. Railroad fences, gates and galvanized steel fence posts. . Railroad Fences, Gates and Steel Posts Wood and Wire Braces—End Post End and second posts with necessarybraces and anchors constitute thefoundation of the fence. This is theend post with anchors at top and bot-tom, and also with thelwood brace/&ndwire brace to the second post, shown intheir proper positions. The(top anchorbears against the ground in the direc-tion the fence is to be pulled, the[bottom anchor/on the opposite side ofthe post providing resistant counter, or (wire brace\No. 8 or 57 larger soft galvanized wir


. Railroad fences, gates and galvanized steel fence posts. . Railroad Fences, Gates and Steel Posts Wood and Wire Braces—End Post End and second posts with necessarybraces and anchors constitute thefoundation of the fence. This is theend post with anchors at top and bot-tom, and also with thelwood brace/&ndwire brace to the second post, shown intheir proper positions. The(top anchorbears against the ground in the direc-tion the fence is to be pulled, the[bottom anchor/on the opposite side ofthe post providing resistant counter, or (wire brace\No. 8 or 57 larger soft galvanized wire, is woundand stapled at the bottom of the endpost close to the & Braces and Corner Post Here we have the wood brace andthe wire brace in complete in-stallation on a corner postand the secondposts. The wire brace ilr (stapled around the bottoms^I of the end post and around theN the\second post 6 inches from theusing an &W. stretcher to draw Lwire brace tightly. Then with a claw-hammer or other tool inserted between thewtresjmidway|between the posts and wood | brace intersection, twist the wire brace until it becomes a hard and taut act is done both above and below the wood brace. 58 American Steel & Wire Company


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