Worksheets1. Fencing tools & equipment
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which tool is used to drive in staples into strainers, posts, and battens?
Hammer
Post hole rammer
Wire cutters
Spirit level
What is the primary use of a post hole rammer?
Cutting fencing wire
Compaction of soil around a post or strainer
Driving metal posts into the ground
Lifting wooden posts out of the ground
Which tool cuts out a groove into the strainer post where one end of the stay is placed?
Chisel
Wire Jenny
Ratchet handle
Fencing pliers
Which tool is used for storage and dispensing of wire from a coil and requires oil applied to the moving part at regular intervals?
Wire Jenny
Chain strainer
Spirit level
Post lifter
What is the function of the chain strainer (wire chain strainer) in fencing work?
To ensure posts are vertical or horizontal
Tension fence wire for joining
To remove staples and cut wire
To wind up wire strainers to correct tension
Which tool is used to remove staples, hold and cut wire, and hammer in staples?
Fencing pliers
Wire cutters
Chisel
Spirit level
What is the primary purpose of crimp sleeves in fencing?
To position wire away from the ground
To make fast, easy wire joins that exceed the breaking strain of the wire being joined
To secure fencing wire to steel Y posts
To switch off a section of fence
Which item positions wire at a distance from the ground when attached to a post or strainer and prevents hot wire from earthing?
Insulator
Staples
Clips
Joiner
What are staples used for in fencing construction?
To connect hot wires on either side of a gate
To fix the height of wire from the ground when attached to a post or strainer
To wind a wire to provide permanent tension
To lift wooden posts out of the ground
Which component provides controlled tension of a single wire by adjustable ratchets that wind the wire to provide permanent tension?
Wire strainers
Battons
Cut out switch
Fencing wire coils
For a chisel used in fencing work, what repair action is recommended if damage occurs?
Replace the handle
De-tangle the wire
Place the coil back on the jenny
Sharpen with a shovel blade file
What is a recommended maintenance step for a wire dispenser?
Sharpen the blade using a file
Remove coil from jenny after use
Regularly oil moving parts
Replace the handle if damaged
Which wire type listed has the highest breaking strain according to the reference data?
4 mm galvanised mild steel (590 kgf)
2.5 mm galvanised HT (620 kgf)
Fabricated netting (305 kgf)
Barbed wire (620 kgf)
Which fencing wire type is noted as having a high risk of damaging skins, pelts, and fleeces and therefore should not be used with livestock?
2.5 mm galvanised high tensile (HT) wire
1900 mm fabricated netting fence
Barbed wire
4 mm mild steel (No. 8) wire
