- 1). Set your posts. Start by setting your corner, brace and gate posts. These posts need to be the strongest part of your fence. They are under the constant pull of the wire. The posts should be over-sized and, for durability, you may want to consider setting these special posts using concrete to anchor them into the ground. The posts should be buried 42 inches deep.
When your corner, brace and gate posts are installed, install your running posts as needed. Running posts hold the wire off the ground and are not under the stress as the others. T-posts are the easiest to install as they do not require holes. The running posts should be installed 36 inches deep. - 2). Run the wires of your fence line. Begin with your top wire and tie it off at a corner. By starting with the top wire, you will have less chance of the wires tangling as you work your way down the fence.
Stretch the wire using wire stretchers to remove any kinks and to keep the new wire from sagging. Attach the wire to each post with either tie-wire or staples. The top wire should be 44 inches from the ground for cattle and horses.
Repeat until all wires have been installed. Fence lines can have as few as three wires and can have multiple wires depending on the purpose of the fence. - 3). Install wire gates. Gates can be custom fit when made from wire. On each side of the gate opening, you should have gateposts. Wire a short post to act as a pivot post to the side of the gate which will not be opening. Wire a second short post to act as a swing post to the opposite side of the gate opening.
The swing and pivot posts are each held in place by using two short lengths of wire. Wrap one length near the top and one near the bottom to form two loops on each post leaving a small gap of an inch to assist in opening your gate once it is finished.
Run four lengths of wire from the pivot post to the swing post. Be sure to start with the top wire and that the wire is attached below the top loop which holds the post upright. The bottom wire should be above the bottom loop.
To open the gate, lift the loop over the top of the swing post and lift the swing post out of the bottom loop. You can swing the gate open.
Set the bottom of the swing post into the lower loop, then squeeze the top until the top loop will slip over the post to close the gate.
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