Tension Builder
How tight is tight enough? John Gray of Tokio, Texas, no longer ponders that question when stringing wire fence. He welded a ½-inch drive socket to the handle of a come-along. When stringing wire, he inserts a torque wrench into the socket. He uses the wrench to tighten the fence to a tension he determined is correct for his fences. Now he gets the same tension every time.

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