Recover electric fence?

[sea2summit]

Who's got the best free/cheap method to spoil your electric fence wire back up to move it? Made a giant ball of yarn looking thing with my rope and that worked okay but don't thing that's what I want to do with the wire

 

[Mendonsy]

Old wood wire spools work OK, but winding the wire on them is definitely a pain!

 

[Gunny]

Find a real army surplus place that has the old commo wire reels with the winding handle, RL-39-B reeling kit. Comes with a shoulder strap and a carrying handle that opens up into a stand for the reel and a winding handle.

I've had one for years, works great for winding up 300-600 feet of fence wire, never did any more than that.

It would also be nice to have at least one extra reel, the Dr-8

Just looked them up, a quick search shows this: MX-6895/TT WD-36/TT

Using that as a search base, I'd say you could run some down quite a bit cheaper than this

 

[bcp]

This thing.



FARM SHOW - Cordless Drill-Powered Wire Winder

Bruce

 

[flyerdan]

Welding wire spools are handy to have around for things like this, anyone who works in a fab shop (or knows someone who does) should have access to several a month that would just get discarded otherwise.

 

[sea2summit]

Find a real army surplus place that has the old commo wire reels with the winding handle, RL-39-B reeling kit. Comes with a shoulder strap and a carrying handle that opens up into a stand for the reel and a winding handle.

I've had one for years, works great for winding up 300-600 feet of fence wire, never did any more than that.

It would also be nice to have at least one extra reel, the Dr-8

Just looked them up, a quick search shows this: MX-6895/TT WD-36/TT

Using that as a search base, I'd say you could run some down quite a bit cheaper than this

That's a great idea, don't know why I didn't think of one... it's part of my job.

 

[bigtiller]

This $8 reel from Home Depot might work. I use one for a spare air hose.

HDX 15 ft. 16/3 Cord Storage Reel-HD-13PDQ - The Home Depot

 

[Mendonsy]

And there's always this thing if cost is no object .....
Wire Winder Hydraulic PTO Spooler Roller Pro Tatch Cable Winders Winch Best Tractor Fence Barbed Smooth

 

[KYErik]

This thing.

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FARM SHOW - Cordless Drill-Powered Wire Winder

Bruce

This is exactly what I use- a long 1/2 inch bolt through the spool.

 

[Alien]

I have a couple of reels with winding handles. One is from a large extension cord and the other is from a old 1/2" garden hose. Both work well.