Over the years of setting fence posts, fixing barns, and repairing equipment, I’ve built a little collection of specialty tools to make my life easier. The following list is of farm tools and equipment that many may not have thought of investing in. This list doesn’t replace the essentials; it enhances them.
Rebar Tie Wire Twister
A rebar tie wire twister is a timesaver for DIY fence installation. It’s meant to twist hardware wire tightly while tying rebar rods together at intersections when you’re preparing to pour a concrete structure. I use the twister for something different.
Anyone who has put up a livestock fence with cattle panels and steel T-posts can attest to the love-hate relationship between an installer and the wire clips that are usually provided with the T-posts. These clips work, but they can be annoying to work with, they take much longer to tie a panel to a T-post, and there are never enough of them.
Here’s where the rebar tie wire twister
