"Quick And Easy" Fence Stretcher

"Quick And Easy" Fence Stretcher FENCING Miscellaneous 30-6-29 "I made this æquick and easy fence stretcher' out of a hammer head, a length of 1-in. dia. pipe, and a 2 by 4-in. piece of 1/4-in. thick flat metal," says Ted Cole, Fort Bragg, Calif. He welded the pipe to the end of the hammer head and welded the flat plate to the top. The plate rests against the post and keeps the tightener from twisting. To use the fence stretcher, he places the barbed wire in the claw and the plate against the post, then starts pulling around the post until the wire is tight. "I've tightened as much as 60 ft. of wire this way. It beats using one of those finger-pinching come-a-longs. It also doubles as a prybar and works great for pulling big nails," says Cole. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ted Cole, P.O. Box 871, Fort Bragg, Calif. 95437 (ph 707 269-0407).

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