I have a farm. I am north of 65 years old. I've done a lot of fencing. I watched your process in making your fence. You didn't do exactly as I did, but your planned use and your terrain is much different than mine. I kept my mouth shut because you were doing just fine. In today's society there are too many people who have never done anything but think their way is the only right way to do anything. My suggestion is ignore the nay-sayers and carry on doing as you are. Thank you for your videos, I'm looking forward to your pole barn build.
It is crazy on how people are nowadays, I was raised that if you did not have anything to say nice do not say anything. But with todays instant social media and not being face to face but sitting behind a keyboard there are a lot of keyboard cowards nowadays. Great statement and it is too bad on how we as a society have changed to the worse as I see it...
The fence, and the entire farm, look fantastic! Many people seem to enjoy being a critic. If you're happy, and the fence serves your purpose, then it was a success. Congratulations
I am glad you are done with the fence. Now just waiting to see what’s next. God be with you and Rebecca in what ever that is. Stay warm and take care. Love ya.
Videos like this is why I love this channel. This couple is up front about learning farming and show the good decisions along with the not so good. The best thing is they educate themselves from multiple sources including critics. Keep up the great work Evan and Rebecca you are building a fantastic piece of property.
If people don't like the way you built YOUR fence I say let them come build the next one. If you like the way it looks and functions I wouldn't worry about what anybody says.
Evan you did an excellent job! I would be proud to say I did it! IT'S the way I would have done it too! I over build everything I do! So god bless you and your family!!!!
Your a kind young man this country needs moor people like you. You are definitely kinder than most people are towards critics. We should all strive to be this civil to critics. I have lived on farms. I am over 65 years old. I've done a lot of fencing. I watched your process in making your fence. You didn't do exactly as I have, but you planned use and your terrain is much different than I have worked on. You are doing just fine. You have learned from mastics. In today's society there are too many people who don’t do anything but think they can do anything and every thing better than the person doing something. Thank you for your videos, I'm looking forward to your pole barn build. The only people that don’t make mastics are the ones that don’t do anything!
Evan... your fence turned out great ... great explanation on reasoning why you did what you did... you listen to suggestions great...but the complainers need to back off... love your videos!!
We think you use your head very well. You admit when you might have something better. We enjoy your projects. Also love watching your animals. Over building something makes sense to me.
My husband George loves your videos and would wear your hat proudly. This is our first time posting he is a old farmer all his life really. He knows a lot. So he says your doing fine.
JudithB I had a farm, and now a homestead--all needed different types of fencing. I put barb wire at the bottom of welded fencing to keep hogs in a small pasture, and one strand at the top to keep the cows and horses from scratching on the wire. I just did a simple barb wire fence here to keep my horses in and people with cars out. I wish I had put welded wire in to keep out dogs tho!! I think the tools you used will last you forever so are a great investment, and the fence is also a great investment and should last many years. I use hammers and fence pliers for about everything, and come alongs are very handy too! LOL I weave a tpost down thru woven wire, attach a chain and tighten with the truck or tractor-- does the job but not as pretty as your fencing! I like seeing new ways!!
I’ve built miles of fence. You did a great job! Good looking strong fence in my opinion. Never used gripples before but will on my next project of 70 acres of fencing.
Every time you build a fence on your property, you learn more and more. I always remember how much you needed to learn to do the fencing around the barnyard. Look at how far you've come!! The next pasture will be better and better ❤️ I enjoy your channel so much. Thank you for sharing
You and Rebecca are doing an excellent job. Not just on the fencing but on your farm as a whole. People don’t realize the amount of work it takes to farm. I can’t imagine how much that multiplies when starting from scratch.
I think your doing a amazing job with your homestead. It’s good to be open to suggestions but you know your land and from what I see you & your wife are doing a great job. Love the videos.
What I think, which means nothing, is that YOUR fence, and all the wonderful videos about YOU building it, turned out beautiful. Let’s face it. It’s just a fence. If your animals don’t get out that makes it perfect.
Evan, adding some heavy rip rap to the culvert at the screen should not cause any blockage of flow, it would do a nice job of adding to the security keeping out predators and would be inexpensive. The fence job looks challenging in the weather but looks like you and Rebecca did a good job that should be low maintenance over at least 25 years.
Great video. you did a lot of homework and I can say... that fence isn't going anywhere. looks a lot better than mine. As someone that has cattle, one thing I have learned with your style of fence. Cattle like to rub or itch especially in the spring as they lose their winter hair. ours like to rub their necks on the top of the woven wire and it stretches and bends it down over time. if you see this happening, we resolved it by running a strand of barbed wire just above the top of the woven.
Good job on the fence. The traditional barb wire at ground level is to stop rooting pigs from digging under the fence. If your threaded hinges drop or loosen, swap them out for bolted hinges. You just drill through the post and nut and washer the bolt on each side of the post. Looks good.
You did a great job building your fence. I am 67 and have built fences all my life. The way I look at fencing is there is always more than "one way to skin a cat." Keep up the good work.
I think that you did a fine job with the fence. You actually taught me a few things and gave me some ideas. Our home is being built on our property as I write this, and many of your videos/experiences are in my "brain file" as guides when it comes to doing the same thing.
At 5:29 is that some kind of cat behind you. Because it looks like one of the dogs is upset by it also. And it looks bigger than a farm cat. I think you did a great job on the fence.
Just came across this fencing video and I am about to undertake the same process at our homestead. Roughly the same distance if fence line, different shape it looks like. I thank you for the link to the fence stretcher, I have been looking for where to order that style from. Once I get the new chicken coop(s) done then comes fencing! I have been starting to collect the materials and wow, you are right when you say a lot of the cost is in posts.
@ 5:20 - 5:25... Was that a weasel down by the rear of your truck? With the cost of lumber now... building a stretcher board out of wood would probably be more expensive than your $110 wedge design. Love that gripple tool... wish I had that when we built our pasture. You guys did an awesome job!
You guys continue to amaze me. You inspire me with what you achieve with your own set of hands and your brains. I love the thought processes that you explain, and how you sum up your would and wouldn’t do’s again. I only wish I was as capable and accomplished.
I think your fencing looks great. I've found out that opinions are like bellybuttons. Everybody has one. You did a good job, fence will last for years. Have a blessed week, see you on the next video. Thanks
Have you decided on the cows you'll be getting soon? Bottle calves??? I don't think I'll be installing a fence but it's good practical information for any type of enclosure. Great video and I appreciate the time and effort you put into them 👍❣️ love your homestead. It's looking just wonderful 👌
I actually really like the Gripple concept bro! And I’d be lying If I said I wasn’t smitten with that fancy red fence stretcher! Love the drone shot at the end too. Its all looking great so far, Evan.
you do you that’s all any of us can do......love your videos, keep up the great work....oh and I love your property I would even live in Illinois if it was on your property😁
I think your fence is perfect Evan, If I were you I would be totally proud of myself. You had to fight uneven terrain and everyone on here telling you what to do, but in the end i think your fence is perfect. Be proud of what you and Rebecca did there because it is a very nice fence.
Good job. If you ask 10 people how they would do it you get 10 different answers. If you are happy with it , It must be the right way. Thats the way i look at a job when someone says they would have done it different.
It looks great to me, as you said you learned a lot!! I think before I took the gate down and chiseled out the other post for the latch, I would just put wire on the other side! But that's just me. I always look for the simplest fix
No critic here because I actually learn things from you. I haven’t had to work on fence since I was in high school but I know it’s hard work. I think y’all did an awesome job!
The corner where the fence was stretched around the corner needs to be stapled down on the post. That will take out a lot of the slack. I think the fence looks good. Your local Farm Bureau has a pamphlet on fencing. Also your Agriculture Extension Agent is a cornucopia of knowledge. Use them as often as needed. They have pamphlets on all kinds of things. Love your channel.
I personally feel overbuilding something is cheaper in the end because it last longer. Materials are expensive but shoddy materials mean replacement. Great job overall Evan, it is work you should be proud of. Have a Blessed day. BTW to heck with nay sayers...they aren't paying for it or doing the work for you.
You may want to consider installing cattle panel at tile outlet as well, racoon/ground hogs will run into same to hide while being chased by predators. When they try to turn around they become lodged in pipe due to corrigation of pipe. If heavy rains come before carcass has deteriorated it stops the flow. Learned that the hard way.
Agri-Drain sells a product they call a beaver guard for their pipes that goes on the outlet side of drain pipes. it is just a set of rebar on a hinge so that any big material that goes through the pipe flushes out but nothing can come into the pipe, you just have to drill a few holes or use the band clamp type.
I think many people are quick to forget exactly why and what are they fencing for! There is a huge difference between fencing for cattle and even then thought has to be given to the size of stock needing to be fenced in. Right now you have goats and poultry but you hope to fence for cattle in the near future. ............ and what about perhaps pigs? Both Rebecca and Evan are away from the premises daily and they need peace of mind that the livestock are secure when they are not there. I do think Evan you should have a separate additional chain and padlock on the new gate near the house - cattle will rub on gates etc and it could result in escaped livestock. One last point that few have thought about fences work in two ways a) keeping stock in the field AND b) keep wildlife out of the field especially creatures such as foxes. Chickens are like Christmas Lunch to them if they can get to the poultry!
Great insight. Thanks for sharing. Getting set this spring to do something similar. Good to hear your thinking process of doing it a certain way. Have a good one! 👍
I noticed you have one pin up and one pin down on your gate for the henge.... I realize you do that so the cows can't root it up like a pig would and dis lodge the gate.... however ...in all the years we ran cows back at the Ranch we never had a cow knock off the gate...they did figure out how to un lock the gate so we ran a chain and spring clip to stop that.... but they never messed with the henge.... having 2 points acting as weight support ( if you measure carefully) is alot better than one and it is so much easier it you want to get the gate out of the way completely...which does happen. you can just unlock the gate walk to the middle and lift it up taking it off the hinges.... putting it back on takes 2 people but it is far easier getting a wide implement through a skinny gate if the gate is completely removed . but the critters never messed with the hinged end of the gate.... their smart enough to check to see if you locked it though, but sense you never go to the henge side neither do they... .... Your fences are far superior to what ours were by far, so people should listen to your wisdom on this... we used 4 strands of bob wire for our cows and yes they frequently got out we switched to 6 strands in problem areas and got rid of the fence braking cow ! once they learn how to get out they will teach the others and you will not keep them in. out of desperation we switched to 4' hog wire and 2 strands of bob wire on top that worked ! Our horses were the worst offenders I watched out Mustang lean into the fence so hard and then back away and examine it until she could step over it without scratching her belly ! ( she wanted into the garden !!!) that is why you put posts every 10' not 20' or more they will stretch the fence and get out !
You do it the way you like. Figure you fence lifetime about 25 years. Thats what the fence we currently have is now and are replacing it as we get time and money.i dont want to have to replace it when I am 85. So we are taking out the post and rail, replacing with field fence, braces and Tposts like you did, and around the yard is post and rail backed with welded wire fencing. The garden and pasture gets 6ft chain link(it was given to us)
I think you are doing a marvellous job, don't pay any attention to the haters, the first time I put pig fencing up it was upside-down and my German shepherd walked straight through it lol. Is that a farm cat at 5.07?, it seemed very big, Sidney noticed it at 5.23 and raced round the field, and one of the dog was having a lot to say, trying to tell you something, You know "little jonny has fell down the well and broke his leg" lol.
A stamp set to let you punch info into a copper or aluminum data plate for the start and stop points of the fence. Will you remember what dates you installed the fence in 10 years? 20 years? Also great when you are putting fencing along a property line as you can include things like is it on the line or offset by how many inches and Was it paid by one side or both sides paid for it? As for where to get the copper you can always cut open scrap copper pipes for sections to flatten or buy a roll of copper flashing to cut sections off.
I think alot ideologies about fencing is a regional/cultural thing. Of course you're right about it depending on the animals being kept too. When immigrants were first settling America their farming methods and practices varied greatly. Some didn't use livestock barns, some did their hay differently, even their log homes were very noticeably different. Fencing is no different and I think yours looks great. It certainly is well built, serves it intended purpose, and will most likely last as long as you will.
Evan, I for one think you and Rebecca did an excellent job on the fence. As other commentators have said, some folks are not happy unless they complain (bitch) about the work you do. Your farm, do it the way you want.
we put a strand of barbed wire on the bottom and a strand of barbed wire on the top. bottom to keep varmits out, top to keep the cows from reaching over the fence and mashing it down...
I have a farm. I am north of 65 years old. I've done a lot of fencing. I watched your process in making your fence. You didn't do exactly as I did, but your planned use and your terrain is much different than mine. I kept my mouth shut because you were doing just fine. In today's society there are too many people who have never done anything but think their way is the only right way to do anything. My suggestion is ignore the nay-sayers and carry on doing as you are. Thank you for your videos, I'm looking forward to your pole barn build.
Well said Richard.
It is crazy on how people are nowadays, I was raised that if you did not have anything to say nice do not say anything. But with todays instant social media and not being face to face but sitting behind a keyboard there are a lot of keyboard cowards nowadays. Great statement and it is too bad on how we as a society have changed to the worse as I see it...
Yep, everybody is just full of thereselves stupid today.
Well, I have to agree with you. As the saying goes, "Row your own boat but don't sink mine!"
Great comment !!
The fence, and the entire farm, look fantastic! Many people seem to enjoy being a critic. If you're happy, and the fence serves your purpose, then it was a success. Congratulations
I am glad you are done with the fence. Now just waiting to see what’s next. God be with you and Rebecca in what ever that is. Stay warm and take care. Love ya.
Videos like this is why I love this channel. This couple is up front about learning farming and show the good decisions along with the not so good. The best thing is they educate themselves from multiple sources including critics. Keep up the great work Evan and Rebecca you are building a fantastic piece of property.
If people don't like the way you built YOUR fence I say let them come build the next one. If you like the way it looks and functions I wouldn't worry about what anybody says.
Well said Ashley, totally agree.
Evan you did an excellent job! I would be proud to say I did it! IT'S the way I would have done it too! I over build everything I do! So god bless you and your family!!!!
I do the same with my builds spend a little more money now and if done right it will save you money in repairs in the long run...
Your a kind young man this country needs moor people like you. You are definitely kinder than most people are towards critics. We should all strive to be this civil to critics. I have lived on farms. I am over 65 years old. I've done a lot of fencing. I watched your process in making your fence. You didn't do exactly as I have, but you planned use and your terrain is much different than I have worked on. You are doing just fine. You have learned from mastics. In today's society there are too many people who don’t do anything but think they can do anything and every thing better than the person doing something. Thank you for your videos, I'm looking forward to your pole barn build. The only people that don’t make mastics are the ones that don’t do anything!
That was a great summary. Not easy terrain to fence in, and of course you will learn as you go along. You did a great job!
Evan... your fence turned out great ... great explanation on reasoning why you did what you did... you listen to suggestions great...but the complainers need to back off... love your videos!!
We think you use your head very well. You admit when you might have something better. We enjoy your projects. Also love watching your animals. Over building something makes sense to me.
Agreed
Thanks for sharing with us Evan, you and Rebecca did a great job with your fencing and you should be proud. 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻 Fred.
My husband George loves your videos and would wear your hat proudly. This is our first time posting he is a old farmer all his life really. He knows a lot. So he says your doing fine.
JudithB I had a farm, and now a homestead--all needed different types of fencing. I put barb wire at the bottom of welded fencing to keep hogs in a small pasture, and one strand at the top to keep the cows and horses from scratching on the wire. I just did a simple barb wire fence here to keep my horses in and people with cars out. I wish I had put welded wire in to keep out dogs tho!! I think the tools you used will last you forever so are a great investment, and the fence is also a great investment and should last many years. I use hammers and fence pliers for about everything, and come alongs are very handy too! LOL I weave a tpost down thru woven wire, attach a chain and tighten with the truck or tractor-- does the job but not as pretty as your fencing! I like seeing new ways!!
Well, dont know what I did there, but its readable! LOL
I’ve built miles of fence. You did a great job!
Good looking strong fence in my opinion.
Never used gripples before but will on my next project of 70 acres of fencing.
Hey Evan I like the job you did! Anyone can complain about your thought process but don't pay attention to them.
Do it your way evan. Great job evan
Your place your choices so you have done such a good job with the area just ignore the noise.
You sure have a lot of bossy know-it-all viewers!!! LOL Well done on YOUR fence! TY
Every time you build a fence on your property, you learn more and more. I always remember how much you needed to learn to do the fencing around the barnyard. Look at how far you've come!! The next pasture will be better and better ❤️ I enjoy your channel so much. Thank you for sharing
Great job. Looks good. 👍👍👍
Evan, good job on the fence. Looks great and just remember....it's your fence and you can do it any way you want to as long as your happy with it....
Enjoy all the things you do. Keep up the good work and remember this is your place, do what you want to do.
You and Rebecca are doing an excellent job. Not just on the fencing but on your farm as a whole. People don’t realize the amount of work it takes to farm. I can’t imagine how much that multiplies when starting from scratch.
Nice job Evan, as long as you and Rebecca are happy with it who cares what anyone else thinks. Keep up the good work!
I think your doing a amazing job with your homestead. It’s good to be open to suggestions but you know your land and from what I see you & your wife are doing a great job. Love the videos.
Keep up the great work!! My wife and I love the video's!
What I think, which means nothing, is that YOUR fence, and all the wonderful videos about YOU building it, turned out beautiful. Let’s face it. It’s just a fence. If your animals don’t get out that makes it perfect.
Evan, adding some heavy rip rap to the culvert at the screen should not cause any blockage of flow, it would do a nice job of adding to the security keeping out predators and would be inexpensive. The fence job looks challenging in the weather but looks like you and Rebecca did a good job that should be low maintenance over at least 25 years.
Great jób Evan.
Great video. you did a lot of homework and I can say... that fence isn't going anywhere. looks a lot better than mine. As someone that has cattle, one thing I have learned with your style of fence. Cattle like to rub or itch especially in the spring as they lose their winter hair. ours like to rub their necks on the top of the woven wire and it stretches and bends it down over time. if you see this happening, we resolved it by running a strand of barbed wire just above the top of the woven.
Good job on the fence. The traditional barb wire at ground level is to stop rooting pigs from digging under the fence. If your threaded hinges drop or loosen, swap them out for bolted hinges. You just drill through the post and nut and washer the bolt on each side of the post. Looks good.
Your the best don't cater to us experience is learnt and it's our previledge to learn from your efforts!!
Hi..... Evan nice to see you, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍
Evan your fence looks great it will last you a long time i would be proud of the job you did 👍👌
Great explanation and summary on the fence project. Looking forward to seeing the pole barn project.
Stay safe.
Bruce from Mason Michigan
You did a great job building your fence. I am 67 and have built fences all my life. The way I look at fencing is there is always more than "one way to skin a cat." Keep up the good work.
I like all of your videos I think you are doing a great job.
I think that you did a fine job with the fence. You actually taught me a few things and gave me some ideas. Our home is being built on our property as I write this, and many of your videos/experiences are in my "brain file" as guides when it comes to doing the same thing.
You may want to look into metal or plastic post tops for the wood posts to shed rain and snow. It will help keep the posts from rotting top down.
At 5:29 is that some kind of cat behind you. Because it looks like one of the dogs is upset by it also. And it looks bigger than a farm cat. I think you did a great job on the fence.
You did a fine job if your happy with it that's all that matters. Everyone has opinions and opinions are like you know what and everyone has one.
Just came across this fencing video and I am about to undertake the same process at our homestead. Roughly the same distance if fence line, different shape it looks like. I thank you for the link to the fence stretcher, I have been looking for where to order that style from. Once I get the new chicken coop(s) done then comes fencing! I have been starting to collect the materials and wow, you are right when you say a lot of the cost is in posts.
great job on the fence.. I'm in the middle of my own fence build. it's not easy.
@ 5:20 - 5:25... Was that a weasel down by the rear of your truck? With the cost of lumber now... building a stretcher board out of wood would probably be more expensive than your $110 wedge design. Love that gripple tool... wish I had that when we built our pasture. You guys did an awesome job!
Love these Q & A videos !!!!
You did a awesome job on your fence
It looks like in the long run it will be worth it!!! Thanks...Peace!!!
Bill
Everything is just fine and you did it your way, wait a minute isn’t that a song. 👍 can’t wait for the pole barn .
I think you did a great job, the fence looks great and I am sure it will last many many years. Great Job.
You guys continue to amaze me. You inspire me with what you achieve with your own set of hands and your brains.
I love the thought processes that you explain, and how you sum up your would and wouldn’t do’s again.
I only wish I was as capable and accomplished.
Great job on the fence!
Excited to see some cows soon 😀
I really like your dark brown overalls too. 🙂
Have a great day!
I think your fencing looks great. I've found out that opinions are like bellybuttons. Everybody has one. You did a good job, fence will last for years. Have a blessed week, see you on the next video. Thanks
Well I for one think you did a great job with the fence Evan. Fencing is hard work I’ve fenced fields myself and it’s not my favourite thing to do
Have you decided on the cows you'll be getting soon? Bottle calves??? I don't think I'll be installing a fence but it's good practical information for any type of enclosure. Great video and I appreciate the time and effort you put into them 👍❣️ love your homestead. It's looking just wonderful 👌
Love your channel! I have learned a lot. Thank-You for sharing it with us and being humble (a great quality).
It depends on where you are for stringing barbed wire on the bottom. Us, we run cattle and we do it for varmints. It slows them down but that’s it.
I actually really like the Gripple concept bro! And I’d be lying If I said I wasn’t smitten with that fancy red fence stretcher! Love the drone shot at the end too. Its all looking great so far, Evan.
you do you that’s all any of us can do......love your videos, keep up the great work....oh and I love your property I would even live in Illinois if it was on your property😁
Evan good job with the fence build.
Nice job. I'm enjoying and learning from your videos.
I think your fence is perfect Evan, If I were you I would be totally proud of myself. You had to fight uneven terrain and everyone on here telling you what to do, but in the end i think your fence is perfect. Be proud of what you and Rebecca did there because it is a very nice fence.
Good job. If you ask 10 people how they would do it you get 10 different answers. If you are happy with it , It must be the right way. Thats the way i look at a job when someone says they would have done it different.
I agree, the fence looks good. Thanks for sharing.
For a first timer you did a wonderful job, never mind the nay sayers. Dave Canada
It looks great to me, as you said you learned a lot!! I think before I took the gate down and chiseled out the other post for the latch, I would just put wire on the other side! But that's just me. I always look for the simplest fix
Thanks for all the tips I learn a lot from you
Thanks again
No critic here because I actually learn things from you. I haven’t had to work on fence since I was in high school but I know it’s hard work. I think y’all did an awesome job!
Good information
Great looking fence, can't believe all the nic picking over your work it suits you that all that matter.
Great job. The pasture fencing looks great. Adds to the value of your property for sure.
Good video. Fence looks good. Thanks for the breakdown
I have learned a lot these gripples am looking into for sure thanks for sharing sir.
The corner where the fence was stretched around the corner needs to be stapled down on the post. That will take out a lot of the slack. I think the fence looks good. Your local Farm Bureau has a pamphlet on fencing. Also your Agriculture Extension Agent is a cornucopia of knowledge. Use them as often as needed. They have pamphlets on all kinds of things. Love your channel.
I personally feel overbuilding something is cheaper in the end because it last longer. Materials are expensive but shoddy materials mean replacement. Great job overall Evan, it is work you should be proud of. Have a Blessed day. BTW to heck with nay sayers...they aren't paying for it or doing the work for you.
A very good video sir. Thank you for the summary.
Drill some holes in the metal culvert and wire the panel to it for now. When it thaws then do it like you want to
You may want to consider installing cattle panel at tile outlet as well, racoon/ground hogs will run into same to hide while being chased by predators. When they try to turn around they become lodged in pipe due to corrigation of pipe. If heavy rains come before carcass has deteriorated it stops the flow. Learned that the hard way.
Agri-Drain sells a product they call a beaver guard for their pipes that goes on the outlet side of drain pipes. it is just a set of rebar on a hinge so that any big material that goes through the pipe flushes out but nothing can come into the pipe, you just have to drill a few holes or use the band clamp type.
Buddy if you like it ! I love it ! Thanks for the video.
I think many people are quick to forget exactly why and what are they fencing for! There is a huge difference between fencing for cattle and even then thought has to be given to the size of stock needing to be fenced in. Right now you have goats and poultry but you hope to fence for cattle in the near future. ............ and what about perhaps pigs?
Both Rebecca and Evan are away from the premises daily and they need peace of mind that the livestock are secure when they are not there. I do think Evan you should have a separate additional chain and padlock on the new gate near the house - cattle will rub on gates etc and it could result in escaped livestock.
One last point that few have thought about fences work in two ways a) keeping stock in the field AND b) keep wildlife out of the field especially creatures such as foxes. Chickens are like Christmas Lunch to them if they can get to the poultry!
I think its lovely well done
Greatt work. I am like you. Do it strong, do it right, do it only once. That way, you can have your mind on other project without worries. Thumbs up
You could put a little grease in the gripples to keep the water out
Great video 👍
I think you did a great job. Build once cry once.
Great job, thank you for sharing.
That fence isn't gonna fail !.
I wish you would make your next project to Rebuild that Barn with new Metal Roofing & Siding.
As long as you are happy with how it looks that's all that matters
Great insight. Thanks for sharing. Getting set this spring to do something similar. Good to hear your thinking process of doing it a certain way. Have a good one! 👍
I noticed you have one pin up and one pin down on your gate for the henge.... I realize you do that so the cows can't root it up like a pig would and dis lodge the gate.... however ...in all the years we ran cows back at the Ranch we never had a cow knock off the gate...they did figure out how to un lock the gate so we ran a chain and spring clip to stop that.... but they never messed with the henge.... having 2 points acting as weight support ( if you measure carefully)
is alot better than one and it is so much easier it you want to get the gate out of the way completely...which does happen. you can just unlock the gate walk to the middle and lift it up taking it off the hinges.... putting it back on takes 2 people but it is far easier getting a wide implement through a skinny gate if the gate is completely removed . but the critters never messed with the hinged end of the gate.... their smart enough to check to see if you locked it
though, but sense you never go to the henge side neither do they...
.... Your fences are far superior to what ours were by far, so people should listen to your wisdom on this... we used 4 strands of bob wire for our cows and yes they frequently got out
we switched to 6 strands in problem areas and got rid of the fence braking cow ! once they learn how to get out they will teach the others and you will not keep them in. out of desperation we switched to 4' hog wire and 2 strands of bob wire on top that worked !
Our horses were the worst offenders I watched out Mustang lean into the fence so hard and then back away and examine it until she could step over it without scratching her belly !
( she wanted into the garden !!!) that is why you put posts every 10' not 20' or more they will stretch the fence and get out !
Now, that was fency! 😉
Thanks a lot for the video! 😊👍🏻
You do it the way you like. Figure you fence lifetime about 25 years. Thats what the fence we currently have is now and are replacing it as we get time and money.i dont want to have to replace it when I am 85. So we are taking out the post and rail, replacing with field fence, braces and Tposts like you did, and around the yard is post and rail backed with welded wire fencing. The garden and pasture gets 6ft chain link(it was given to us)
I think you are doing a marvellous job, don't pay any attention to the haters, the first time I put pig fencing up it was upside-down and my German shepherd walked straight through it lol.
Is that a farm cat at 5.07?, it seemed very big, Sidney noticed it at 5.23 and raced round the field, and one of the dog was having a lot to say, trying to tell you something, You know "little jonny has fell down the well and broke his leg" lol.
A stamp set to let you punch info into a copper or aluminum data plate for the start and stop points of the fence. Will you remember what dates you installed the fence in 10 years? 20 years?
Also great when you are putting fencing along a property line as you can include things like is it on the line or offset by how many inches and Was it paid by one side or both sides paid for it?
As for where to get the copper you can always cut open scrap copper pipes for sections to flatten or buy a roll of copper flashing to cut sections off.
No one in my area uses a data plate.
I think alot ideologies about fencing is a regional/cultural thing. Of course you're right about it depending on the animals being kept too. When immigrants were first settling America their farming methods and practices varied greatly. Some didn't use livestock barns, some did their hay differently, even their log homes were very noticeably different. Fencing is no different and I think yours looks great. It certainly is well built, serves it intended purpose, and will most likely last as long as you will.
Evan, I for one think you and Rebecca did an excellent job on the fence. As other commentators have said, some folks are not happy unless they complain (bitch) about the work you do. Your farm, do it the way you want.
Have you Considered putting Dexter or Mini Herford Cattle in the Big Pasture?
You can NEVER over build fencing!!!!
we put a strand of barbed wire on the bottom and a strand of barbed wire on the top. bottom to keep varmits out, top to keep the cows from reaching over the fence and mashing it down...