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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

Mark on the ground where the posts will be installed

Step 1: Locate the installation position.

A worker is digging a hole with a shovel

Step 2: Dig in every post hole about 25" in depth.

Place 2 wooden posts into the holes

Step 3: Place two 61" high wooden posts loosely into the holes with 8' spacing between them.

Drill a hole on the end wooden post

Step 4-1: Drill a hole in the top of the side of the post with a 3/8" drill bit.

Drill 2 holes in the center of 2 ends of post as cross member

Step 4-2: Drill holes in 2 ends of the 8' high post center used as cross member with 3/8" drill bit.

A worker is drilling a hole on the 2nd end wooden posts

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.

A 3/8

Step 5-1: Nail a 3/8" × 10" brace pin in the 1st end post.

A 3/8

Step 5-2: Nail a 3/8" × 10" brace pin in the 2nd end post in the opposite direction.

A cross member installed and then hammered solid brace pins.

Step 6: Install a cross member and then hammer brace pins tightly.

Place 2 boards under the 2 end posts separately.

Step 7: Get 2 boards to place under the 2 posts on one side separately and cover with dirt.

Place 2 boards under the 3 end posts separately.

Step 8: 3 end posts and 2 cross members at the other end are installed to show completion, refer to steps (1–7).

A worker is holding a steel wire.

Step 9: Get 1 long steel wire and connect its ends together with a wire joiner to form a loop.

Wire loops on end posts

Step 10: Wrap the wire loop around one side end posts diagonally. Wire loop on the other side is installed the same way.

Cut the excess wire with pliers.

Step 11: Tighten the wire joiners on both sides so that the wire loops fit against the end posts, and then cut the excess wire with pliers.

Finished wire loop on one side end posts

Step 12: The installation of the wire loops is complete and details are shown.

End posts with nail holes on 2 sides.

Step 13: Fix one nail on the top and middle of each of the 2 posts with wire loops on both sides with a hammer.

Middle Posts

All Wooden Posts

3 middle posts placed into the holes.

Step 1: Repeat the previous steps (1–3) of the end posts for installing the 61" high middle posts.

A worker is holding a stick to level the middle posts.

Step 2: Mark the stick, then take the stick and compare the height of each post to see if they are on the same level.

Dirt under the middle posts compacted.

Step 3: Pour dirt into the holes and tamp them down.

Middle wooden posts with nail holes.

Step 4: Count 2 posts and put a nail in the top and middle of the third post, and so on.

Middle posts with 2 wires.

Step 5: Wrap 2 wires around the 2 nails of one end post until they wrap around the nails of the other end post.

Wooden + Metal Posts (Excluding end posts, the first 2 posts are metal posts, 1 wooden post after every 2 metal posts.)

T posts and wooden posts in the holes.

Step 1: Repeat the previous steps (1–3) of the end posts to install the wooden and metal posts in the holes.

A worker is holding a post driver to fix middle T posts.

Step 2: Fix T posts with a post driver.

A worker is holding a stick to level the middle posts.

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.

Dirt under the middle posts compacted.

Step 4: Pour dirt into the holes and tamp them down.

Place V clips onto T posts.

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.

Fix V clips and T posts together

Step 5-2: Wrap the V clips around T post and the other V through the same horizontal wire of the wire mesh after the mesh's installation.

Middle posts with 2 wires

Step 6: Wrap wires around 2 nails of one end post and through the nails and V clips until they wrap around the other end post's nails.

Fence Installation

2 workers are unrolling a roll of wire mesh.

Step 1: Unroll the 36" high wire mesh close to the posts.

One end of the wire mesh is wrapped around the end post

Step 2: Place one end of the wire mesh through the end post.

Pliers cutting the vertical wires of the wire mesh

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.

A wire mesh wrapped on the post

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.

A worker holding a hammer to fix the fencing stretching board

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.

Wire tensioning tools are tensioning the 2 steel wires

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.

Pliers are cutting the vertical wires of the wire mesh

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.

A wire mesh wrapped on the post

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.

Finished the other end fixation

Step 7: Cut off the excess wire mesh and remove the fencing stretching board and wire tensioning tools. Then the other end fixation is complete.

Finished field fence in detail

Step 8: Field fence installation is complete.

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