Electric Fence

[cmjust0]

Connectors? Enlighten me...

I gave up on any and all kinds of crimps and wire locks and whatnot for splicing two pieces of electric fence. These days, I go with a square knot -- the harder you pull, the tighter it gets. Plus, you can make all the square knots you want and they're FREE!

 

[()relics]

You won't be bending this wire...you will have to crimp it or sleeve it...connectors are just hard plastic hollow tubes that are stapled into the post with an insulated staple...there is a slit in one side of the tube so it can be slipped onto the wire...

 

[lupinfarm]

You don't need to use the tubes, you can also use insulators that nail in, screw in, etc.

The sleeves that have a screw in them to connect to lengths of wire are more meant for the polyrope electric, so you'll probably have to get a crimping tool and crimping sleeves.

I just installed some electric, and I'm putting up polyrope in the next couple weeks. Installation is fairly easy but it can get more complicated if you go with a high tensile type electric fence.

 

[cmjust0]

You won't be bending this wire...you will have to crimp it or sleeve it...

What kind of wire is it? What's it made of? Steel, copper..?

I know it's thick, but 8ga wire is like house ground wire, or just a hair bigger than 9ga brace wire for fences.. I've never had trouble bending any of that before.

Frankly, I can't imagine a wire that's too stiff for a square knot would be worth a plug nickel for a fence.. If it's unbendable, how do you get it around corners and to bend down into dips and up over humps and whatnot?

connectors are just hard plastic hollow tubes that are stapled into the post with an insulated staple...there is a slit in one side of the tube so it can be slipped onto the wire...

Ah.. I see.