Step 1: Locate the installation position.
Field Fence Installation Method – End Posts, Middle Posts & Wire Mesh
Field fence is the most ideal wire fence for farm and ranch uses. It has 3 parts that need to be assembled: end posts and cross members, middle posts, and wire mesh. One of the middle posts can be all wood or in the form of metal T posts mixed with wooden posts. Below we list the field fence installation method for your reference.
Preparation List
- 61" high wooden posts & T posts
- Gloves
- Steel wires
- Three 8' high cross members
- Shovel
- Hammer
- 36" high wire mesh roll
- 3/8" drill bit
- Nails
- Wooden boards
- Brace pins
- Wire joiners
- Stick
- Pliers
- Wire tensioning tool
- Post driver
- Chains
- Fencing stretching board
- V clips
Post Installation
End Posts & Cross Members
Step 4-2: Drill holes in 2 ends of the 8' high post center used as cross member with 3/8" drill bit.
Step 4-3: Drill a hole in the 2nd end post at the same height as the 1st end post hole with a 3/8" drill bit.
Step 8: 3 end posts and 2 cross members at the other end are installed to show completion, refer to steps (1–7).
Step 10: Wrap the wire loop around one side end posts diagonally. Wire loop on the other side is installed the same way.
Middle Posts
All Wooden Posts
Wooden + Metal Posts (Excluding end posts, the first 2 posts are metal posts, 1 wooden post after every 2 metal posts.)
Step 1: Repeat the previous steps (1–3) of the end posts to install the wooden and metal posts in the holes.
Step 3: Mark the stick, then take the stick and compare the height of each post to see if they are on the same level.
Step 5-1: Install 2 V clips on T posts depending on end post nails position by placing Vs through the horizontal wire after the mesh's installation.
Fence Installation
Step 3-1: Cut 3–4 vertical wires from the wire mesh that goes around the post, leaving enough room for horizontal wires to wrap around.
Step 3-2: Wrap the horizontal wires around the wire mesh on the opposite side of the post to allow the whole mesh to wrap around the post.
Step 4: Install a fencing stretching board at the other end of the wire mesh and insert its wedges into its ferrule, and fix it with a hammer.
Step 5: Install 2 chains and 2 steel wires on the end post near the fencing stretching board, and then tension them tightly with wire tensioning tools.
Step 6-1: Cut 3–4 vertical wires from the wire mesh that goes around the post, leaving enough room for horizontal wires to wrap around.
Step 6-2: Wrap the horizontal wires around the wire mesh on the opposite side of the post to allow the whole wire mesh to wrap around the post.