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The Texas Fence Fixer is my favorite fence stretcher-type tool. It flat out simplifies and speeds up the job compared to the fence stretcher that everyone is used to using, and every rancher has at least one of among their collection of fencing equipment. Using a conventional fence stretcher requires cutting and splicing a sagging wire.  On the other hand, there is no cutting, splicing, or kinking with a Texas Fence Fixer. In other words, there’s no weakening of the wire. To use…

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The following article is on building a barbed wire fence that will keep your cows where you put them. There are always numerous ways to do the same thing. This is just an article on some things we do to make our cows stay where we want them to be. I like cows, but they are frustrating sometimes.  Being in the cattle business makes life more enjoyable for me than it otherwise would be. IT’S rewarding to see the improvements…

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If you own cows, you’re guaranteed a lifetime of learning to become a professional fence stretcher. Just when you think you have a reasonably tight barbed wire fence, it’s a sure bet that the cows are out there busily trying to figure out how to loosen it up again. With a claw hammer and a pair of fencing pliers, you can splice and tighten a broken wire relatively fast with a reasonably low amount of fuss. To accomplish this, take…

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