Tying Off and Straining an Electric Fence

This video shows how to tie off an electric fence. Insulator knots are an important skill in electric fencing. I also discuss post spacing for electric fences, the cost advantage of electric fences for stock control and how to tell if the fence is tensioned correctly. Start making your cattle, horse or goat electric fence now! Subscribe for a new video each week. New content uploaded every weekend.
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[@argylegiant]

Such nice lingo, horseshoe, crank handle, pigtail, can't help but trust he knows what's up.

[@chipsterb4946]

Thanks for showing and explaining how to attach the insulator correctly.

[@nigelmchugh5541]

Thanks for the shout! Great idea bringing the wire through the egg insulator twice. I'll try that tomorrow!

[@nigelmchugh5541]

Tim Thompson That would be great, Tim! Let us know your plans. Typical fencing runs, from different parts of the globe, or a "what's in your fencing bucket" type of thing! Nigel.

[@mariaolson5808]

I came across your videos a month back. We are just starting to put up electric perimeter and cross fencing. We are in BC, Canada with bears, coyotes, wolves and occassionally Cougars. Have found your videos very straightforward. Keep up the good work!

[@owenari5111]

Instablaster.

[@BacktotheBasics101]

I love it.... you were answering so many of my questions, in North Dakota we are dry, you were speeding me up like years in the electric fencing side of things. Luke

[@cheryl4729]

Thank you so much for making this video! I have so much to learn!

[@DiemenDesign]

Ah, that makes much more sense on how to use those insulators, I'll be doing that from now on. I do agree though, that electric wire doesn't need a lot of tension.

[@josephryan5949]

Yes, that looks a good solid job. I'll be doing it this way next time !

[@markhughes3486]

The double wrap of wire in the insulator , simple ! would of kept pulling them apart ,but I did wonder how tough they were ,thanks

[@adamw5536]

Another great video! Cheers!

[@johndon74]

Great video.... I will be using your videos with my ag students :)

[@sterlingratema3512]

Awesome 💯

[@billroks313]

Too good mate🤙🏾🙏🏽

[@ishtzavah]

Just moved on to 11 acres and had to put up poly tape on pickets to retain the horses we got, but will be looking at rest of the fence line. Thanks so much for your very informative and concice videos, jam packed with little jewels of knowledge. Just one question for now, what is the spacing of your posts? I have 7m between my pickets for the poly tape, but will be looking at HT wire for boundary fence.

[@robertfulton7118]

If you are interested I have a little stronger way I can share with you that works equealy as well. Also when your are on your hot side of your wire you can make a quick wrap on your led and foot to hold your wire like a 3ed hand!!! - great video

[@fomoco300k]

Please do share a video of your way. Always something to learn.

[@charlesmunson3232]

Tim, thanks for the good info. Could you drive a pipe and pull the amount of tension necessary for this type of fence without the H brace? Doesn't seem that there is that much stress on the ends to warrant an H brace.

[@andyalways8081]

Once you got the wire tight from one end,,how did you tighten the lose end as it has a insulator on the other,,,,,you didn't show this......

[@millardkeyes5187]

Not being born in Australia I never even had remotely anything like AG as a subject; now through circumstances I am having to manage a farm that otherwise would have to be sold so this type of step by step videos are proving to be invaluable especially it is all FREE! Thank you Tim for this kind of masterclass...By the way Tim I seem to struggle a lot with the strainers. I have a hayes one like yours but it has a spring and I find it a nuisance and hard to slip the chain through. Did you take your spring off or did you buy it like that?

[@coen555]

Rip the bastard out!

[@nedtobin1600]

Hey Tim, love your fencing skills. Working on an electeic fence for about 30 acres right now. Using insulators. What I'm having troubles at right now is in corners where I have end strainers going to each fence length out from the corner like you have here at your termination. But, what's the best way to jump the electric fence wires? Right now I just jump with poly that cuts off the corner, but would love a more elegant solution. Any tips?

[@nedtobin1600]

Thanks for your thoughts, Tim. What you're saying sounds pretty much like what I'm doing. To avoid using the standoffs on the wooden H termination, I've done the bullnose on the live side (outside) of the H. I then jump from these live wires to the live wires on the other fence coming into the junction (and its own H termination) to successfully navigate the corner with electricity. Thinking now maybe I should have offset the wooden H post to try and equally balance the force being applied from the wires and only requiring 4 bullnoses instead of 8.. I was worried the high tensile 4 strand fence would pull the post over I guess..

[@bespokefencing]

Australian HT wire looks easier to work with than UK 12 ga stuff. What diameter is it?

[@Casey6996]

Hi Tim . what wire is better for electric fencing high tensile or aluminium wire and how to strain the aluminium wire and is tying off the same as high tensile. I know the video has been made a long time ago but i am just going over your videos again

[@FarmLearningTim]

Hi mate. Use highly conductive aluminium coated wire for lead outs to increase fence performance. Normal perimeter and internal wires should be fine with normal high tensile wire. I’m planning a video on wire choice soon

[@Casey6996]

looking forward for that one@@FarmLearningTim

[@j.pcattleco.8700]

Hey mate thanks alot for the great videos! just wondering if you would know why my electric fence has 1 hot wire but in some parts every wire is hot and the gate? thanks mate

[@FarmLearningTim]

Sounds like a problem with your insulators.

[@j.pcattleco.8700]

@@FarmLearningTim there all brand new haha I was thinking along the lines of putting the insulated wire under the ground with no conduit around them? does that sound crazy haha?

[@jazpanoz4996]

great vid. one question does your dog get dizzy with watching the wire spinner?

[@FarmLearningTim]

🤪

[@jazpanoz4996]

When your dog was on the back of your ute,see him in vid turning his head trying to follow your wire spinner when you were using it 😂👍

[@RallyeX]

Tim, what knot do you use when straining the wire for electric fences? Just a standard knot?

[@FarmLearningTim]

Yep!

[@rosshardy3597]

What do you do with the excess wire that you have once you've set the tension?

[@FarmLearningTim]

Check out my knot straining videos for all the details mate

[@thomasthorn1011]

I see you tighten it with your chain thing. But you didn't show how you tight it off?

[@FarmLearningTim]

My basic fencing course is here tim-s-site-552c.thinkific.com/courses/basic-fencing

[@jb8243]

Some gloves would probably help you grip the insulated part a little better gloves are your friend

[@carllogan7603]

Yea that's not to good I'm a fencer and I'd tell you to redo that and there is a whay to make it nice and tidy I can show you how to put tension on a slack Wire I can show you ore explain it to you