Author Topic: Gripple fencing materials (Read 2967 times)

tobytoby · « **on:** November 01, 2011, 08:49:01 pm »

I have been looking at the various fencing products offered by "Gripple" and i was wondering if anyone has used them and if you have thoughts on or experience of the same, as opposed to the usual installation methods?

knightquest · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2011, 09:53:45 pm »

I used to work in a factory that manufactured the zinc bodied types.

They are really good and easy to use and I know first hand exactly how much money and research has been thrown at them.

Ian

cooper956 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2012, 10:43:25 am »

some stuffs good and usefull other stuff aint worth the cost what you wanting to use? we do fenceing contracting and only use gripples on repairs or joining wire sometimes why i dont know as we always wrap the wire off ether side of them

Brucklay · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:34:32 am »

I've used them - we had a contractor in to do all our new fencing but the length along the road was 'fine' for now but was only 4 wire with barb on top - for the Jacobs that was fine but putting the shetland youngster in they could have walked though. So I purchased stock fencing and used existing posts and used the gripples to join and tighten the stock fencing and although it may not be 100% I would say it's not far off and has kept the little monster in!! Also I now have the tool for any other repair or tightens of the new fencing - for DIY I think they are good.

cooper956 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:39:29 am »

there ok for diy problem we always found is over time they slip back so we wrap the wire round both sides trick with them is only do short strechs no more than 50m it its stait for repairs you carnt beat them