I found a machine which will roll up old barb wire. Looks to be a good machine which can roll up a quarter mile of wire in just a matter of a few minutes compared the time doing it by hand. There is miles of fence needing to be replaced after the fires. I am wondering what it would be worth to have the wire rolled up. The machine isn't cheap. I don't know that I have enough wire to do to justify the expense. So I think I might consider doing it as a service or renting out the machine to reliable ranchers. Considering a price per foot. Idea?
Wire roller
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Big Muddy rancher
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This is the one I use.
It does roll it up quick;
www.flamanagriculture.com
It does roll it up quick;
Level-Wind Wire Spooler | Fence Wire Rollers | Barb Wire Roller | Flaman Agriculture
The Level-Wind wire spooler rolls wire evenly across the full width of the spool with a guide pulley that travels back and forth on a cross-cut threaded shaft. Wood spool adapters are available upon request, and the wire spoolers are hydraulic drive so that you can spool as well as unspool.
Nicky
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I would think it would be in great demand, either doing for people or renting it out.
Faster horses
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There webfoot, now you can buy yourself a job. 
Puzzled
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What keeps tension on the wire as it is being rolled up, so you have a tight roll of wire when done?
Big Muddy rancher
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I tie something to weight it down. Been using a old shock absorber as it doesn't snag easily but could be a bit heavier. On a long pull to start the weight of the wire dragging does a good job
Puzzled
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Well it looks like/sounds like it would be a very useful piece of equipment when rolling up old fence.
Can it be used to hold new reels of wire as you unroll them?
Can it be used to hold new reels of wire as you unroll them?
Barb wire will hang up on every thing putting resistance on the spool. Looks like I won't have to buy it. The Feds decided to cost share picking up the old fence and building new.
I have a wire unroller that mounts on the back of a quad. It is pretty simple and easy to use and cost about $200 as opposed to $8,000.
Puzzled
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Have the Feds been able to start on the fence project yet?
I got funded. Mine was a small enough project that the local FSA committee could approve it. Most of these people with 10+ miles of fence needing built the approval had to go higher up. I talked to a fence contractor. He is building some for B right now. Once he finishes that project Me and neighbor Charlie are next on the list.
About half of B's 10,000 acre BLM allotment burned. He has to build about 3 miles of fence to separate the burned from the unburnt. It will be 2 years before he can use the burned area.
About half of B's 10,000 acre BLM allotment burned. He has to build about 3 miles of fence to separate the burned from the unburnt. It will be 2 years before he can use the burned area.
Puzzled
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So will there be fences built in areas that did not have fences before?
Yes I imagine there will be some of that. But there is no cost share program for that. It is on the rancher to build those fences.
Big Muddy rancher
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The guy building fence has one like that. He has it mounted on the front of a track driven skid steer. He says it will roll from both directions 4 strands at a time. The one thing which I was wondering about on the one I looked at was the twisty stays. Pulling on strand and a time and person would need to get rid of them somehow before wrapping the wire. This machine those stays get wrapped up with the wire. It is pretty slick
