨
@@sam-and-angela Not my comment but an Angle brace is much stronger. And here is why. The triangle you form with the wire makes the triangle which is the true brace. Why would you want the wire (weaker) to make the triangle for the brace when you could have the cross member (stronger) do it. Plus you don't have to mess with the brace wire. Also for a single rail brace put your brace member at two-thirds the height of the wire. Why? Because you want a more balanced load (1/3 above brace, 1/3 below brace and 1/3 above the ground). The more even load will not want to flip the post in as much. Also the lower height will also minimize the leaver effect and you can keep the angle flatter with less brace rail length.
Angled braces eventually pull the post out of the ground.
@Ronald Goedecke
I've seen the H brace with brace wire.[like this one]
and an angle brace going one way WITH brace wire going the other making an X.[I assumed this was strongest (even more triangles) as long as you a) balance the tension properly and 2) have same gentle angle on each side of the X and 3) notch the fence posts for the brace to jam into as you tighten the brace wire (beginning with a slight bit of slack in the diagonal brace).]
But, it sounds like you are suggesting a brace with no brace wire at all? Just let the tension on the barbed wire fence squeeze the posts together and when tight, the diagonal brace transfers force to the bottom of the brace post? Without the brace wire as well, @PiraticalJess is correct. Lone braces will place "up force" on the corner post which is not the direction you want to send the force.
I double up my h brace with one more post and do a double might be overkill but I like it
Am
Bro!!! Lower the camera.
I can not believe how many guys I've seen on youtube chainsawing and installing fence in shorts and 'comfy shoes'! What the hell??
Lets pound some wood
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you need to smacking on the gum
Good point!
Thank you 🙏🏾