5-Strand Wire Unroller

5-Strand Wire Unroller FENCING Tools 18-5-23 Stringing a fence frill of barbed wire is easier and fast with this new "Wire Wagon" that lets one person unroll five strands of barbed wire at a time, says inventor Lloyd Babcock. The 2-wheeled trailer is equipped with a ball hitch so it can be pulled with a tractor or pickup. It has five compartments in back - three on top and two on bottom - each holding a spool of barbed wire. A system of telescoping guides on the wagon, and specially designed hooked pins that go in the ground, are used to keep the strands of wire about 2 ft. apart as they're unrolled. "There's friction on the spools so that when you stop driving, the wires stop unrolling. There's always tension on the wires so they stay flat on the ground and don't get tangled," says Babcock. "You can go up to 8 mph without worrying about the wires overlapping. If a wire breaks you'll be safely inside your pickup or riding on a tractor with the Wire Wagon between you and the break in the wire." The front of the wagon has three storage compartments - a large one in the middle for tool storage and two smaller ones that hold up to 10 rolls of 12 1/2 ga. barbed wire. "The tool and wire storage compartments carry enough material (barbed wire, staples, wire clips and tools) to build up to 3/4 mile of fence," notes Babcock. Sells for $2,495. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lloyd Babcock, Wire Wagon, N.A., Inc., Box 3516, Springfield, Mo. 65808 (ph 417 887-7690).

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