How to wind up fencing

[cat fever]

I got mine all loose from the post that were mostly laying on the ground. Pulled all four wires tight and just started rolling it up. When they got to big to handle I'd cut the wire wrap it on itself and start over. I can lift the wire in a trailer or truck to get rid of it.

 

[dieselscout80]

Use a PTO post hole digger with a scrap piece of 2" pipe instead of an auger. Wind the fence onto the scrap pipe and then toss the whole mess away. I cut the wire loose from the poles and attach a sandbag or scrap metal as a weight on the far end. Attach the other end to the pipe and lower the PHD so the pipe is on the ground. As you roll, change the angle of your pipe as needed to adjust the wire as it winds up.

That is a great idea :thumbsup:

 

[gsganzer]

That is a great idea :thumbsup:

I actually learned the trick here on TBN.

It works unbelievably well. My daughter and I rolled up 650' of 5 strand fence in about an hour. Start with the lowest wire first by clipping it free from your poles, put a weight on the far end, attach the other end to the scrap pipe (I drilled a hole in my scrap pipe to pass the wire through) and roll it up. After you roll the first strand, carry your weight back to the far end, clipping the next wire free as you go. Rinse and repeat for all remaining strands.

For safety sake, it's a two person job and I run the tractor barely above idle.

Depending how high your PHD lifts, you could probably do the same think rolling up 4' woven fence.

 

[jaxs]

You could set several T-posts with hand driver just enough to stand, rent an air cooled engine powered driver similar to a log splitter,carry driver in fel bucket while posts are driven.
If you are a tinker/fabricater/welder,how bout this? Obtain a Hydrostatic lawn tractor transaxle,preferiably with frame and if lucky,engine as well. If necessary, a frame can be fabed to mount transaxle and engine on. If original engine isn't available or not worth repairing,a 5 or 6 hp push mower engine should be enough power. Provide slots on frame for fel forks. Replacing bucket with forks work better,give better visability and much stronger than bucket mounted forks. You will find plenty of uses for forks. Offset roller to right or left for improved visability while operating. Don't know why you would need to reverse it while at driver's station but a 1/4tr inch rod will do it. Otherwise a lockable lever at driver's station,cable/string/rope from lever to shifter handle and spring that pull's shifter handle toward slow-neutral when rope is slacked. Reel has to be two piece to alow removing wire roll. Two halves of wheels with bolt centers intact would be easy to build. Lawn tractor wheel might make wire roll too small but a larger reel can be welded to original wheel. I'd try and retain original wheel mount system or try to make reels interchangeable for larger/smaller rolls/other purpose. Tension on wire can be adjusted by raiseing/lowering roller which cause's wire loop from roller to ground to increase/decrease. A little practice watching wire loop will tell you if wire hangs up in brush and you need to stop. Let's paint it! :drink: