400 foot high tensile

[lastwoodsman]

Do I need a wire jenny when putting up only 400 feet roll of high tensile 12 1/2 Ga?
Or can I unroll it without it going wild?
Woodsman

[maple maniac65]

If you can hold it from kinking go ahead. I dropped a 5000' roll once and spent two years untangling it. I now own a wire reel.

[Father & Son]

If you have a Tractor Supply around you they are $30.00. Money well spent.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/fencing/electric-fencing/high-tensile-electric-fence-accessories/wire-spinning-jenny-dereeler-with-brake-3601318

Jim

[maple flats]

I have used that exact one for 8 years, it works well. You will be glad you did, believe me. Instead of putting the ground stake into the ground I made a wooden holder for it. In my early years I strapped the holder to a hand truck to haul the wire/jenny to where I needed it, just laid the truck on the ground and pulled the wire. That same holder now gets screwed down to a trailer I haul behind my ATV back to the bush. (In fact that trailer is what I haul the ATV to the sight, then I unload the ATV, unhook it from the truck, hitch it to the ATV and I load everything needed and drive, for this reason I bought a trailer that is 4x8, barely wide and long enough to load the ATV but it fits well when pulled on the woods trails.)

[lastwoodsman]

Going to tractor supply today.

Its only a few miles from me.
Somewhere I read a guy c clamped it to the back of his ATV. Maple flats thanks for the trailer idea!
Then just headed off through the woods. That sounds like a good idea to me.
Thanks again for the replies
Woodsman

[jasonl6]

I have the same unit too, been using it for a few year. The metal stake it worthless. Once the weight of the wire is on it it will either tip over from not being deep enough or not spin from being too deep. I use a longer bar and drive that into the ground then put the metal stake into it. I am considering a platform like suggested here.

Jason

[lastwoodsman]

Does anyone have photos of thier modifications? A Picture is worth a thousand words!!
Some folks are talented as heck at the fabrication and improvement of products.

Thanks
Woodsman

[maple flats]

When I have it mounted to the trailer it still remains the stationery part. I drive to where one end of the wire will be anchored and park. Then I pull it off the spool as I walk. I doubt you could anchor it and drive or your route would likely not be the optimum. You will want it run the route to take advantage of trees on both sides to side tie for final tension and elevation support. I don't think an ATV can go such a route without compromise. My wooden holder is just a stack of 2x6's screwed in a stack, the bottom one is screwed to a 2' x 3' pc of scrap 3/4" plywood. It has a hole drilled down thru for the ground stake to be inserted. When I began mounting it to the trailer I had to use some steel plumbers strap to make it tough enough for side pull. To anchor it to the trailer I just screw 3 screws thru the plywood and into the plywood trailer deck. I can then pull in any direction as needed.
I only use the wire for 1.25 and 1.5" lines. On 3/4" & 1" I put a pull on each end (Chinese finger pull) and anchor one end to a tree. At the other end I pull as tight as I can by hand, then use a portable winch (comealong) to stretch it. I did it this way last year for the first time after seeing a video of how Rapidtube suggests. It worked perfectly with no wire last year. If you have any couplings or fittings joining 2 pcs. you must clamp extremely well or they will pull apart. I use Lappierre SS barbed insert fittings along with 2 crimp (pinch) clamps on each, available at Lowes. The tubing can and must be very tight but that is not very difficult to do.

[Sunday Rock Maple]

We have the same unit from TS and had to add a 4" spacer around the rod under the spool to keep the wire hold down bolts from digging in the ground while it is spinning. One person walks the wire through the woods and a second stays at the reel to act as a brake in case it gets going too fast. We've done 12,000 feet this summer and so far it's working well but I agree that a cart or trailer mount would be a lot easier than lugging it on and off the truck bed. Fantastic stuff that 12.5 gauge high tensile.....

[michiganfarmer2]

If you have a Tractor Supply around you they are $30.00. Money well spent.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/fencing/electric-fencing/high-tensile-electric-fence-accessories/wire-spinning-jenny-dereeler-with-brake-3601318

Jim

I agree. I reel is very veyr nice to have. I mount mine on the loader bucket of the tractor

[adk1]

yup, have the same one. works slick. I ran 800' of mainline wire by myself. couldnt have done it without it..I bought a 4000' roll of 12.5ga HT..that is some heavy stuff