A fence that sags, a barn door that will not close, or a gate that needs tension adjustment after the first frost — these are all jobs for a turnbuckle, and getting the length right matters. This 7-1/2-inch center-to-center turnbuckle has the take-up range for most residential fence line, barn repair, and gate tensioning applications. Two hooks on one end and two eyes on the other gives maximum flexibility for attachment points — hook to eye, hook to ring, hook to chain link. 1/4-inch thread diameter handles the tension loads common on single-strand wire, cattle panel, and light gate applications. Zinc plating resists corrosion for outdoor service life. The turnbuckle that framing crews and property maintenance professionals across northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa keep in their hardwa Stocked at Crofton Lumber and Akron Lumber.