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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: Fieldfare on August 03, 2015, 07:15:58 pm

Title: Best cutters for barbed wire?
Post by: Fieldfare on August 03, 2015, 07:15:58 pm

Hi all- I have some barbed wire (about 300M all tangled up as fencing over a 50M stretch) that I would like to cut down before stock-fencing. Could anyone recommend a decent pair of cutters as I think I might be best cutting it into small bits rather than try and unpick it.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Best cutters for barbed wire?
Post by: bloomer on August 03, 2015, 07:30:08 pm

Can't cut and paste on phone

Something like screwfix item 5579C will eat barbed wire, and only cost 20quid...

Title: Re: Best cutters for barbed wire?
Post by: Slimjim on August 19, 2015, 07:39:41 am

A small pair of bolt croppers will do it.

Title: Re: Best cutters for barbed wire?
Post by: Clarebelle on August 19, 2015, 08:14:04 am

We use bolt cutters

Title: Re: Best cutters for barbed wire?
Post by: Deere on August 20, 2015, 10:17:52 am

Ive used several types of cutter and found that the Gripple ones are the easiest to use and a very tough.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gripple-Wire-Cutter-/251930929913?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gripple-Wire-Cutter-/251930929913?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368)

They are by no means cheap but with all tools you get what you pay for.

Bolt cutters are ok but are too big and heavy to hang on your tool belt and walk up and down fence lines all day.

Title: Re: Best cutters for barbed wire?
Post by: Fieldfare on August 20, 2015, 09:04:37 pm

I settled for a small pair of Olympia bolt cutters- *VERY* effective- easy to wield and cuts through double-strands of barbed like a knife through butter...I wished I had invested my £15 years ago! Thanks for the advice all  :farmer:

Title: Re: Best cutters for barbed wire?
Post by: cloddopper on August 28, 2015, 11:43:07 pm

For any one else considering  such an event
 ALDI & LIDEL ( if you have then near by )  have a £10 ish pair of yellow handled "Workzone "  bolt croppers on sale  ( usually twice a year.. they can chop 1/4 inch ( 6.4 mm ) mild steel bolts like they were cheese straws . The jaws are a good close cut fit as well as beeing of quality induction hardened steel .

I've had a pair ( £8 new ) for four or five years and can honestly say they are a darn good bargain