The Hammer Trick

Here is a handy little trick for fixing up a barb wire fence. From Greener Pastures Ranching.

[bioniccrypto]

71 years old and learned a great trick before breakfast. THANKS!

[Cheez-Itz_Christ]

Instructions unclear, I now own 47 hammers and 46 of them are stuck in my fence.

[rogerfair]

It never ceases to amaze me that the older I get, the smarter my dad becomes.

Well done.

[oatlord]

This is the type of content that I've always thought makes YouTube special.

[jin]

I don't have a ranch and I have never worked with barbed wire - and unlikely will ever do so - but I still watched this from start to finish. 😂

Thank you sir.

[stroys]

I’m 74, lived on a farm growing up and helped my uncle run fencing for the cow pastures. We used stretchers to tighten wires but I never saw this trick before. Pretty slick

[johnnybanana]

I have, at present, no practical need for this information. And yet, im glad i watched. Something to file away, just in case. Excellent video.

[eztyson]

I love that he’s handing down knowledge that his father showed him. The older you get the more you realise what a privilege it is to have things like this to draw on from people you care about and to be able to share that knowledge with others 🙌💕

[jamesb]

I’m 70 and you taught me something new today. Thank you.

[tedmiller]

Good demo. I'm 86 and been stretching barb wire this way for a time.

[lifebehindacow]

Done it with a hammer, modified fence pliers and home made t handles. The wrapping trick is the key and your explanation was excellent. Some will say it weakens the wire but then again doesn't everything. Years of mending fence says this works very well.

[ItsOnlySTU]

lol im a townie with no real need for this knowledge but for whatever reason i found this really satisfying to watch

[JohnnyBeesh]

i'm not a rancher. i've never messed with barb wire. this just seems to be one of those 'nifty' tricks that is good to know. good job showing how to pull through the loop and then how to roll the hammer back over the loop to lock it in. this was cool. nice video.

[sebytro]

This is such a cool trick! I used to do something similar with pliers but I just couldn't get it out in the same smooth way. Hammer saves the day, once again. <3 Cheers Steve!

[hicoteo]

Getting the wire tight by hand is never enough. I'll be using this trick. Thank you and your dad.

[robertbrown]

I learned that trick working on a cattle ranch in Southern Colorado about 45 years ago. Thanks for sharing so others could learn.

[flowzerr]

I'm 72 but a newby to fence fixin and have been trying to use a fence stretcher to tighten up the fence I built a few yesrs ago, just me & my tractor. Now THIS method looks much more affective! Thank you!

[ianlong]

Some many “amazing” technique videos on YouTube are a complete waste of time / impractical. It is lovely to finally find one that is so useful, thank you.

[nearlynormal]

You get fewer gouges on the forearms if you start on the lowest wire first.

[jaysay]

I aint a rancher but I do like watching people being clever, this is awesome! Never would have thought it in a million years.