What I like about your videos is you don’t have music, much better if you are talking. Your the first person that said what they are making. Wow your land just goes on for ever. Joe in Dunedin,Florida. City boy here.
My Dad raised me hunting and fishing….. included in our gear, was a fence repair “kit”…. Often times I learned more about fencing than hunting or fishing….. one of the splicing techniques you used was one my Dad taught me…. Good Memories!
Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to create this video. I retired and moved from the city to the country. When I say country, I mean, my neighbors are cows. I had to replace 125' feet of fence and did NOT know how to splice the wire. Now I KNOW! Thanks again.
Sure appreciate you encouraging us all the time with your kind comments. Sure like your handle on UA-cam to. We could use some more every day patriots in this here country that we all live in. God save the republic and happy trails Luke
I sure wish you'd been around in my younger farming days... I could have saved myself a lot of work knowing what I've learned from your videos. Never had a fence stretcher till recently. Don't work the farm anymore but just had to have a stretcher... I couldn't help myself.. "fencing pliars"... Still have one! They're not just for fencing anymore! A great multi tool! Thanks
Wayne how did you stretch your fence without a fencing stretcher, what method did you use? Well when you decide to retire your fence and stretchers and fencing pliers let me know, I’ll put them to good use for you.😉 Happy trails Luke
A thousand.. maybe 2 thousand watch this in a couple of days... lol 76k now. Thanks for the info we're putting up our first barb wire fence and your tips/teaching has helped tremendously!
When you mentioned to use old wire for mending barbed wire it immediately reminded me of Matt 9:14-17. "Don't put new wine in old skins". Also, thanks for the tip because we are going to have to cut a fence soon and splice it back later. This will help a lot.
Thanks. I've never been a cowboy but my stepson is and has cows. He had a stroke about two years ago and can not speak or us his left hand so needs help feeding and fixing fence. This video helps me doing the fence repair.
Thank you for this!!!!! God bless you my friend. We broke NEW fence wire yesterday.....TWICE! Stretching over our terraced oklahoma hillsides is a tricky proposition. Keep up the great work here!
Really all the knots you need for barbed wire I agree. I too now use your staple trick, and in a short time that has proved to be a good time saver. Also got one of those heavy duty plastic nylon boxes to keep all my fencing gear in now I just throw the whole box in the pickup and go everything in there except post and barbed wire. Always looking forward to another video from you Luke and savoring the last one. Please take care.
Well thank you you made my night. Those heavy duty plastic violin boxes are awesome I’ve got three of them in full-time use all the time. And that complementary stable, well it’s pretty handy. Thanks again for watching and for your feedback. Happy trails Luke
I wish could attach a picture to show you :). I had to splice and join the cuts on 4 strands of bar wire today and your instructional video was so helpful! Thank you!
I knew how to splice wire, but that is a neat idea you have there to close a fence gap/gate when it is tight! I always seem to learn something from your videos. And they are entertaining too! Thanks
Well I don’t know about great, but I hope it helped. Sure appreciate you dropping by leaving a comment it sure does help us keep gas in the tank making these videos. Happy trails Luke
Luke, you and these videos are every day proof that you can learn something every day. I been fixing fence all my life and today was the first time I ve seen a y method splice. Its obviously superior to what I been doing but never thought of doing it. I recently learned about a tool called the texas fencing tool. It is great for taking a little slack out without restreching the whole line. If you get a chance UA-cam it. I think they might be over priced for what they are ,but they're slick.
They are very neat, I have a friend that has one and he is going to borrow it to me and I’m going to do a video on it. I think it would be a very cool tool to have but I just don’t want to spend that kind of money on something I don’t necessarily need.
@@BacktotheBasics101 I broke down and bought one, and I don't regret having it. That being said now that I've held one I think I could build one, but dont think I could improve on the original.
When I was growing up on our family farm we just used a the claw end of a hammer to tighten up the fencing. Dad had me and my brothers all out there doing it. Just slide the claw onto the wire, parallel to the wire, bend the hammer up or down 90-degrees and repeat several times between the two posts and it's back to tight. Each bend takes a good inch of slack out.
Luke that is great video. I learned the y method years ago when and older Native American taught it to me when we were working on fence on a cow lease I had neat Riudoso, NM. I have never used anothe method to mend fence dice that day. Also on the wire gate tool....I learned that one years ago myself when I was working down on South Texas as a Border Patrol Agent. Those tools were on all the wire gates down there and dam they were useful!!! I fabricate my own and use them on my ranch in NM. This is great info keep up the great videos.
I'm about the fence 7 wooded acres I recently purchased and have never done work like this before. You're videos are very helpful and I like the old fashioned feel of them. Thanks 👍
Just found your channel, have some wire to fix on the new property. Straight and to the point and a bible verse and Christian values. Sir, you just got another sub and like. Keep up the great work.
Not much chance I will ever have to splice a barbwire fence (I live in the middle of a city of about 100 thousand and I have a strong suspicion that the city leaders would frown on the thought of me putting up a barbwire fence around my house :-) ) yet here I am learning three methods of splicing a fence. So much to learn in this world, and so little time to learn much of it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thank you David. I want people to see God’s light. He is the sun and I am the moon, it is our job to reflect his light to a dark dark world. Thanks my friend and happy trails Luke
Well thank you brother. Thank you for for watching very much appreciate it. I sure appreciate the input and the encouragement. Hope the info helps. Happy trails Luke
Awesome, Thankyou for sharing & especially the Bible verse at the end , I have a broken barb wire I need to fix , now I know how to do it the correct way , may God Bless
Let me know how they work for you. Thank you for for watching very much appreciate it. I sure appreciate the input and the encouragement. Hope the info helps. Happy trails Luke
Thank you! We had 20-30 trees fall in the recent wind storms that hit Montana. We lost 5 sections of the fence from trees that fell through all 4 wires and 1 gate post + section. My FIL did the repairs until he passed 2 years ago. So my MIL is doing them now. I really want to learn how, so I can help. Your videos have been great! Thank you!
Thanks so much for all your time and effort and expertise in helping us wanna be’s learn to fix fence and so many other ranching, farming, homesteading needed skills. Your professional wisdom is so very much appreciated. Always learning from your channel and increasing new skills. Much appreciate all your generous labors of love. Mucho Gracias
Real good information for us beginners. I’m glad I found your channel. I’ve got a lot of fence to fix up and this gave me so good tips. Appreciate you sir.
Tried the 2Y method on a new 5 strand fence and its now my favourite way to splice barbed wire-it takes quite the pull! We got some 65+ year old barbed wire boundary fences and the loop method works great for the brittle wire. Much thanks for the tips.
Luke, just watched this again. great way to splice barbed wire. My father in law always kept any pieces he took down or replaced, had a huge pile of repair supplies .
Thanks Luke. I am learning the most useful, practical things from you that one just can't learn anywhere else. I've always used the loop method but in the future will be using the Y method as it will result in a superior mend. Thanks to you I've got the best shoe/boot laces available (para cord), the best stud finder available and a really neat screw driver. I am so much better fixin and mending things now and you are one of the main reasons. What I appreciate the most is that you teach independence and self reliance!! I really love your UA-cam channel and the Godly man that you are. Keep them comin and "Happy Trails", Mike
Mike, this possibly is one of the nicest comments I’ve ever heard. It is everything I hoped that the channel would be someday. Thank you very much I hope to live up to all those high standards. May Lord guide and keep you. Happy trails Luke
Using the Y method now it’s unbelievable. I think it’s stronger than the actual wire it’s self. It’s a bit more time consuming tho. Thank for making this video
Fantastic! I've been using the loop method for my barbed wire and the second method you showed for my high tensile hot wire. Tomorrow I plan on trying out your split wire splice. Thanks for the video and God bless.
I used your Y method today for an H post tension wire. Looks so much cleaner then what I normally do and held beautiful. I plan to use it more often with fence breaks. THANK You. BIG Thumbs up.
Woww!! Thank you for these awesome fence wire fixing methods , surefire to work everytime. I'm in a job where I do a lot of fence repairs in wire fences, hard work and satisfying but I've really been enjoying it and your expert knowledge and advice is a great help and a Godsend, thank you Sir.
Always dispose of old Barbwire and Barb‘s, do not throw on the ground. Cattle can eat them and get hardware disease. 1. 2Y marriage method 2. The western union method 3. The twin loop method. Thanks for watching I hope you find this information handy. Happy trails Luke
This was a very helpful lesson on how to fix my barbed wire fence which was cut in several places by people wanting to hunt on my land even though I had no trespassing signs up.
This is a great tip. I fence around an oat patch for deer and trees and limbs and cows are a constant problem. Old fence to new fence to kinked and really screwed up fence, etc. I'll be using this soon. Thank you!
You’re welcome sure appreciate you watching Nick. Let me know if there’s any videos you want to see her questions. If I can help I’ll do my best. Happy trails Luke
Thanks so much this is my third time watching this one I’ve been watching for about 4 months I love your show you’re a very likable person and so is your family I will be using your tricks and all your teaching and suggestions I just got 5 acres with 2 horses
Well I don’t know about wisdom. Hopefully with a little luck I got some wisdom anyways. Somethings I think of myself but most things I learn from people that are much wiser than me. Sure appreciate you dropping by leaving comments it keeps us filled up and make it more videos. Happy trails friend Luke
@@BacktotheBasics101 Luke, I believe seeing the wisdom in others is a mandatory step to having wisdom, ourselves. Plus my dad used to say, "Experience is a great teacher, specially someone else's, because you will never live long enough to make all the silly mistakes yourself." Great video and I enjoyed it all. Have a blessed day.
If I was on Your place, I would probably learn a lot of things from you as well. And you would probably see videos about it.😉 Like king Solomon said there’s really nothing new under the sun. Just re-inventions. Happy trails Luke
Thank you for the fencing videos. Will use your advise for a little different application but the basics are really helpful. All the best to you and your family.
Nicely done Sir! Id say helping my buddy on his farm back east in Western Maryland we mostly did the loop twist method or the number two method you showed here. It seemed to work okay over the years except his fence was in a bad way. I finally convinced him to completely take out and redo the fence out along the road. We tore out and replaced new probably close to 3/4 of mile of barbed wire three strand fence. Took us most of the summer since the ground was so rocky and hard to put in posts.That seemed to help for a few years in the broken fence that needed to be mended. The old fence really only worked at all because a cow would just get hung up in all the mended peices all tangled together so they just stayed away from it.
Seems like I have to use this the loop method because of old wire. It last a long time, but I have noticed goucho doesn't like the tight loop ( it starts to rust and that's bad for goucho), but it doesn't like to be spliced period! I use the western union splice a lot to add wire, when I tried the modified western union, I have a hard time removing barbs and find I'm cutting back quit a bit to find a sooth straight section. Then I wind up looking for the barbs and short pieces of wire I've dropped in the grass. You're the only one on UA-cam mentioning all three methods ( well, you didn't talk about crimp thingies). Most will tell you they are the authority ( mainly because they have a 10 acre "homestead") or they are a university and you should only use their method. I use the best method for the situation.
Very interesting. I sent a copy to my friends who just moved to Idaho. They lived on a small ranch just outside of LA (proximity to work) but now have retired to God’s country. Blessings
It makes sense to use old wire to mend an older wire fence because it’s already been stretched. I’ve only used the loop method the few times I had to fix broken wire, but the next time I do I’ll try the 2 twist methods that you did in the video. Take care.
thanks bud I was raise on a farm in Sask Canada born in 1948 didn,t think I would every watch something like this on you tube LOL thanks for your time
Glad you enjoyed it
Working by myself a lot, I watch to see if I'm missing any tricks. Looking for that easy button.
What I like about your videos is you don’t have music, much better if you are talking. Your the first person that said what they are making. Wow your land just goes on for ever. Joe in Dunedin,Florida. City boy here.
My Dad raised me hunting and fishing….. included in our gear, was a fence repair “kit”…. Often times I learned more about fencing than hunting or fishing….. one of the splicing techniques you used was one my Dad taught me…. Good Memories!
Old Ranching tricks are fading away as old ranchers fade away... keep it up
Isn’t that the truth. Thank you and happy trails
Luke
Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to create this video. I retired and moved from the city to the country. When I say country, I mean, my neighbors are cows. I had to replace 125' feet of fence and did NOT know how to splice the wire. Now I KNOW! Thanks again.
I've been using the loop method for 40 years, but next time I will use your y method. Thanks for taking the time to make this video, Russ
Three for the price of one... thanks brother. That gate catch is awesome, proving the adage that simplicity is divinity.
Sure appreciate you encouraging us all the time with your kind comments. Sure like your handle on UA-cam to. We could use some more every day patriots in this here country that we all live in.
God save the republic and happy trails
Luke
I greatly appreciate that video we just bought our 42 acres and are getting ready to fence it thank you and God bless you
I sure wish you'd been around in my younger farming days... I could have saved myself a lot of work knowing what I've learned from your videos. Never had a fence stretcher till recently. Don't work the farm anymore but just had to have a stretcher... I couldn't help myself.. "fencing pliars"... Still have one! They're not just for fencing anymore! A great multi tool! Thanks
Wayne how did you stretch your fence without a fencing stretcher, what method did you use?
Well when you decide to retire your fence and stretchers and fencing pliers let me know, I’ll put them to good use for you.😉
Happy trails
Luke
Cause it's already been stretched. ;) words of wisdom!! Thank you, another tool, in my pocket. US lady here. -)
A thousand.. maybe 2 thousand watch this in a couple of days... lol 76k now. Thanks for the info we're putting up our first barb wire fence and your tips/teaching has helped tremendously!
Very nice presentaion.
68 years old and need some fence fixed.
Thanks for the instruction.
Now I'm ready to try it.
This is great information for rookie land owners no matter what size property. I’ve used all these methods and will confirm his advise is sound.
When you mentioned to use old wire for mending barbed wire it immediately reminded me of Matt 9:14-17. "Don't put new wine in old skins".
Also, thanks for the tip because we are going to have to cut a fence soon and splice it back later. This will help a lot.
It’s funny you would say that. Another fella said the same thing in the comments here. So true. Thanks again and happy trails
Luke
Thanks. I've never been a cowboy but my stepson is and has cows. He had a stroke about two years ago and can not speak or us his left hand so needs help feeding and fixing fence. This video helps me doing the fence repair.
It’s fun learning new things. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Leroy.
Thank you for this!!!!! God bless you my friend. We broke NEW fence wire yesterday.....TWICE! Stretching over our terraced oklahoma hillsides is a tricky proposition. Keep up the great work here!
Really all the knots you need for barbed wire I agree. I too now use your staple trick, and in a short time that has proved to be a good time saver. Also got one of those heavy duty plastic nylon boxes to keep all my fencing gear in now I just throw the whole box in the pickup and go everything in there except post and barbed wire. Always looking forward to another video from you Luke and savoring the last one. Please take care.
Well thank you you made my night.
Those heavy duty plastic violin boxes are awesome I’ve got three of them in full-time use all the time. And that complementary stable, well it’s pretty handy. Thanks again for watching and for your feedback.
Happy trails
Luke
After most of my years of using bucket, I got a plastic box. I used to think about making a carpenters crate...
I wish could attach a picture to show you :). I had to splice and join the cuts on 4 strands of bar wire today and your instructional video was so helpful! Thank you!
I knew how to splice wire, but that is a neat idea you have there to close a fence gap/gate when it is tight! I always seem to learn something from your videos. And they are entertaining too! Thanks
Luke is a good Christian brother. I learn a lot by watching his videos and, when I do, I feel like I am out working in the field with an old friend.
What an awesome job!!! Nice to learn fencing tricks. Thank you.
Thank you for for watching very much appreciate it.
I sure appreciate the input and the encouragement.
Hope the info helps.
Happy trails
Luke
Thanks for a great summary on how to splice barbed wire fences.
Well I don’t know about great, but I hope it helped. Sure appreciate you dropping by leaving a comment it sure does help us keep gas in the tank making these videos. Happy trails
Luke
we love you Luke. You're the kind of guy I'd hang out with. Keep up the good life.
Awesome job explaining the three ways I knew the two but not the Y. Thanks again.
Ler
Luke, you and these videos are every day proof that you can learn something every day. I been fixing fence all my life and today was the first time I ve seen a y method splice. Its obviously superior to what I been doing but never thought of doing it. I recently learned about a tool called the texas fencing tool. It is great for taking a little slack out without restreching the whole line. If you get a chance UA-cam it. I think they might be over priced for what they are ,but they're slick.
They are very neat, I have a friend that has one and he is going to borrow it to me and I’m going to do a video on it. I think it would be a very cool tool to have but I just don’t want to spend that kind of money on something I don’t necessarily need.
@@BacktotheBasics101 I broke down and bought one, and I don't regret having it. That being said now that I've held one I think I could build one, but dont think I could improve on the original.
Well thank you for the feedback I sure appreciate it. I’m going to try it out he supposed to be dropping it off for me.
When I was growing up on our family farm we just used a the claw end of a hammer to tighten up the fencing. Dad had me and my brothers all out there doing it. Just slide the claw onto the wire, parallel to the wire, bend the hammer up or down 90-degrees and repeat several times between the two posts and it's back to tight. Each bend takes a good inch of slack out.
Luke that is great video. I learned the y method years ago when and older Native American taught it to me when we were working on fence on a cow lease I had neat Riudoso, NM. I have never used anothe method to mend fence dice that day. Also on the wire gate tool....I learned that one years ago myself when I was working down on South Texas as a Border Patrol Agent. Those tools were on all the wire gates down there and dam they were useful!!! I fabricate my own and use them on my ranch in NM. This is great info keep up the great videos.
I'm about the fence 7 wooded acres I recently purchased and have never done work like this before. You're videos are very helpful and I like the old fashioned feel of them. Thanks 👍
Just found your channel, have some wire to fix on the new property. Straight and to the point and a bible verse and Christian values. Sir, you just got another sub and like. Keep up the great work.
Thank you brother, sure appreciate you subscribing keep in touch if you would always good to hear from another brother in the Lord.
Happy trails
Luke
This really helped me fix my messed up barbed wire without spending a ton on splice kits. Thank you
Yeah all you need is some good used wire and some new wire. Good pliers and gloves too.
I have to do some fence mending this week, plan on using some of you tips. Thanks for the instruction. Tommy
Not much chance I will ever have to splice a barbwire fence (I live in the middle of a city of about 100 thousand and I have a strong suspicion that the city leaders would frown on the thought of me putting up a barbwire fence around my house :-) ) yet here I am learning three methods of splicing a fence. So much to learn in this world, and so little time to learn much of it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
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Well thanks for watching anyways, and you just never know.😉
Your information and quality family friendly content is very appreciated
Thank you David. I want people to see God’s light. He is the sun and I am the moon, it is our job to reflect his light to a dark dark world. Thanks my friend and happy trails
Luke
Thanks again Luke for the great tips on fixing fence . God Bless and have a good day
Well thank you brother.
Thank you for for watching very much appreciate it.
I sure appreciate the input and the encouragement.
Hope the info helps.
Happy trails
Luke
I've used the loop method on my fence. Thank you for showing me some new techniques.
It is the old standby. And it certainly has its place.
Happy trails
Luke
I came here and found several of your fencing videos very helpful!! Saved me some frustration and money
Awesome, Thankyou for sharing & especially the Bible verse at the end , I have a broken barb wire I need to fix , now I know how to do it the correct way , may God Bless
Thx for sharing your knowledge in a clear and concise video. Now I know how to fix my broken fence. Excellent!
Thank you, Luke. I have been looking for a better way to splice barbed wire fencing here in Texas. Great job!
All of your videos are really great and I find them very informative and guiding!
Blessings
Well thank you very much. I’m sure there are some that are pretty boring and such. You’re very kind thank you. Happy trails
Luke
Well thank you. I sure appreciate your encouragement. Happy trails to you and yours.
Luke
Great Video!!!! I’m going around my place fixing fences and will start using the Y method that’s a great trick.
Thanks and Stay Safe!
Let me know how you like the way Murtha Dave. Sure appreciate you watching our little videos here. Happy trails
Luke
Thanks Luke I always enjoy your videos and scriptures! Good info. God Bless!!
Thank you John. Very much appreciate your support and encouragement.
Happy trails in the Lord guide and keep you.
Luke
for a new property owner, amazing advice and i'm excited to go fencing!!
This some neat splices. I've only used the loop method. I will have to try them! God Bless you and your family Luke!
Let me know how they work for you.
Thank you for for watching very much appreciate it.
I sure appreciate the input and the encouragement.
Hope the info helps.
Happy trails
Luke
Thanks for making it look easy! Now to go out and repair some fence! God bless! 🙏
Great video watched it in the pasture! It worked great!
Getting ready to install a couple miles of barb wire; thanks for these videos!
You’re welcome, have fun. We have lots of fence and ranch and videos.
Yes, sir! I’m grateful that you took the time to make the videos, as I’m an old dog learning new stuff! You’re my favorite source on fencing!
I liked the splicing methods clearly explained and demo'd. Thanks.
Great info. My wife and I have watched this three times now; today we need to splice wire the deer tore up. Thanks for the tutorial.
THANK YOU! Perfect! Just what I was looking for to fix an old fence.
Awesome to see how its done right!! Just learning the joys of fencing myself.
Thank you! We had 20-30 trees fall in the recent wind storms that hit Montana. We lost 5 sections of the fence from trees that fell through all 4 wires and 1 gate post + section. My FIL did the repairs until he passed 2 years ago. So my MIL is doing them now. I really want to learn how, so I can help. Your videos have been great! Thank you!
Loved it! Back to basics. Appreciate the Christian friendly!
Thanks so much for all your time and effort and expertise in helping us wanna be’s
learn to fix fence and so many other ranching, farming, homesteading needed skills. Your professional wisdom is so very much appreciated. Always learning from your channel and increasing new skills. Much appreciate all your generous labors of love. Mucho Gracias
Real good information for us beginners. I’m glad I found your channel. I’ve got a lot of fence to fix up and this gave me so good tips. Appreciate you sir.
It’s good to have you, keep in touch always looking for good advice. Luke
Tried the 2Y method on a new 5 strand fence and its now my favourite way to splice barbed wire-it takes quite the pull! We got some 65+ year old barbed wire boundary fences and the loop method works great for the brittle wire. Much thanks for the tips.
Luke, just watched this again. great way to splice barbed wire. My father in law always kept any pieces he took down or replaced, had a huge pile of repair supplies .
Thanks Luke. I am learning the most useful, practical things from you that one just can't learn anywhere else. I've always used the loop method but in the future will be using the Y method as it will result in a superior mend. Thanks to you I've got the best shoe/boot laces available (para cord), the best stud finder available and a really neat screw driver. I am so much better fixin and mending things now and you are one of the main reasons. What I appreciate the most is that you teach independence and self reliance!! I really love your UA-cam channel and the Godly man that you are. Keep them comin and "Happy Trails", Mike
Mike, this possibly is one of the nicest comments I’ve ever heard. It is everything I hoped that the channel would be someday. Thank you very much I hope to live up to all those high standards. May Lord guide and keep you.
Happy trails
Luke
The clean content is appreciated. The tips are pretty good too.
Excellent instructions - much appreciated!
Very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to put the video together.
Using the Y method now it’s unbelievable. I think it’s stronger than the actual wire it’s self. It’s a bit more time consuming tho. Thank for making this video
You are very welcome
Great video very helpful. Getting ready to repair some fencing.
Outstanding! Really appreciate your ingenuity and especially enjoy your practical tips.
Well thank you old friend. I hope all is going well for you.
Happy trails
Luke
Never done the Y method always in the Western Union. Thanks for the added method.
Fantastic! I've been using the loop method for my barbed wire and the second method you showed for my high tensile hot wire. Tomorrow I plan on trying out your split wire splice. Thanks for the video and God bless.
that wire gate shutter is amazing i will definitely be building a bunch of those thanks for showing that!!
Well I will tell you it works great
I used your Y method today for an H post tension wire. Looks so much cleaner then what I normally do and held beautiful. I plan to use it more often with fence breaks. THANK You. BIG Thumbs up.
Thank you you made my day.
Another great video 😊🐴. Keep them coming.
Thank you for for watching very much appreciate it.
I sure appreciate the input and the encouragement.
Hope the info helps.
Happy trails
Luke
Best repair vid so far.
Great instructional video. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.
Woww!! Thank you for these awesome fence wire fixing methods , surefire to work everytime. I'm in a job where I do a lot of fence repairs in wire fences, hard work and satisfying but I've really been enjoying it and your expert knowledge and advice is a great help and a Godsend, thank you Sir.
I like. Will try ASAP. Up until now, I've used the figure 8 knot. Had to unpick several barb clusters to do it.
Always dispose of old Barbwire and Barb‘s, do not throw on the ground. Cattle can eat them and get hardware disease.
1. 2Y marriage method
2. The western union method
3. The twin loop method.
Thanks for watching I hope you find this information handy.
Happy trails
Luke
What was that hook called to hold the gate to the post?
I agree on the barbs..left on the ground..me speaking as a horseman..but I really appreciate this video.
Ok Ship it should be called a shepherds hook
Thanks, I learned a lot! I've used barbed wire for years and never heard of the Y method.
This was a very helpful lesson on how to fix my barbed wire fence which was cut in several places by people wanting to hunt on my land even though I had no trespassing signs up.
Thanks for the clear demonstrations!
This is a great tip. I fence around an oat patch for deer and trees and limbs and cows are a constant problem. Old fence to new fence to kinked and really screwed up fence, etc. I'll be using this soon. Thank you!
I enjoyed watching.
Informative.
Thank you for sharing the video clip.
God bless.
Clear and simple methods. Thanks for sharing. really like it.
I use the Y splice. Good tip on using older barbed wire for repairs. Makes perfect sense.
It’s probably the best splice there is.
Especially for new wire. Sure appreciate your support over the years.
Happy trails
Luke
Wow ,thanx for the informative ,to the point , but in my opinion the highlight was that fence lock ,so simple.
Thank you luke, love the fencing videos!
You’re welcome sure appreciate you watching Nick. Let me know if there’s any videos you want to see her questions. If I can help I’ll do my best. Happy trails
Luke
Thanks so much this is my third time watching this one I’ve been watching for about 4 months
I love your show you’re a very likable person and so is your family
I will be using your tricks and all your teaching and suggestions
I just got 5 acres with 2 horses
Yep great video thank you for sharing ur wisdom and ideas !
Well I don’t know about wisdom. Hopefully with a little luck I got some wisdom anyways. Somethings I think of myself but most things I learn from people that are much wiser than me.
Sure appreciate you dropping by leaving comments it keeps us filled up and make it more videos.
Happy trails friend
Luke
@@BacktotheBasics101 Luke, I believe seeing the wisdom in others is a mandatory step to having wisdom, ourselves. Plus my dad used to say, "Experience is a great teacher, specially someone else's, because you will never live long enough to make all the silly mistakes yourself." Great video and I enjoyed it all. Have a blessed day.
Great tips.
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
Love your videos. I learned to fence many years ago but I still learn new ideas from you.
If I was on Your place, I would probably learn a lot of things from you as well. And you would probably see videos about it.😉
Like king Solomon said there’s really nothing new under the sun. Just re-inventions.
Happy trails
Luke
Thank you for the fencing videos. Will use your advise for a little different application but the basics are really helpful. All the best to you and your family.
You are amazing, I'm learning tons! thanks for your cool attitude
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Thanks for the up close clear video!
Great video, Very interesting love the Gate latch.
Great video, Love the spiritual aspect!
Nicely done Sir! Id say helping my buddy on his farm back east in Western Maryland we mostly did the loop twist method or the number two method you showed here. It seemed to work okay over the years except his fence was in a bad way. I finally convinced him to completely take out and redo the fence out along the road. We tore out and replaced new probably close to 3/4 of mile of barbed wire three strand fence. Took us most of the summer since the ground was so rocky and hard to put in posts.That seemed to help for a few years in the broken fence that needed to be mended. The old fence really only worked at all because a cow would just get hung up in all the mended peices all tangled together so they just stayed away from it.
Well thank you, sometimes just new fence is the answer. What I found out is don’t ever cheap out on junk Barb where in junk post.
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Luke
Good stuff and pleasant to watch. I enjoyed that very much. Thanks
Thank you Glen, comments like these make us making more videos. Happy trails
Luke
Thank you for the video. I'll be fixing my first fence soon and this was very helpful.
Thanks for such good clear videos!
Seems like I have to use this the loop method because of old wire. It last a long time, but I have noticed goucho doesn't like the tight loop ( it starts to rust and that's bad for goucho), but it doesn't like to be spliced period!
I use the western union splice a lot to add wire, when I tried the modified western union, I have a hard time removing barbs and find I'm cutting back quit a bit to find a sooth straight section. Then I wind up looking for the barbs and short pieces of wire I've dropped in the grass.
You're the only one on UA-cam mentioning all three methods ( well, you didn't talk about crimp thingies). Most will tell you they are the authority ( mainly because they have a 10 acre "homestead") or they are a university and you should only use their method. I use the best method for the situation.
Oh. Many years ago I started leaving a couple of staples and a short loop of wire at the corners, dad was shocked that I would waste them.
That was really informative! Thank you!
Well thank you. I’m very happy you found it intriguing. Happy trails
Luke
Very interesting. I sent a copy to my friends who just moved to Idaho. They lived on a small ranch just outside of LA (proximity to work) but now have retired to God’s country. Blessings
It makes sense to use old wire to mend an older wire fence because it’s already been stretched. I’ve only used the loop method the few times I had to fix broken wire, but the next time I do I’ll try the 2 twist methods that you did in the video. Take care.
Glad I could be of help. Let me know how it works for you.
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Luke
Awesome Luke. Cows are home from summer pasture now, and we're weaning tomorrow, so I'm sure I'll have some fence to fix!
Well you be thinking of me while your fencing now. But only good thoughts.😉
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Luke