Fence rolling apparatus and methods

A method of rolling flexible elongated material, the method comprised of the steps of:

• providing at least one unrolled elongated flexible material;
• providing an apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
• a supporting framework;
• a motor mounted to the supporting framework;
• a wrapping shaft vertically and pivotally mounted to the supporting framework, the wrapping shaft removably connected to the motor for selected powered rotation of the wrapping shaft;
• and,
• at least two opposed tensioning rollers, the at least two opposed tensioning rollers rotatably and adjustably mounted to the supporting framework in substantially parallel orientation to the at least one vertically mounted wrapping shaft, each roller having a convex outer surface for contacting and exerting force on fencing inserted between the rollers;
• threading an unencumbered edge of the least one elongated flexible material between the at least two opposed tensioning rollers;
• removably attaching the unencumbered edge to the wrapping shaft;
• and
• operating the motor to engage and rotate the wrapping shaft so as to retrieve and flatten the unrolled flexible material and roll the material around the rotating shaft.

A method of distributing rolled flexible elongated material, the method comprised of the steps of:

• providing rolled elongated flexible material;
• providing an apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
• a supporting framework;
• a motor mounted to the supporting framework;
• a wrapping shaft vertically and pivotally mounted to the supporting framework, the wrapping shaft removably connected to the motor for selected powered rotation of the wrapping shaft;
• and,
• at least two opposed tensioning rollers, the at least two opposed tensioning rollers rotatably and adjustably mounted to the supporting framework in substantially parallel orientation to the at least one vertically mounted wrapping shaft, each roller having a convex outer surface for contacting and exerting force on fencing inserted between the rollers;
• placing the rolled flexible material on the wrapping shaft;
• threading an unencumbered edge of the least one elongated flexible material between the at least two opposed tensioning rollers;
• applying tension to the leading edge;
• and
• operating the motor to rotate the wrapping shaft so as to distribute the rolled flexible material.