Wheel-Mounted Wire Winder

Wheel-Mounted Wire Winder FENCING Miscellaneous Don Buelke wanted an easier and faster way to wind up old fence wire so he decided to use one of the rear wheels on his tractor to do the job He came up with a way to attach four 10-in long pipes to the studs that protrude from the tractor hub To wind up wire he just jacks up the wheel and puts the tractor’s transmission in gear “It works great and results in neat reusable wire rolls ” says Buelke “I use the idea on my old Oliver 55 tractor but it would work on any tractor I stick a crowbar in the ground in front of the wheel to guide wire onto the rolls It takes only about 10 min to wind up 1 000 ft of wire ” To attach the pipes to the wheels he welds a 5/8-in nut inside the 1-in dia pipes so he can simply turn them onto the tractor bolts To weld the nut in place he drills a 1/4-in dia hole in the side of the pipe about an inch up from the end Then he screws the nut onto a short bolt and inserts it inside so he can weld it in place Once the nut is welded solidly inside the pipe the bolt is unscrewed and removed Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Buelke 2351 Vista Ridge Victor Mont 59875 ph 406 381-4766; donbuelke@gmail com

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