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Answers - Multiple choice

The most likely order for using the following tools and equipment when constructing a new fence would be:
B - Crowbar, post hole (atom) borer, wire spinner, wire strainers.
When installing a strainer post in the ground, the earth dug from the hole should be rammed tightly back around the post. The primary reason for this is to:
D - Maximise support for the strainer post.
Which of the following statements about end assemblies is NOT true:
C - Box end assemblies are more suitable for barbed wire and diagonal stay assemblies for plain wire fences.
When the strainer posts for a gateway are being positioned and installed there should be:
C - Sufficient room for the gate to swing freely both ways.
Line posts in a fence should be set in the ground in as straight a line as possible between the strainer posts. The main reason for this is to:
B - Enable the most effective strain to be placed on the wires.
A farmer notices that a few old posts in a boundary fence have rotted off and are leaning over. The best immediate course of action is to:
A - Temporarily repair the fence using steel posts to support the old posts.
Which of the following statements about barbed wire is NOT true:
D - Iowa barbed wire has a smaller diameter than high tensile barbed wire.
An old fence around an orchard is being replaced with a new fence. To be environmentally responsible the old wire should be:
C - Sorted into sound wire which is coiled for reuse and unusable wire that can be taken to a metal recycling centre.
If the hole for a strainer post has to be dug by hand the most effective tools are:
A - A crowbar and a long-handled shovel.
The wires in a fence should be strained:
D - To the tension recommended for the type and gauge of the wire.

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