The End is Near

We can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel. We got the next big section of wire up on the driveway fence.


We unrolled with the tractor again but used the come-a-long for pulling it extra tight.


We couldn't get it tight enough with the tractor. It's still nice to have it to move the roll of wire around.


The 2x4 has an engineered steel bracket on the other side that holds the wire. There is a series of carriage bolts that tighten it down. Since we were at the end of the run we tried using the tractor to stretch the wire. It wasn't anywhere near tight enough and the wire broke in two places. Luckily it was past the last post but it was too short to go around the corner to the gate post.


The chain and come-a-long are not provided, we had them already.  We were able to get it tight. It looks crooked in this picture, but the post is plumb, the fence and the stretcher are on a downhill slope. Everything here is on a slope.


We had to use a separate piece of fence wire for the short section. The break was about a foot short.


The truck bumper works well for fence stretching. Most of today was spent twisting the wires around the corner and end posts. It's a tedious job but makes a big difference.


All done, ready for the gate. We didn't go to Liberty last week. We called and they didn't have any of the type of gate we wanted in the scratch and dent yard. We'll still need to make a gate run.


Fence on both sides now!


Lisa left the upper gate open for Paige. She went to sleep in the shade of the truck after exploring the pastures. She had several burdocks in her fur after that.