Posted 2/27/2009 10:12 (#624863 - in reply to #624847) Subject: Re: What would you do?
"My Dad and I put up this fence when I was a kid, and the adjoining land has changed hands."
New wire on each side of a post isn't bad. Old barbed wire, especially not maintained, with an electric wire close, is a real PITA. Been there, still doing it. Wire gets broke for whatever reason and your fence is grounded out by the barb.