High-tensile fences have strong corner, end, and gate posts to cope with tension on the wires. Wooden corner, end, and gate posts use H-braces (put together with 5-inch and 10-inch brace pins, products 08-34 and 08-35) or large earth anchors (product 16-11) attached with wire 02-07HT1. To buttress steel T-posts put the post in a cement footing and use either earth anchors (16-11 attached with 02-07HT1) or Wedge-Loc™ braces (products 09-97 and 09-98). To find out about pre-built movable strong corners, ends, and gates for fiberglass fences see Complete Fiberglass Fences
Battens (products 09-15 and 09-15A) can be used to keep electrified high-tensile wires apart and reduce the need for posts. Put the battens about 20 feet apart and space your posts about 80 feet apart. Attach all high-tensile conductors to the battens with batten clip 09-86.
Secure unelectrified high-tensile wire or Poly Coat to wood posts with U-nails (product 17-01), leaving enough space for the wire to move freely. For electrified high-tensile metal wire, good wood post insulators are 07-54 and 07-63, and a good T-post insulator is 07-88. For Hot Coat, good wood post and T-post insulators are claw insulators (product 07-58JW). If your choice is drilled fiberglass posts, use cotter pins (product 09-85) to secure both electrified and non-electrified wire to the posts; or else use insulators 07-99 or 07-100 (for 11/16 and 7/8-inch drilled or undrilled fiberglass posts) to secure Hot Coat or Poly Coat to the posts.
