Fencing tool kit items

chanceosunshine

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My husband will be putting up fences in a couple months, mostly woven goat fencing and then some mobile electric fence.
I thought I make him a fencing tool kit for Christmas.
What tools/brands would you recommend to put in the kit?
Thanks!
 

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G'day ,look for a wire strainer suitable for the wire type and if possible a "tension gauge" .Look for an alternative to wooden strainer and stay sections. steel star posts and a decent post driver ,use a plain wire top and bottom to fix the woven wire to stop visitors burrowing underneath. A good pair of fencing pliers and good quality "riggers gloves".

Hope that will assist you.....T.O.R.
 

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We used T-posts for the run of wire. We used heavy treated posts for corners and H braces. To dig the holes for the wood posts, we used a gasoline auger from Harbor Freight. You can find them elsewhere, lots of places have them.

 

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We used T-posts for the run of wire. We used heavy treated posts for corners and H braces. To dig the holes for the wood posts, we used a gasoline auger from Harbor Freight. You can find them elsewhere, lots of places have them.

I still use a manual post hole digger and a tamping bar.
 

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I have a set of post hole diggers with offset handles that don't knock my knuckles together when using them. I just did a search and can't find them now. They look something like this, but are blue.

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I have a set of post hole diggers with offset handles that don't knock my knuckles together when using them. I just did a search and can't find them now. They look something like this, but are blue.

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Mine is just the old straight wooden handles one.
 
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