What are strainers in fencing?
The Bar Strainer, or tensioning tool as it sometimes known, is ideal for tensioning barbed wire, plain wire or stock fence on your timber fence posts. It will strain slack or broken wire in centre strain or at the post.
How do you tension a farm fence?
A commonly used method of straining plain and prefabricated wire is to use a wire joiner as a tensioning device that fits permanently on the fence allowing the wire to be restrained at a later date. To join rolls, use wire connectors and pretension using a multiwire strainer.
How deep should a strainer post be?
The strainer post should be no less than 150 to 200mm in diameter and buried 1 metre into the ground. The stay is of similar diameter to fence posts (100 to 125mm), its length is determined by the position on the strainer.
How far apart should strainer posts be?
With the strainers in position we can decide on the number of posts to the chain and their height above and below ground level. A good distance between posts is 11 feet, or six to the chain (480 to the mile) for an ordinary 6-wire or netting fence.
Which is the easiest to use wire fence strainer?
Quicker straining process, with an estimated saving of over 50% of the time taken to strain a fence. The Serca Fence strainer is the EASIEST to use wire fence straining tool on the market. It eliminates the frustration typically associated with conventional type strainers.
What kind of fencing is used in rural areas?
Rural Fencing Products. 1 Prefabricated Wire Fencing. Fencing wire for horse fencing, sheep fencing, cattle fencing, goat fencing and wild dog fencing. View. 2 Vermin Exclusion Fencing. 3 Galvanised Wire Netting. 4 Fencing Wire and Barbed Wire. 5 Strainers & Fence Posts.
What can a SERCA wire strainer be used for?
The Serca Wire Strainer is able to be quickly and easily modified and used as a tie down chain, a calf puller, or a light duty winch. Quicker straining process, with an estimated saving of over 50% of the time taken to strain a fence. The Serca Fence strainer is the EASIEST to use wire fence straining tool on the market.
Which is the best strainer post to install?
It isn‘t (within reason). We recommend 80NB (89mm O.D) or 100NB (114mm O.D) strainer posts. A commonly held belief is that the greater the diameter of the post, the greater hold it will have in the ground. This isn‘t accurate. The depth of the post and the way it’s installed are far more important.