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Post by hughespieds on Aug 30, 2019 8:44:47 GMT -6
Gotta wonder what is wrong with this tool, if anything? This is what my grandad did with a claw hammer and it worked back then.
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Post by randy on Aug 30, 2019 10:26:09 GMT -6
That thing is worthless as tits on a boar hog. All it does is put he slack in one place.
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Post by Allenw on Aug 30, 2019 11:21:23 GMT -6
It's a toss up between the fence tightner and the wire stays on the fence which is most useless.
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Post by greybeard on Aug 30, 2019 12:16:22 GMT -6
The stays do seem to help some, but the cows usually keep the bottom of them so bent up that it's debatable whether they are worth the cost of not.
I use them in the fence that keeps cows out of my yard.
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Post by dave on Aug 30, 2019 13:26:04 GMT -6
Someone using a fence tightener would have a life time of work around here. Not that anyone would pay you to do it. But there are miles and miles of saggy fence. Most of it built 50-60 years ago. Last spring I patched the fence above the house. That fence has patches in the patches. Everyone is hoping that their fence will out last them and that the next guy will have to replace it.
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Post by hughespieds on Aug 30, 2019 17:08:39 GMT -6
I bought some Jake's tighteners a few years back and they worked to a point. To get a decent run tight with those it would take a bunch of the metal pieces to do the job. The Wiretight just looked like a quick way to pull some slack with little effort.
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Post by birddog on Aug 30, 2019 20:05:31 GMT -6
Texas Fence tighteners work pretty good most of the time.
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Post by greybeard on Aug 30, 2019 21:51:48 GMT -6
I bought some Jake's tighteners a few years back and they worked to a point. I tried them too. They didn't hold for long and ended up bent all to blazes, which let the fence get loose again. Lesson learned... |
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Post by tcranch on Aug 31, 2019 16:50:36 GMT -6
The stays do seem to help some, but the cows usually keep the bottom of them so bent up that it's debatable whether they are worth the cost of not. I use them in the fence that keeps cows out of my yard. Always! But I do use them a lot as a temporary fix. Well, permanent because I never take them off after the fence is tightened. I spray them with WD40, stick a screwdriver in the loop and they twist right on. |
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Post by 3LT Farms on Sept 1, 2019 3:32:29 GMT -6
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Post by hughespieds on Sept 1, 2019 9:08:59 GMT -6
First time I've seen the 415. I own one of the other models and it's my main stretcher.
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Post by greybeard on Sept 1, 2019 9:44:55 GMT -6
I've worn a couple of Goldenrods out stretching HT.The teeth on the jaws let the wire slip.
By far tho, real Goldenrods are way better than the generic versions you find at places like TSC and McCoys Builders. They ain't worth a sheeit.
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Post by 3LT Farms on Sept 1, 2019 9:53:30 GMT -6
First time I've seen the 415. I own one of the other models and it's my main stretcher. Pick up a 3 hook one and you will throw the others out. |
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Post by hughespieds on Sept 1, 2019 13:30:16 GMT -6
First time I've seen the 415. I own one of the other models and it's my main stretcher. Pick up a 3 hook one and you will throw the others out. Pretty much what I was thinking. |
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Post by fence on Sept 1, 2019 13:41:55 GMT -6
First time I've seen the 415. I own one of the other models and it's my main stretcher. Pick up a 3 hook one and you will throw the others out. Ever now and then we end up buying some three jawed ones cause that's all they have. First thing I do is cut the third jaw off and throw it away. |
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