I realized neither the cow nor the pigs seem to notice if the gate posts are perfectly level. The chickens and turkey's...well they're on the fence about it.
Invest in a set of letter and number punches to create some info tags for the fence. A scrap of copper pipe sliced open and flattened makes a perfect long term tag you can nail to a fence post with info like the date you installed it and how much fence was part of the project so years down the road you have all that data without needing to remember it. Can also be good on property lines to say who paid for the fence and if the fence is directly on the line or offset and by how much.
Most post have tags on them from the manufacturer. I have a stack of them dating back to the early days some as old as the 40s that were copper washer looking things. Also most common ownership of fence is determined on which side the wire is. If the wire is on your side of the property and is right on the property line then its your fence. There are many devil alleys in existent which are truly bad for live stock. This is when you see 2 fences back to back of on another. One fence is new while the other one is much older and is in poor shape. This happens when 2 land owners fight over paying the cost of the fence. One land owner does not want a new fence because their old fence is just fine and the other wants to install a new fence. They fight over this and it ends up with a new fence with about a 1 foot gap between them. Livestock gets tangled up in between the 2 and can get hurt pretty bad.
S-I-M-P, what did she actual do???, driving a traktor??, how hard is that???, she probably has a drivers license, are you gonna compliment her everytime she gets into a car too???... 11:11 and no iam not impressed, living on a " farm" is hard work, and she does her bit too help. i remember my mom who worked on a farm for her dad, my grandfather telling me she had to get up at 5 in the morning, milking cows (by hand), cleaning stables and working hard till 17;00, on average working 12 hour days 6 days a week... so no!, Dot is doing her bit as she should...
@@SDeww what does any of that have to do with someone saying she’s a keeper. There’s a lot of people in the world that would help at all. By your argument your mother wasn’t a “keeper” either I guess. Sad thing to say about ones mother. Bottom line is Kris fond a partner that wants to live the same lifestyle as he does, and in my mind the 100% makes her a keeper.
This looks great! I'm a fairly new subscriber from Ontario, Canada. I found your channel about two months ago and binge watched to get caught up and now I patiently wait for new ones to come lol I love that Dot is in them more now. It really is great seeing women take on these type of things. I have always been a hands on girl myself and although my bad back doesn't allow me to do as much as I would like, I do what I can. I'm actually just starting to get into working with wood, we live on 27 acres of woods, mostly Poplar which isn't good for building but I'm using pine for some things and learning a lot along the way about what works and what doesn't and I have learned a ton from your channel on sustainable building. I just wanted to say I love what you've done with your land and I look forward to watching your videos every week and even more so with Dot in them more often. 💜
Terrific job on putting your fence up!Great injunuity on the fence post knocker, Kris! That saved you alot of sweat & tears and a injured back!😀Dot and yourself work together well as a team! Stay warm and eat lots home made bread and hot tea! Cheers , mate!!
Surprised that after a hundred posts you didnt just cut a stick to size instead of unrolling the tape out everytime. Great quality content as usual Kris. The effort you put into good audio/video quality shows.
My daughter and son-in-law bought about 50;acres in VA. Having horses, they cut the property into about 4 pastures. My daughter ran the Kubota with a post hole auger and they set 500 posts on 8 ft centers. I set her up with an 8 ft story pole and a couple of cans of cheap white spray paint. We pulled a string the length of each side, measured with the story pole, spotted the hole location and she drilled holes for the 500 posts. Wore out 2 sets of auger bits on the tractor.
Good morning from Ontario Canada. We are very impressed with your ingenuity ant the teamwork. We are quilters, Linda does the piecing and I am the one that does the decorative stitching. We love working as a team.
That is great news you going to replace the fencing with hedgerow - see if you can get a grant for doing so as well - it be a great source of food for birds etc and if you get bees pollen etc
Also, what type/species of hedge are you planning. I like the idea vs just wire fencing and would probably opt for something productive like raspberry fruit or the kind.
i was also thinking of using oak saplings (i have so many of these on my property) for the corners of a hedgerow fence, topping them at about 3ft, then intertwining the lateral branches to grow together. could be a cool look after a few years of growth.
@@ServiceTrek In Britain hedgerows often consist of primarily hawthorn, and blackthorn. Then hazel, hornbeam, willow and then later, other varieties by caused by the action of the birds landing in the hedge and depositing their droppings/seeds.
So exciting to know you're one step closer to having animals! You two look great working together as well. I look forward to every video, like many others.
it is a common practice here to run a wire around the bottom of the corner post to the top of the bracing post to prevent both corner and brace post from racking. good video i like the post knocker works well.
New to your vids and they are just what im looking for we own a property in Aust near lakes entrance, my wife loves what you guys do and we will be referencing from your vids.
That was fascinating to watch . I am eternally thankful that all I do do is watch . You two , once this pandemic is truly over , ought to go away somewhere hot with a beach and do absolutely nothing for a good 10 days . You have earned it ! Merry Christmas , stay safe
No offence taken, but a solid looking fence has been given a life. love the idea of making it a living fence in the long run. Love your work, both of you. Many thanks for your sterling efforts.
I am so impressed with the amount of work you have been able to do between the fence and the green house. How did you pick up on timber framing? And the home built pile driver was pure genius. You gonna have one heck of a fine farm if you not careful.
Sailboat winches work great for jobs like stretching barb wire . And they come in handy for all kind of lifting and pulling. I have one mounted on the bed of my truck and a cam cleate as well
Grand father taught me when I was young , use the end of the hammer handle and not to use the middle of the handle , you will get more power for your swing and control ,,, took me a few days but he was absolutely right, I had to get my mind set to keep tryin it . You wont have the back end of the handle coming up and hitting your forearm or other things either. Take care and hope your Christmas is wonderfully nice :)
impressed with what???, that a woman can drive a traktor and back it up???, i kinda feel insulted for her!... the girl probably has a drivers license as well...
We usually add a horizontal bar on the strainer section, and leave a good 500 between the top wire, so you can slide your arse through or climb over if you wish. We also set our pointed ends in coals for a bit to char them, as it brings the oil to the surface of the point. But then, we also dump used engine/ farm machine oil at the bases (and about 300mm up from the surface), which np doubt all the Greenies will cry about, but the Iron Bark posts we use also last decades, so there's that...
Happy Christmas Kris & Dot!!! Your little Hobbit farm is really taking shape! I can see a nice barn in the works & maybe a cider house! I can just imagine when you start your timber frame house down the road after your shop is finished! BRAVO Kris!!!!
Looking good. Quick tip, if you have a certain height you're trying to get the posts down to, mark a little line on the metal beam and as soon as the post gets to the mark it saves you having to measure each time 🙂
10/10 mate, well worth the wait, you two have worked so hard and for a 1st attempt it looks professional to me. Thanks for your fantastic videos and have a lovely Christmas 🎄
Great job, I use a nut on a piece of string when I straighten up posts, walk a couple of steps back , out with the string and sight your post nice & straight
Surprised to see metal fencing and barbed wire being used. I removed it twenty years ago from my pastures. Now I just run two solar powered electric wire's around them. Sometimes a energetic calf might run through the two wires but after 10 minutes it misses it's mother and goes back. Works with goats, sheep and pigs too. Love the timber framed greenhouse.
??? The old timers in the agricultural area I grew up in were adamant that the barbed wire went on the "inside the field" side of the post. It reduces the chances of staples being popped out by an animal leaning on the fence. Did you run into that "controversy" and how did you reason out your approach? That's the stuff, Dot. You are livin' my dream. Thanks for sharing your awesome videos and Happy Yule! Blessings Abound!
It is on the inside. I think you are mistaking the fact that it goes on the outside of the strainers. But then goes back to the inside again. if it went on the inside of the strainers the tension would just pull out the staples.
Maybe attach a little bell or a metal contact so you can hear (over the tractor) when the knocker reaches almost the top, so you don't have to follow it with the eyes? Or a small counterweight indicator with a visual mark moving opposite direction?
About the only bad thing with that post knocker that I can see is your kneck must get sore looking up and down for every blow as one naturally would for such. Very cool! ☺
Great job with the post knocker and fencing but your killing me using a nail in the strut post. Get in touch I can give you some pointers on the fence installation
Looks as though you are doing a good job of making your fence "Bull strong, Horse high, And Pig tight". Have you given thought to adding a hammer stop and inclinometer on your post driver?
My grandfather when bracing posts like that would put in the brace with the post a few inches short of being fully driven in and then drive it the last bit. He said it tightened the brace into place. I have no idea if it was a good idea or not.
How - to quickly discourage a female from manual labor. Hmm, a pole through the handle of the diesel jug and two can carry and operate the camera. To receive that much joy from frost you must really lack the experience? In the end your kind of weather prevails. Looks like a good job. So what would you do different? Nice "Post Knocker," I assume I missed the video on that project? Merry Christmas.
You all are doing a fantastic job! It is currently 29 F or -1.67 C here in central Pennsylvania, USA with 2 foot of snow. I am extremely jealous of your weather currently! 😃 🙋 🎀Merry Christmas ALL🎀 ❤&🙏
I'm a city boy, but my best friend was a real cowboy/ranch owner and I went out to help him build fence ine day and was astounded at the cost of barbed wire....fencing in general.
I really enjoy your videos tho just offering advice from experience n also if u do it when ground is soft u can push the post in with your loader. Even tho your done !! Next time maybe
Hi Kris, found your channel some time ago and have been binge watching ever since. Very impressed by your energy, enthusiasm and skills! You are a true inspiration! Keep it going. Happy christmas to you, Dot and the cat!
this might be advice a little too late but with your welding skills you could easily fabricate a trailer hitch mounted spool to drive hat coil around the pasture rather than roll it.
This is hard work, I did by hand and god would we have loved to have some contraption like your tractor, or even the post hammering metal tool (used an awkward, wooden mallet - giant sized). Are you going to grow thorny bushes on those fences maybe, provide shelter for birds and insects and contribute to breaking winds etc like in old fashioned bocage, or keeping it nice and clean and streamlined for easy maintenance ? EDIT : probably because I don't understand everything well in english in the vid' but it does seem like it was the idea to make natural bush boundaries, really cool stuff !
@@KrisHarbour Before I retired Iplanted a lot of hedges here in Ireland for farmers that were paid a dividend from the rural environment protection scheme Maybe you could check that out
Amazing work Kris. I happily watch all the way through the ads to help your revenue - this time only one very short one - seeing the work you put in its the least us subscribers can do 👏👏👏👍
I've learned recently that if you take a torch and burn the wood before adjoining the pieces together that you will build up a layer of carbon that will prevent the wood from rotating.
I have read studies about that and there is alot of evidence to say that it does not prevent rot in the ground. Above ground im not sure as i dont know of any testing done above ground but as far as in ground goes i dont think it does anything. I am actually thinking of testing it myself at some point with two logs from the same tree to get a definitive answer. But i think it is one of those things that has now become true due to so many people doing it but isnt necessarily effective below ground.
@@KrisHarbour the Aztecs in south America used it and if you create a large amount of carbon on the surface you will prevent decay in the wood. I seen wood that has been reserved for thousands of years because of this method.
Not in ground though. That’s the distinction. Above ground rot resistance is quite easy. In ground is a different matter and I have seen no evidence to say that method works yet.
I'm guessing that this video was filmed partly around two weeks ago, as I had a few frosts back then and being at the mid to low West and you susposed to be at the south I don't see being much difference in weather back then.
Kris when you splice field fence together, we take a stubby screwdriver and drill a hole in the blade of it the overlap the wire ends hold them with a pliar then slip the wire through the hole we drilled twist one end one way then twist the other one other direction so that the more pressure on them the tighter they pull.
Hi Dan, Any chance of doing a video of that or a picture? im not quite sure what you mean. Im really trying to find a quick and effective way to do it so im really interested in your method.
@@KrisHarbour It's really really simple Kris, just stand on one leg, then lift both feet off the ground while dangling a short length of wire from a plank you've positioned half way up a tree stump, and then take two steps back and flip the whole thing over until it's all in the front of the back end of the piece you just took out of the hole you made earlier!
Oh, Hold the hammer from the end of the handle or I'm going to have a cow bigger than your animal pen. Pro Tip: don't think about the nail you're hitting, think about the way the hammer head will bounce back up off of the nail head (see: 3/100th second time delay between reality and perception of reality).
Great video! loved seeing the knocker in action, we put in 100m fence here to contain the goat with wooden posts by hand, it took ages and was really hard work. What animals are you looking to farm?
You could add a short length of cable as a stop, in case both the pin and ropes broke together. The cable would just flex and be out of the way while in use, but if the unthinkable did happen you and your girlfriend or whoever is using the post hole driver, would be absolutely safe. Just a thought. I enjoy your content and I am a recent subscriber. I design sustainable housing, similar to earthships but are easier to build and meets all modern building and zoning codes. I use sustainable materials along with recycled materials to build. The homes and self heating and cooling, produce their own power, and produce food year round. It provides housing for a fraction of the cost, takes very little time to construct and can be built anywhere in the world. I have considered building one on a youtube channel but haven't taken the steps to do it yet, but watching your channel has encouraged me to make my ideas available to benefit those that are interested in building a more sustainable lifestyle. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Fantastic job ! Man, you are really an inspiration for me... I struggle a lot with self confidence but when i see what you do and how much effort you put on everything you take, it's really a motivation for me to carry on and to step over my wickness... Please forgive my bad english, i'm just a french guy :) Keep it up ! You and your girlfriend, keep on going ! Please ! it's going to be a really great place ! Thank you !
Fine job Kris and Dot! You two make a great team, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both. Your creating a wonderful environment (farm) for yourselves.
Great teamwork. 👍 Totally impressed by the whole process the pair of you have produced. Very happy for the journey you have provided and I wish you a very merry Xmas and a happy new year from Cleguerec, Brittany 😷🇫🇷🐍🐈⬛🐓🐓🐓🐓🍷🏴
I realized neither the cow nor the pigs seem to notice if the gate posts are perfectly level. The chickens and turkey's...well they're on the fence about it.
LOL! Typical!
😂🥳💞👍🏽
When you start building multiple pastures, with a lane, and 16'+ gates, out-of-plumb posts can be a nightmare.
Invest in a set of letter and number punches to create some info tags for the fence. A scrap of copper pipe sliced open and flattened makes a perfect long term tag you can nail to a fence post with info like the date you installed it and how much fence was part of the project so years down the road you have all that data without needing to remember it. Can also be good on property lines to say who paid for the fence and if the fence is directly on the line or offset and by how much.
Most post have tags on them from the manufacturer. I have a stack of them dating back to the early days some as old as the 40s that were copper washer looking things. Also most common ownership of fence is determined on which side the wire is. If the wire is on your side of the property and is right on the property line then its your fence. There are many devil alleys in existent which are truly bad for live stock. This is when you see 2 fences back to back of on another. One fence is new while the other one is much older and is in poor shape. This happens when 2 land owners fight over paying the cost of the fence. One land owner does not want a new fence because their old fence is just fine and the other wants to install a new fence. They fight over this and it ends up with a new fence with about a 1 foot gap between them. Livestock gets tangled up in between the 2 and can get hurt pretty bad.
What a brilliant idea!
Milestones
Dont let that girl go. Shes a keeper. 😂🤣
S-I-M-P, what did she actual do???, driving a traktor??, how hard is that???, she probably has a drivers license, are you gonna compliment her everytime she gets into a car too???...
11:11 and no iam not impressed, living on a " farm" is hard work, and she does her bit too help. i remember my mom who worked on a farm for her dad, my grandfather telling me she had to get up at 5 in the morning, milking cows (by hand), cleaning stables and working hard till 17;00, on average working 12 hour days 6 days a week... so no!, Dot is doing her bit as she should...
@@SDeww what does any of that have to do with someone saying she’s a keeper. There’s a lot of people in the world that would help at all. By your argument your mother wasn’t a “keeper” either I guess. Sad thing to say about ones mother. Bottom line is Kris fond a partner that wants to live the same lifestyle as he does, and in my mind the 100% makes her a keeper.
Who hurt you?
@@SDeww - for me two things are evident, 1) Dot is indeed a keeper, and 2) You could use a hug.
@@SDeww As you must well know today is not like the time you describe.
Very, very impressive. If this world was populated with 'go getters' like you and your partner ... this would be one incredible planet.
This looks great! I'm a fairly new subscriber from Ontario, Canada. I found your channel about two months ago and binge watched to get caught up and now I patiently wait for new ones to come lol I love that Dot is in them more now. It really is great seeing women take on these type of things. I have always been a hands on girl myself and although my bad back doesn't allow me to do as much as I would like, I do what I can. I'm actually just starting to get into working with wood, we live on 27 acres of woods, mostly Poplar which isn't good for building but I'm using pine for some things and learning a lot along the way about what works and what doesn't and I have learned a ton from your channel on sustainable building. I just wanted to say I love what you've done with your land and I look forward to watching your videos every week and even more so with Dot in them more often. 💜
The fence looks awesome! That post ramming device on the tractor saved you two a ton of backbreaking work!
I am speechless you are fantastic you and Dot , you deserve a wonderful life kris you are one of a kind living your dream
Out of all the youtube DIY post drivers, your design is the best. Thanks mate!
Very lucky to have a nice woman like her 😁👍🍺🍺
Terrific job on putting your fence up!Great injunuity on the fence post knocker, Kris! That saved you alot of sweat & tears and a injured back!😀Dot and yourself work together well as a team! Stay warm and eat lots home made bread and hot tea! Cheers , mate!!
It's always good to see you & the missus working together as a team, well done.
Dot the machine, awesome skills, great team work too!
Surprised that after a hundred posts you didnt just cut a stick to size instead of unrolling the tape out everytime. Great quality content as usual Kris. The effort you put into good audio/video quality shows.
or make a mark on the beam
He's pretty slick with it though haha
Right! Sometimes they’re called story poles, but whatever you call it, it keeps you from whipping out that tape 5 or 10 times per post.
My daughter and son-in-law bought about 50;acres in VA. Having horses, they cut the property into about 4 pastures. My daughter ran the Kubota with a post hole auger and they set 500 posts on 8 ft centers. I set her up with an 8 ft story pole and a couple of cans of cheap white spray paint. We pulled a string the length of each side, measured with the story pole, spotted the hole location and she drilled holes for the 500 posts. Wore out 2 sets of auger bits on the tractor.
Brilliant work Kris, on the fence & the video. So good to see Dot mucking in with everything. Post knocker works a treat
You are just incredible. Very impressive everything you do. 👍
That post knocker is worth it's weight in gold...and Dot also, working that hard with you!
:-D
Good morning from Ontario Canada. We are very impressed with your ingenuity ant the teamwork. We are quilters, Linda does the piecing and I am the one that does the decorative stitching. We love working as a team.
That is great news you going to replace the fencing with hedgerow - see if you can get a grant for doing so as well - it be a great source of food for birds etc and if you get bees pollen etc
Also, what type/species of hedge are you planning. I like the idea vs just wire fencing and would probably opt for something productive like raspberry fruit or the kind.
i was also thinking of using oak saplings (i have so many of these on my property) for the corners of a hedgerow fence, topping them at about 3ft, then intertwining the lateral branches to grow together. could be a cool look after a few years of growth.
Good idea, there might be subsidies for that yes
@@ServiceTrek In Britain hedgerows often consist of primarily hawthorn, and blackthorn. Then hazel, hornbeam, willow and then later, other varieties by caused by the action of the birds landing in the hedge and depositing their droppings/seeds.
that's one beautiful wacker you make for the post, craftsmanship is as good as your woodworking.
Hi Kris, we had quiet the same tool in France, (as you use for post), but.... it was for head and neck :-)
Quelle révolutionnaire! ;-0
I think we could do with bringing that tool back and using it in the same fashion
👍🏻Interesting and beautiful, jack of all trades!
So exciting to know you're one step closer to having animals! You two look great working together as well. I look forward to every video, like many others.
Hi Chris ✅ just us 2 Saying hi and thanks for sharing this video update 👍 you done grand job 👍 oh and dot a keeper too ✅👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
it is a common practice here to run a wire around the bottom of the corner post to the top of the bracing post to prevent both corner and brace post from racking. good video i like the post knocker works well.
As with all your projects this one has come really well and looks like a professional job.
New to your vids and they are just what im looking for we own a property in Aust near lakes entrance, my wife loves what you guys do and we will be referencing from your vids.
That was fascinating to watch . I am eternally thankful that all I do do is watch . You two , once this pandemic is truly over , ought to go away somewhere hot with a beach and do absolutely nothing for a good 10 days . You have earned it !
Merry Christmas , stay safe
No offence taken, but a solid looking fence has been given a life. love the idea of making it a living fence in the long run. Love your work, both of you. Many thanks for your sterling efforts.
I am so impressed with the amount of work you have been able to do between the fence and the green house. How did you pick up on timber framing? And the home built pile driver was pure genius. You gonna have one heck of a fine farm if you not careful.
Sailboat winches work great for jobs like stretching barb wire . And they come in handy for all kind of lifting and pulling. I have one mounted on the bed of my truck and a cam cleate as well
Your post knocker is brilliant kris
Great job Kris! 👏👏🤩👍👍👍💯💯💯
Grand father taught me when I was young , use the end of the hammer handle and not to use the middle of the handle , you will get more power for your swing and control ,,, took me a few days but he was absolutely right, I had to get my mind set to keep tryin it . You wont have the back end of the handle coming up and hitting your forearm or other things either. Take care and hope your Christmas is wonderfully nice :)
Oh - I thought this was a bit of obvious common sense everyone who uses a hammer just figures out naturally!
It just feels right doesn't it.......!
What an ingenious machine!
Well done Dot 👏 ✔ very impressed . When are the animals coming ?
Cheered me up no end seeing another video of yours posted . 💕
impressed with what???, that a woman can drive a traktor and back it up???, i kinda feel insulted for her!... the girl probably has a drivers license as well...
@@SDeww no i was impressed that she was out in all weathers helping her man and striving to become self sufficient. Not many women would do that.
This s drew guy is hating on any comment that compliments Dot. Quite the sad sack of a person
@@SDeww Were you once dumped by Dot? You really have got it on for her. 🤐
Thanks for sharing your videos,they’re so enjoyable to watch.have a lovely Christmas.🤖🥳
We usually add a horizontal bar on the strainer section, and leave a good 500 between the top wire, so you can slide your arse through or climb over if you wish. We also set our pointed ends in coals for a bit to char them, as it brings the oil to the surface of the point.
But then, we also dump used engine/ farm machine oil at the bases (and about 300mm up from the surface), which np doubt all the Greenies will cry about, but the Iron Bark posts we use also last decades, so there's that...
Like the hedging idea as it's helps with wild life and drainage in the fence areas to slow down the post rotten out
Kris, you & Dot have great work ethics and work very well together.
Brilliant! Glad to see your progress. It's got to be easier on your back! Cheers and blessings .
I didn’t understand why you did support posts till you ran the metal fence end to end... brilliant!
Happy Christmas Kris & Dot!!! Your little Hobbit farm is really taking shape! I can see a nice barn in the works & maybe a cider house! I can just imagine when you start your timber frame house down the road after your shop is finished! BRAVO Kris!!!!
Looking good. Quick tip, if you have a certain height you're trying to get the posts down to, mark a little line on the metal beam and as soon as the post gets to the mark it saves you having to measure each time 🙂
Good job you two! fencing looks really good and sturdy
10/10 mate, well worth the wait, you two have worked so hard and for a 1st attempt it looks professional to me. Thanks for your fantastic videos and have a lovely Christmas 🎄
Great job, I use a nut on a piece of string when I straighten up posts, walk a couple of steps back , out with the string and sight your post nice & straight
Surprised to see metal fencing and barbed wire being used. I removed it twenty years ago from my pastures. Now I just run two solar powered electric wire's around them. Sometimes a energetic calf might run through the two wires but after 10 minutes it misses it's mother and goes back. Works with goats, sheep and pigs too.
Love the timber framed greenhouse.
Excellent as always.
??? The old timers in the agricultural area I grew up in were adamant that the barbed wire went on the "inside the field" side of the post. It reduces the chances of staples being popped out by an animal leaning on the fence. Did you run into that "controversy" and how did you reason out your approach? That's the stuff, Dot. You are livin' my dream. Thanks for sharing your awesome videos and Happy Yule! Blessings Abound!
It is on the inside. I think you are mistaking the fact that it goes on the outside of the strainers. But then goes back to the inside again. if it went on the inside of the strainers the tension would just pull out the staples.
If that was me, and knowing my luck, I'd probably hit some secret gas line running through the property. Nice video Kris.
Maybe attach a little bell or a metal contact so you can hear (over the tractor) when the knocker reaches almost the top, so you don't have to follow it with the eyes? Or a small counterweight indicator with a visual mark moving opposite direction?
About the only bad thing with that post knocker that I can see is your kneck must get sore looking up and down for every blow as one naturally would for such. Very cool! ☺
11:20 Yay Dot! You're a trooper! :-)
Great job with the post knocker and fencing but your killing me using a nail in the strut post. Get in touch I can give you some pointers on the fence installation
DEAR KRIS & DOT GREAT TEAM WORK. FENCING LOOKS TOP JOB. KEEP SAFE AND WELL, FROM SURREY.
Nice to see you both getting stuck in together. You’re a good team.
Looks as though you are doing a good job of making your fence "Bull strong, Horse high, And Pig tight". Have you given thought to adding a hammer stop and inclinometer on your post driver?
And a clamp for putting in a stick for measuring standard height
Great vid, very good entertainment.
All looking very good, looking forward to seeing what livestock you select
Thats post knocker works bloody amazing, and to think you built that, great job, love that you research then put your hand to almost anything
My grandfather when bracing posts like that would put in the brace with the post a few inches short of being fully driven in and then drive it the last bit. He said it tightened the brace into place. I have no idea if it was a good idea or not.
Well how good was his fence once a lifetime deal or forever fixing the bloody fences
@@billyhellboy6138
The fence was a good one but so was the fence his neighbor who ragged on him for his technique built.
Farmer Dot the tractor queen is absolutely owning it. She’ll have her own show soon.
S-I-M-P go find a gf man!, stop it...
@@SDeww - Perhaps you would have a kinder perspective on life if eliminated a potion of sore grapes from your diet.
Llllp
@@SDeww bitterness will eat you from the inside out, get help.
How - to quickly discourage a female from manual labor. Hmm, a pole through the handle of the diesel jug and two can carry and operate the camera. To receive that much joy from frost you must really lack the experience? In the end your kind of weather prevails. Looks like a good job. So what would you do different? Nice "Post Knocker," I assume I missed the video on that project? Merry Christmas.
You all are doing a fantastic job! It is currently 29 F or -1.67 C here in central Pennsylvania, USA with 2 foot of snow. I am extremely jealous of your weather currently! 😃 🙋 🎀Merry Christmas ALL🎀 ❤&🙏
Fair play, you just made a video about banging posts into the ground entertaining!!!
I would recommend cutting a stick for measuring post height and distance. Might be a little simpler than whipping out the tape measure every time.
Reply from Kris "The post knocker dose not always sit on the ground depending on the terrain so that does not work."
I'm a city boy, but my best friend was a real cowboy/ranch owner and I went out to help him build fence ine day and was astounded at the cost of barbed wire....fencing in general.
You would be surprised at how gravity will pull that fence to the ground without staples in them posts...
I really enjoy your videos tho just offering advice from experience n also if u do it when ground is soft u can push the post in with your loader. Even tho your done !! Next time maybe
Hi Kris, found your channel some time ago and have been binge watching ever since. Very impressed by your energy, enthusiasm and skills! You are a true inspiration! Keep it going. Happy christmas to you, Dot and the cat!
Might consider adding some wildlife passage ways - _- so that deer and foxes and such can find their way thru
7:00 Nice little sound as the nail is hammered into the post.
Especially with Dot preloaded too.
I never realised the amount of effort in fencing like this.
Looks great Kris, are you considering sheep in there..?💚👍🐑🐑🐑🐑
I bet your neighbours will soon be asking to borrow that knocker for their fields.
I was wondering if Kris would start renting it out. 😊
most farmers have one
this might be advice a little too late but with your welding skills you could easily fabricate a trailer hitch mounted spool to drive hat coil around the pasture rather than roll it.
This is hard work, I did by hand and god would we have loved to have some contraption like your tractor, or even the post hammering metal tool (used an awkward, wooden mallet - giant sized). Are you going to grow thorny bushes on those fences maybe, provide shelter for birds and insects and contribute to breaking winds etc like in old fashioned bocage, or keeping it nice and clean and streamlined for easy maintenance ?
EDIT : probably because I don't understand everything well in english in the vid' but it does seem like it was the idea to make natural bush boundaries, really cool stuff !
Yep thats the plan, Have as much hedged as possible before the posts rot.
@@KrisHarbour Before I retired Iplanted a lot of hedges here in Ireland for farmers that were paid a dividend from the rural environment protection scheme
Maybe you could check that out
Kris, barb wire is VERY bad for bats. Please rethink using it for the top line of your fencing.
Awesome Job!
Im impressed with dot. Behind evry grat man there's a greater woman Behind him helping him along the way
Yup. You read my mind. This is one lucky guy. I truly hope he realizes that.
Righteous comment👍
Good job done. In Belgium we say: a farmers workload is never over.
Watching you perform the impossible makes me understand how the Celts were able to build Stonehenge.
yes it was those Neolithic tractors, very useful
@@Ana_crusis 😂
@@Ana_crusis - Rock pistons in hollowed-out log cylinders... 😜
Dang, that fence turned out amazingly Kris! Very nice work! Can't wait to see what animals you fill it up with.
Amazing work Kris. I happily watch all the way through the ads to help your revenue - this time only one very short one - seeing the work you put in its the least us subscribers can do 👏👏👏👍
I appreciate it mate. Helps fund the projects. :)
I've learned recently that if you take a torch and burn the wood before adjoining the pieces together that you will build up a layer of carbon that will prevent the wood from rotating.
I have read studies about that and there is alot of evidence to say that it does not prevent rot in the ground. Above ground im not sure as i dont know of any testing done above ground but as far as in ground goes i dont think it does anything. I am actually thinking of testing it myself at some point with two logs from the same tree to get a definitive answer. But i think it is one of those things that has now become true due to so many people doing it but isnt necessarily effective below ground.
@@KrisHarbour the Aztecs in south America used it and if you create a large amount of carbon on the surface you will prevent decay in the wood. I seen wood that has been reserved for thousands of years because of this method.
Not in ground though. That’s the distinction. Above ground rot resistance is quite easy. In ground is a different matter and I have seen no evidence to say that method works yet.
Kris and your wife did as good a job on the posts as pro's would have done, my hat's off to you both.
I'm guessing that this video was filmed partly around two weeks ago, as I had a few frosts back then and being at the mid to low West and you susposed to be at the south I don't see being much difference in weather back then.
Kris when you splice field fence together, we take a stubby screwdriver and drill a hole in the blade of it the overlap the wire ends hold them with a pliar then slip the wire through the hole we drilled twist one end one way then twist the other one other direction so that the more pressure on them the tighter they pull.
Hi Dan, Any chance of doing a video of that or a picture? im not quite sure what you mean. Im really trying to find a quick and effective way to do it so im really interested in your method.
@@KrisHarbour I agree that was kind of confusing
@@KrisHarbour It's really really simple Kris, just stand on one leg, then lift both feet off the ground while dangling a short length of wire from a plank you've positioned half way up a tree stump, and then take two steps back and flip the whole thing over until it's all in the front of the back end of the piece you just took out of the hole you made earlier!
@@KrisHarbour a short tube with 5mm internal is best for twitching wire
@@KrisHarbour Here is a good video. ua-cam.com/video/VAiO2JS8Tww/v-deo.html
How about hydraulic down-pressure on the front end bucket?
You guys do excellent work together. Please never stop making videos!
Oh, Hold the hammer from the end of the handle or I'm going to have a cow bigger than your animal pen. Pro Tip: don't think about the nail you're hitting, think about the way the hammer head will bounce back up off of the nail head (see: 3/100th second time delay between reality and perception of reality).
That's a 1 in a million tractor driver you got there - they don't make them like that anymore
Great video! loved seeing the knocker in action, we put in 100m fence here to contain the goat with wooden posts by hand, it took ages and was really hard work. What animals are you looking to farm?
If you could fix the post knocker where it would swing to the side you wouldn’t haft to move the best tractor in the world as much
You could add a short length of cable as a stop, in case both the pin and ropes broke together. The cable would just flex and be out of the way while in use, but if the unthinkable did happen you and your girlfriend or whoever is using the post hole driver, would be absolutely safe. Just a thought. I enjoy your content and I am a recent subscriber. I design sustainable housing, similar to earthships but are easier to build and meets all modern building and zoning codes. I use sustainable materials along with recycled materials to build. The homes and self heating and cooling, produce their own power, and produce food year round. It provides housing for a fraction of the cost, takes very little time to construct and can be built anywhere in the world. I have considered building one on a youtube channel but haven't taken the steps to do it yet, but watching your channel has encouraged me to make my ideas available to benefit those that are interested in building a more sustainable lifestyle. Thanks and keep up the good work.
My exact thought and worry as well. The one driving the tractor risk a major blow to the head.
If your keeping animals then check out Justin Rhodes on you tube
Fantastic job ! Man, you are really an inspiration for me... I struggle a lot with self confidence but when i see what you do and how much effort you put on everything you take, it's really a motivation for me to carry on and to step over my wickness...
Please forgive my bad english, i'm just a french guy :)
Keep it up ! You and your girlfriend, keep on going ! Please ! it's going to be a really great place ! Thank you !
Fine job Kris and Dot! You two make a great team, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you both. Your creating a wonderful environment (farm) for yourselves.
Excellent job on the fencing mate. Where do I get a Dot like yours?
Great teamwork. 👍 Totally impressed by the whole process the pair of you have produced. Very happy for the journey you have provided and I wish you a very merry Xmas and a happy new year from Cleguerec, Brittany 😷🇫🇷🐍🐈⬛🐓🐓🐓🐓🍷🏴
I like your hats. They look super warm.