Fencing Systems

Trade names.

A stretcher bar in one US region is called a tension bar or brace bar in another, and Spanish-speaking fence crews call it barra de tensión. This page lists the names fence contractors and suppliers use across the United States, and Spanish terms on US job sites, each linked to the GV fencing product it describes.

US English and Spanish

Find a fencing component by the name your region uses.

Every name here was checked against a fence supplier or trade fixings catalog across US regions. Where a region uses a broader word, or a different part does the job, the name is marked or left off, so each name points to one product.

Fencing Components

Barbed Wire Arm

Also called barb arms in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it bayoneta.

US English
barb arm
Español (US)
bayoneta

Fencing Components

Tension Bar

Also called tension bars in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it barra de tensión.

US English
chain link tension bar
Español (US)
barra de tensión

Fencing Components

Gate Drop Rod

Also called drop rods in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it pasador de suelo.

US English
drop rodcane bolt
Español (US)
pasador de suelo

Fencing Components

Truss Rod

Spanish-speaking crews call it tirante.

Español (US)
tirante

Bolts & Fittings

Machine Bolt

Spanish-speaking crews call it tornillo cabeza cuadrada.

Español (US)
tornillo cabeza cuadrada

Fence Posts

Fence Post

Also called studded T-posts in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it poste de acero tipo T.

US English
T-poststudded T-poststeel T-post
Español (US)
poste de acero tipo T

Fencing Components

Fence Fittings

Also called chain link fittings in the US. Spanish-speaking crews call it abrazadera de tensión.

US English
chain link fittingsbrace bandrail endpost cap
Español (US)
abrazadera de tensión