Evan, When you were attempting to pull the fence down by standing on it, if you had previously driven a screw in the post at the lowest level you wanted, with Rebecca's assistance you could have secured the fence at the required level before you stapled the fence to the post. Hope this helps, Cheers Robin.
Here in Australia in this situation we would put in a skirt. Build your fence as close to level as you can. When you get to the collveit run a heavy wire between your two posts then attach chicken netting with wire rings to the wire, something heavy attached to the bottom I use gal pipe to hold it down. Animals won’t get out, but in big rains allowing it to raise up letting debris flow through without pushing your fence over 👍🏻 if in a big rain if something takes out your skirt you only have to fix that not your whole fence.
Well Evan, I don’t have any advice or suggestions for you. I think you do a good job, and your working with Rebecca, you guys make the A team. Merry Christmas to you and Rebecca. 🎄
This is such a great looking fence you and Rebecca have built. Would another short strand of barbed wire help in the places at the culvert then add some more rip rap.? Just a thought. I don't know beans about fencing. Thanks for sharing this with us. Y'all have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Evan, I really enjoy your channel thank you for reminding a down to earth genuine homestead channel. I'm getting tired of the other homesteaders that have to mention the name and model number of the products they use every other sentence. They are becoming a big infomercial and not enjoyable to watch.
That's a mighty fine looking fence line, Good job!!! I love the idea of the boss post, it's doing exactly what his name says...Being the BOSS!!! Thanks Evan, you're doing great!!! Peace!!! Bill
An option also is to tension the fence off something past the end post. Something heavy like a truck, tractor or maybe a side by side using the electric winch
He don't listen to those who have erected hundreds of fences. There was a number of followers that told him the same thing you did the last time he stretched a run of fence.
@Angel because we subscribe and are faithful. Just because we dislike the way someone is doing something doesn’t mean we will just abandon someone. It’s called a option or Suggestion. Not a dislike
you should have tightened up your wire on your corner post first , stick a claw hammer with a long handle half way between the 2 post and give it 10 turns or so , you can feel when it is tight enough and when it is tightened remove hammer , and when you are stapling the wire in the low area put a staple sideways on the bottom of your post than you can push the wire down and hold it in place keeping your hands free , one last thing in the low laying areas find some big rocks and tie the rocks with a number 9 wire and wrap the #9 wire to your post in the low laying area and also add a couple of rocks between the posts to kee the wire from lifting in time hope this is helpful in future fencing projects .
I am a 58 yr old female and just bought 12 acres in Saskatchewan. I am overwhelmed in regard to fencing my property and just got a 12,000.00 quote for perimeter fencing... I guess I'm doing it myself ! Thanks for making this video...
Great stuff Evan, we are gunna be installing our own pasture fencing soon and we are learning a lot from you! Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and Rebecca .🎄🎄Bruce&Beth ......Michigan
I'm very impressed, Evan. I just keep thinking back to the very first holes you and Rebekah drilled with that hand held auger 😂 What a far way you have come! Merry Christmas 🎄⛄🦌
Merry Christmas and God Bless! Please wear safety glasses. I worked in the rigging business, and saw a lot of rope and wire snap. The kickback is not pretty.
Fantastic job. The fence really looks good and sturdy. The animals will have plenty of space to roam. Love watching your videos and see the improvement on your property. You both are blessed. Be safe, healthy and God bless you both.
This is going to sound dumb but I wear a t-shirt with a logo and pound my posts to the logo... My posts are all VERY close to the same height. Simple but most people don't think of it.
You could soak them poles that are in the ground water in dirty motor oil and diesel in a 16 gal oil barrel for a few days before you set them. They’ll resist rot and infestation and it’s inexpensive to do. You’re welcome.
Always take your tractor and park it 6 ft past your last end post, secure your come along to the tractor then tighten fence. Put in staples on your end post (both ends) then take tractor with forks and pull fence down at your high spots.
👏 👏 Hahaha, Okay Rebekah you can hang out there for a little while. 🤣🤣 You guys make me laugh at times. 👍 That's quite the fence. Nice. Thanks for sharing this with us. You folks be blessed and have a good day. 🙏☝️👍
I would put a horizontal swinging gate in front of the culvert. When you have heavy rains, the rushing water won't take out your fence. You can add woven wire to the gaps at the bottom of your fence or use hog panels trimmed to the contour of the gaps.
Just a suggestion, that block screwed on for footing, should be put on across ways, and in wet areas we used wider ones and pegged, each side, dig out recess at bottom of your hole to take the footing, this also gives more holding power. on shallower dips, we use steel picket, [waratah] we call them, 5 foot 6 in length, cut in half, drive in [10lb hammer] at 45% angle, just under dirt, with8 inch length S/S wire, in top hole, staple to bottom post bend over, then another staple. also look up ,Strainrite chain wire strainers, much better than those come alongs, nice stock proof fence,
You are going to have a very nice pasture area once you finish. Congratulations!! Thanks for working so hard to get projects filmed while completing them. I certainly appreciate and enjoy watching. Rebecca and Evan, Merry Christmas to you and your family, may the Lord bless and keep you safe in the coming year.
Hi.... Evan nice to see you, great and amazing fencing, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐖🐈🌱🐐🎥👍👍👍
Evan, let me see if I can help you get a better job done on your fencing project.. First when you backfill around the wooden posts, keep the dirt down 5-6 inches. When you tie your bottom wire you will have room to work. On your stretcher you have 3 places to pull from. You are choosing to use 2 come-alongs to pull with. Try one come-along in the center position. Next put your stretcher outside the fence, not between the post and the wire . Lastly when you are finishing tying the single strands, you cut the stub end with cutters. That works, but it leaves the tag end sticking up and you can cut you and the animals if they rub against it. There is a way to twist the tag end with little effort that breaks the wire so it doesn't stick out and cannot cut you. Stoney Ridge Farmer has demonstrated the movements to tie it several times in his videos. When the bottom wires are finished, then backfill the last few inches or dirt. Keep up the great work, I am amazed at how fast you are learning what alot of us grew up doing. My fondest memory is being barefoot when I was mucking out the barns.
Too late , we notched 2 2/4s x 4'long set on 9ga. bottom wire, stood on same while applying staples. This held fence in place with less effort. good job
Great video and excellent fence building technique. My only concern is the volume of water that will come through the culvert. It may be necessary to build a water gap with a top hinge. A high volume of water running through the culvert with grass and tree limbs in it could be a problem. Regardless, it's a world class fence. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Sincerely, Fred and Linda Lundgren Katy, Texas
You got the tension on that fence just prefect Evan. That showed when you tried to pull it down at the boss posts. Any tighter you wouldn’t have made it. Also don’t think about messing up on video, we all feel for you when something doesn’t go as planned. like changing that first roll of baler wire. 😂🏴🙏🏼
I feel your pain about what's buried on the old farm. We recently found the old dump on our farm that dates to 1865. Its a mess! Cans and bottles nearly three feet deep and about 50 long over an embankment. People take for granted our modern trash disposal services. In the old days there was no way to get rid of stuff except to make a pile and try to burn it. Things are looking good on your farm. Merry Christmas from Dalmatian Hills farm!
The dogs stopped by to give a gentle reminder that if, by chance, anybody happens to be in the "giving" mood, on account of it being the Christmas season and all that, they will not be averse to receiving treats.
Very nice job. Thanks for producing the video. Just a couple of suggestions for consideration. You mentioned that the holes holding the wooden fence posts had water in them. Given that, consider putting in about 6" of gravel at the bottom of the holes to allow for the water to drain. Otherwise the posts will rot much quicker than need be. Also, in those areas were there was a depression around the bottom of a T Post, you could cut a foot or so off a metal cattle panel at the proper width to cover the depression, and then cut a T Post to insert in the ground at a couple of places to hold the cattle panel in place. That will prevent animals from escaping and secure the fix in place -- much better than just packing the area with dirt. Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time to do the video. Nice fence!
good job Evan and Rebekah. you may fill in that gap at the bottom with a short run of barbed wire below the one you already ran and some soft wire to space the 2 strands apart
I think your idea of running a barb wire below the actual woven wire is a fantastic idea, one - which I have not come across yet. It will discourage animals digging in, or dogs digging out. Like you, I have undulating country, and will have to block off some small dips, to keep my dogs at home. Thank you for your patience and kindness - in passing on your experience.
Very nice looking fence. I learned a lot off your last two fence videos. Will be helping my father in law put up some new fence on the farm and I’m going to steal some of your ideas. Thanks for sharing Evan👍🏻👍🏻
Another alternative is to stretch the fence, get it down vertically as far as you can, the fill the gap underneath with a cattle panel cut to fit. Thats what we do in our mountainous terrain. The spring wire clips need to be clamped down onto the fence too. An enterprising goat can get a horn under it and pull the clip off
Only a question. Would it make sense, especially in the really wet areas, to put a layer of road rock, 4-6 inches deep, in the hole and the put your post in, to allow some drainage? This is what I've been doing here in Indiana. I've got LOTS of that gray, sticky clay here about 1-2 feet down.
I enjoy watching your progress on the farm and especially your explanation of what you do and why. Great job and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
How is the fence holding up? particularly the Boss Posts. How have you been mowing now that you have it fenced? I am guessing you have a gate to the fenced area and don't/cannot mow the steep edges anyway. Or is that not an issue? our grass would be 4 feet tall every summer (central Maine). I am hoping to fence a portion of our property so we can take our dogs out when there are way more interesting things than me out with them. Wildlife being a big part of that. The fence is to keep the dogs from chasing deer, a snow mobiler (and crows in the case of our youngest dog).
I sure hope I am wrong, but I don't think your fence will last all that long. Why? Because you have put too much stress on it even with all the work you did with the "boss" posts. It IS well put in, but I think you do need to keep a close eye on it. If you do need to redo it at some later date, I would suggest doing three sections of stretching (and maybe even five) - stretch from one end post to the boss post, secure the fencing to the boss post, stretch between the boss posts, and finally after attaching the fencing to the second boss post, stretch from that boss post to the end post on that end. For the places you need another lower strand of barbwire - dig down a couple of inches between the posts on either end, attach the second strand to each post, tighten and either leave the dirt dug out where it is, or return it (BUT remember, if the wire IS underground, it will probably rust a LOT faster than if it is suspended above ground. I sure wish I was young enough to do what you are doing. AND what you are doing is excellent work!
In the navy a diver named Carl Brashear had his leg cut off by a line that snapped. Ever since I heard that story I am afraid of that. Have you ever had a line snap? And is it scary?
Never knew it was so complicated to put a fence in. I always thought you put your posts up and nail the fence. Would it really be slaggy if you didn't stretch it??
This was great! because, I have some dips that are maybe a foot and a half drop. I was told by people that I have tried to hire to help me finish that the fence would bust if I tried to do the same thing you are doing. Great Job!
You made a comment about letting your chickens run put there in the new fenced area, are you concerned about predator birds getting them and also them laying eggs in random places, it will be like Easter every day....lol
You have to use the tensioner on the tractor past the posts, and attach each horizontal wire one at a time. The blocking on your boss posts has to be put in with horizontal grain.
Evan, I’ve watched this podcast about you and Rebekah stretching that fence down through that real low area and never understood why you didn’t run that stretch up next to the driveway. It would have been easier and avoided that spot near that culvert.
I haven’t built a lot of fence but our bracing always run from top of the corner post diagonally down to the next post. The sturdiest part of a fence post is near the bottom where it enters the ground. The weakest point is the top. The cross brace at the bottom holds the corner post in place thus the rest of the fence stays taught. Also it doesn’t matter that you have 6” gaps between the fence and the ground. Coyotes or your dogs can dig under a woven wire fence. Just making comments, your fence looks very nice. I wish I had it on my farm.
I don’t think fencing is going to stop a chicken ha. Most likely your chickens are staying with the goats because they feel secure and safe and your feeding them enough that they are not Wandering around looking for bugs in other locations.
If your gonna pull the barbed wire down leave some slack and it will pull out you could have been serious hurt stepping and putting that much tension on it
I would like to see how those boss posts have held 3-4 years later as you shouldve used concrete on them due to the pressure that they are under with the fence and given that the soil is mostly wet for most of the time. I wont be surprised to see that they have lifted.
looking good but you should have put the fence stretcher on the outside of the fence and used your tractor for a ded man to stretch the fence ( attaching the come a long to the tractor!!!!!!!!
Are you going to get sheep or cows to take care of the majority of the grass in there? The goats will be hunting down any weeds and saplings growing in the area leaving the grass for last so it is worth it to bring in a grass eater to help keep the area maintained without you needing to mow.
Exciting to see you getting the new pasture fenced in. That means your getting closer to getting in some beef cattle and I’ve been looking forward to watching and learning from your journey in raising the larger livestock.
I thought in New Zealand, they just used 5 - 7 single strand wire? When we let our chickens free-range in our pasture on overcast days (Oregon) a Hawk seemed to always get one. Even after building remote shelters.
Evan, When you were attempting to pull the fence down by standing on it, if you had previously driven a screw in the post at the lowest level you wanted, with Rebecca's assistance you could have secured the fence at the required level before you stapled the fence to the post. Hope this helps, Cheers Robin.
Staples will pull out. Barb wire the dip u will eventually anyway
Here in Australia in this situation we would put in a skirt. Build your fence as close to level as you can. When you get to the collveit run a heavy wire between your two posts then attach chicken netting with wire rings to the wire, something heavy attached to the bottom I use gal pipe to hold it down. Animals won’t get out, but in big rains allowing it to raise up letting debris flow through without pushing your fence over 👍🏻 if in a big rain if something takes out your skirt you only have to fix that not your whole fence.
This is the best fencing video I've found. Everyone else is fencing on nice flat ground which is something we don't have where I live.
The fence looks really good. I have never heard of a boss post. That makes perfect sense though.😊🐾❤️🎄❄️
Well Evan, I don’t have any advice or suggestions for you. I think you do a good job, and your working with Rebecca, you guys make the A team.
Merry Christmas to you and Rebecca. 🎄
This is such a great looking fence you and Rebecca have built. Would another short strand of barbed wire help in the places at the culvert then add some more rip rap.? Just a thought. I don't know beans about fencing. Thanks for sharing this with us. Y'all have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Why don't you put a short piece of fence in th middel
Evan, I really enjoy your channel thank you for reminding a down to earth genuine homestead channel. I'm getting tired of the other homesteaders that have to mention the name and model number of the products they use every other sentence. They are becoming a big infomercial and not enjoyable to watch.
That's a mighty fine looking fence line, Good job!!! I love the idea of the boss post, it's doing exactly what his name says...Being the BOSS!!! Thanks Evan, you're doing great!!! Peace!!!
Bill
An option also is to tension the fence off something past the end post. Something heavy like a truck, tractor or maybe a side by side using the electric winch
He don't listen to those who have erected hundreds of fences. There was a number of followers that told him the same thing you did the last time he stretched a run of fence.
@@geraldskaggs3903 yeah he kinda likes to learn for himself I guess, to bad because there’s a wealth of knowledge here.
Omg I agree so much. Very stubborn and stupid
@Angel because we subscribe and are faithful. Just because we dislike the way someone is doing something doesn’t mean we will just abandon someone. It’s called a option or Suggestion. Not a dislike
@Angel if you think of it. ANY comment is engagement and is very good for the RUclips Algorithm.
You just got more field labor out of your wife than I have the 9 years we have been married with mine.
you should have tightened up your wire on your corner post first , stick a claw hammer with a long handle half way between the 2 post and give it 10 turns or so , you can feel when it is tight enough and when it is tightened remove hammer , and when you are stapling the wire in the low area put a staple sideways on the bottom of your post than you can push the wire down and hold it in place keeping your hands free , one last thing in the low laying areas find some big rocks and tie the rocks with a number 9 wire and wrap the #9 wire to your post in the low laying area and also add a couple of rocks between the posts to kee the wire from lifting in time hope this is helpful in future fencing projects .
I am a 58 yr old female and just bought 12 acres in Saskatchewan.
I am overwhelmed in regard to fencing my property and just got a 12,000.00 quote for perimeter fencing... I guess I'm doing it myself ! Thanks for making this video...
Fencing is very expensive
It is, I just did 2 acres myself and I spent right at $2500
Is it just me or do things seem to always go smoothly when the boss (Becca) helps.
Great stuff Evan, we are gunna be installing our own pasture fencing soon and we are learning a lot from you! Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and Rebecca .🎄🎄Bruce&Beth ......Michigan
I'm very impressed, Evan. I just keep thinking back to the very first holes you and Rebekah drilled with that hand held auger 😂 What a far way you have come! Merry Christmas 🎄⛄🦌
How many times has he drilled her?
Hard work working with uneven ground, good job.
Merry Christmas and God Bless!
Please wear safety glasses. I worked in the rigging business, and saw a lot of rope and wire snap. The kickback is not pretty.
Fantastic job. The fence really looks good and sturdy. The animals will have plenty of space to roam. Love watching your videos and see the improvement on your property. You both are blessed. Be safe, healthy and God bless you both.
Great job Evan! That's not an easy fence to build. That's your best fence build yet!
This is going to sound dumb but I wear a t-shirt with a logo and pound my posts to the logo... My posts are all VERY close to the same height. Simple but most people don't think of it.
You could soak them poles that are in the ground water in dirty motor oil and diesel in a 16 gal oil barrel for a few days before you set them. They’ll resist rot and infestation and it’s inexpensive to do. You’re welcome.
Always take your tractor and park it 6 ft past your last end post, secure your come along to the tractor then tighten fence. Put in staples on your end post (both ends) then take tractor with forks and pull fence down at your high spots.
When you stepped on that been wire I flinched thinking man if he slips that's gonna hurt! Great job.
It would have ripped his coveralls and possibly worse right up to his @9:48 ... you get the idea.
@@kellykopsa384 exactly lol Becca wouldn't have been impressed 😅😂🤣
How much water comes through the culvert in a rain storm will there be alot of debris comming through and tear out fence there?
Need a hinge section between boss posts to allow debris to pass without taking the entire fence down.
I always enjoy watching you guys it makes me miss home more and more each time I see you all....Mount Vernon and St Louis we miss being there
Great job for a do it yourself fence have learned a lot from watching and reading the comments. Merry Christmas...
👏 👏 Hahaha, Okay Rebekah you can hang out there for a little while. 🤣🤣 You guys make me laugh at times. 👍 That's quite the fence. Nice. Thanks for sharing this with us. You folks be blessed and have a good day. 🙏☝️👍
Rebecca, you’re looking sharp in those jeans. What a nice thing for Evan to say”you don’t weigh enough “.
Merry Christmas guys.
Are you building a fence on treasure hunting???? LOL
I would put a horizontal swinging gate in front of the culvert. When you have heavy rains, the rushing water won't take out your fence. You can add woven wire to the gaps at the bottom of your fence or use hog panels trimmed to the contour of the gaps.
I would cut that tree out near the culvert, other wise you my have problems with it !
I’d say it will be more beneficial, it’s one tree and that area needs more stabilization for the dirt so
Looks good! Doesnt matter how you do it as long as it works for you and you're happy with the result.
Just a suggestion, that block screwed on for footing, should be put on across ways, and in wet areas we used wider ones and pegged, each side, dig out recess at bottom of your hole to take the footing, this also gives more holding power. on shallower dips, we use steel picket, [waratah] we call them, 5 foot 6 in length, cut in half, drive in [10lb hammer] at 45% angle, just under dirt, with8 inch length S/S wire, in top hole, staple to bottom post bend over, then another staple. also look up ,Strainrite chain wire strainers, much better than those come alongs, nice stock proof fence,
Pull the fence with come alongs attached to your tractor
Learned more about field fencing here than any site I’ve looked at. Thanks and great looking job
You are going to have a very nice pasture area once you finish. Congratulations!! Thanks for working so hard to get projects filmed while completing them. I certainly appreciate and enjoy watching. Rebecca and Evan, Merry Christmas to you and your family, may the Lord bless and keep you safe in the coming year.
Looking good Evan. Merry Christmas to you guys!
Hi.... Evan nice to see you, great and amazing fencing, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐖🐈🌱🐐🎥👍👍👍
Evan, let me see if I can help you get a better job done on your fencing project.. First when you backfill around the wooden posts, keep the dirt down 5-6 inches. When you tie your bottom wire you will have room to work.
On your stretcher you have 3 places to pull from. You are choosing to use 2 come-alongs to pull with. Try one come-along in the center position. Next put your stretcher outside the fence, not between the post and the wire
. Lastly when you are finishing tying the single strands, you cut the stub end with cutters. That works, but it leaves the tag end sticking up and you can cut you and the animals if they rub against it. There is a way to twist the tag end with little effort that breaks the wire so it doesn't stick out and cannot cut you. Stoney Ridge Farmer has demonstrated the movements to tie it several times in his videos. When the bottom wires are finished, then backfill the last few inches or dirt.
Keep up the great work, I am amazed at how fast you are learning what alot of us grew up doing. My fondest memory is being barefoot when I was mucking out the barns.
I always crank my come along off the hitch or front tow hook of my pickup. Gives you plenty of length of your come along cable
Those post hole diggers are nice.. my fence guy has a machine on the front of his tractor that Pounds the posts in.. They don’t move..
BEAUTIFUL JOB GUYS. Building Fences is Hard Work, Your Farm Looks Fantastic ‼️‼️. Vinny 🇺🇸
HELLO from las Vegas Nevada, thank you for sharing this video and have a marry Christmas, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
The fence looks great. The main thing is that it keeps the cows in and the coyotes out. If it does that, it's a great fence.
@Baum Squad Oh no, just a statement. Coyotes can't be kept out. Only killed for trespassing.
Coyotes after my livestock find out what Hornady is real fast.
Too late , we notched 2 2/4s x 4'long set on 9ga. bottom wire, stood on same while applying staples. This held fence in place with less effort. good job
THIER IS A BETTER WAY ON BRACING
Great video and excellent fence building technique. My only concern is the volume of water that will come through the culvert.
It may be necessary to build a water gap with a top hinge. A high volume of water running through the culvert with grass and tree limbs in it could be a problem. Regardless, it's a world class fence.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Sincerely,
Fred and Linda Lundgren
Katy, Texas
You got the tension on that fence just prefect Evan. That showed when you tried to pull it down at the boss posts. Any tighter you wouldn’t have made it. Also don’t think about messing up on video, we all feel for you when something doesn’t go as planned. like changing that first roll of baler wire. 😂🏴🙏🏼
I feel your pain about what's buried on the old farm. We recently found the old dump on our farm that dates to 1865. Its a mess! Cans and bottles nearly three feet deep and about 50 long over an embankment. People take for granted our modern trash disposal services. In the old days there was no way to get rid of stuff except to make a pile and try to burn it. Things are looking good on your farm. Merry Christmas from Dalmatian Hills farm!
That would be a gold mine for bottles and cans! Unless it is literally just old scraps and stuff
Evan you and Rebecca making a great looking fence, sounds like you got some arm chair fencers helping you. Hope you two have a Merry Christmas.
The dogs stopped by to give a gentle reminder that if, by chance, anybody happens to be in the "giving" mood, on account of it being the Christmas season and all that, they will not be averse to receiving treats.
nice to see sydney taking an interest instead of running off.
Very nice job. Thanks for producing the video. Just a couple of suggestions for consideration. You mentioned that the holes holding the wooden fence posts had water in them. Given that, consider putting in about 6" of gravel at the bottom of the holes to allow for the water to drain. Otherwise the posts will rot much quicker than need be. Also, in those areas were there was a depression around the bottom of a T Post, you could cut a foot or so off a metal cattle panel at the proper width to cover the depression, and then cut a T Post to insert in the ground at a couple of places to hold the cattle panel in place. That will prevent animals from escaping and secure the fix in place -- much better than just packing the area with dirt. Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time to do the video. Nice fence!
good job Evan and Rebekah. you may fill in that gap at the bottom with a short run of barbed wire below the one you already ran and some soft wire to space the 2 strands apart
I think your idea of running a barb wire below the actual woven wire is a fantastic idea, one - which I have not come across yet.
It will discourage animals digging in, or dogs digging out. Like you, I have undulating country, and will have to block off some small dips, to keep my dogs at home. Thank you for your patience and kindness - in passing on your experience.
Very nice looking fence. I learned a lot off your last two fence videos. Will be helping my father in law put up some new fence on the farm and I’m going to steal some of your ideas. Thanks for sharing Evan👍🏻👍🏻
How nice, Merry Christmas.
Another alternative is to stretch the fence, get it down vertically as far as you can, the fill the gap underneath with a cattle panel cut to fit. Thats what we do in our mountainous terrain. The spring wire clips need to be clamped down onto the fence too. An enterprising goat can get a horn under it and pull the clip off
That's a nice looking fence! Congratulations on another finished project
Looking forward to your 2021 Goals video!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year's. God Bless you and your family
Only a question. Would it make sense, especially in the really wet areas, to put a layer of road rock, 4-6 inches deep, in the hole and the put your post in, to allow some drainage? This is what I've been doing here in Indiana. I've got LOTS of that gray, sticky clay here about 1-2 feet down.
...lookin' good ,nice job, have a great Christmas...
I enjoy watching your progress on the farm and especially your explanation of what you do and why. Great job and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
How is the fence holding up? particularly the Boss Posts.
How have you been mowing now that you have it fenced? I am guessing you have a gate to the fenced area and don't/cannot mow the steep edges anyway.
Or is that not an issue? our grass would be 4 feet tall every summer (central Maine).
I am hoping to fence a portion of our property so we can take our dogs out when there are way more interesting things than me out with them. Wildlife being a big part of that. The fence is to keep the dogs from chasing deer, a snow mobiler (and crows in the case of our youngest dog).
Plant running roses in that gaping area 👍✊and it’s looks nice
You can run wire from the bottom of the post that is high on hill to top of boss post this would keep boss post down
I sure hope I am wrong, but I don't think your fence will last all that long. Why? Because you have put too much stress on it even with all the work you did with the "boss" posts. It IS well put in, but I think you do need to keep a close eye on it.
If you do need to redo it at some later date, I would suggest doing three sections of stretching (and maybe even five) - stretch from one end post to the boss post, secure the fencing to the boss post, stretch between the boss posts, and finally after attaching the fencing to the second boss post, stretch from that boss post to the end post on that end.
For the places you need another lower strand of barbwire - dig down a couple of inches between the posts on either end, attach the second strand to each post, tighten and either leave the dirt dug out where it is, or return it (BUT remember, if the wire IS underground, it will probably rust a LOT faster than if it is suspended above ground.
I sure wish I was young enough to do what you are doing. AND what you are doing is excellent work!
In the navy a diver named Carl Brashear had his leg cut off by a line that snapped. Ever since I heard that story I am afraid of that. Have you ever had a line snap? And is it scary?
Lots of great info in this video!! I have been stretching fence the past few days, this is how I have been doing it!
Never knew it was so complicated to put a fence in. I always thought you put your posts up and nail the fence. Would it really be slaggy if you didn't stretch it??
This was great! because, I have some dips that are maybe a foot and a half drop. I was told by people that I have tried to hire to help me finish that the fence would bust if I tried to do the same thing you are doing. Great Job!
i think the fence is looking great , can't wait to see the all the farm animals enjoying the pasture.
You made a comment about letting your chickens run put there in the new fenced area, are you concerned about predator birds getting them and also them laying eggs in random places, it will be like Easter every day....lol
You have to use the tensioner on the tractor past the posts, and attach each horizontal wire one at a time. The blocking on your boss posts has to be put in with horizontal grain.
Evan, I’ve watched this podcast about you and Rebekah stretching that fence down through that real low area and never understood why you didn’t run that stretch up next to the driveway. It would have been easier and avoided that spot near that culvert.
Is it okay to put wood posts in water? Also, I would fence out the power pole guide wire , especially if you have horses
I haven’t built a lot of fence but our bracing always run from top of the corner post diagonally down to the next post. The sturdiest part of a fence post is near the bottom where it enters the ground. The weakest point is the top. The cross brace at the bottom holds the corner post in place thus the rest of the fence stays taught.
Also it doesn’t matter that you have 6” gaps between the fence and the ground. Coyotes or your dogs can dig under a woven wire fence.
Just making comments, your fence looks very nice. I wish I had it on my farm.
His bracing is correct.
I don’t think fencing is going to stop a chicken ha. Most likely your chickens are staying with the goats because they feel secure and safe and your feeding them enough that they are not Wandering around looking for bugs in other locations.
Awesome job, I have seen government people just run it straight with a "Trump Huge" gap in the low area.
Why did you need double h braces in the corners? My terrain is similar. I’m trying to plan for my new fence
Looked like you could've used a large Marge instead of Rebekah to lower the fencing wire.
If your gonna pull the barbed wire down leave some slack and it will pull out you could have been serious hurt stepping and putting that much tension on it
why not run barb wire at the bottom of the boss posts. Dad does this.... It will fill the gape easy.... fill the gap...
What about running two sets of snap wire, and criss crossing if you’re worried about post shift.
I would like to see how those boss posts have held 3-4 years later as you shouldve used concrete on them due to the pressure that they are under with the fence and given that the soil is mostly wet for most of the time. I wont be surprised to see that they have lifted.
Do they make an automatic fence staple gun? Sure would be easier and faster!!
I just screw a bolt in at the bottom and make the bottom wider , like you said, then toss in 2 bags of ready set cement
looking good but you should have put the fence stretcher on the outside of the fence and used your tractor for a ded man to stretch the fence ( attaching the come a long to the tractor!!!!!!!!
I noticed you used the lock jawz fence clips, how do you like those?
Are you going to get sheep or cows to take care of the majority of the grass in there? The goats will be hunting down any weeds and saplings growing in the area leaving the grass for last so it is worth it to bring in a grass eater to help keep the area maintained without you needing to mow.
I see Rebecca made you pound your own t-posts! She showed you how to do it right last time. Did you pass her test?
Exciting to see you getting the new pasture fenced in. That means your getting closer to getting in some beef cattle and I’ve been looking forward to watching and learning from your journey in raising the larger livestock.
Everything gotta be brand-spankn' new to be on u-tube, or it just won't work.
Looks good. What do you wanna keep behind it? Beef cattle? 😅
Did you ever look at tater 3vpoint hitch fence puller. It works well
Aussies are so nosey....and are always trying to help LOL...
Awesome
I thought in New Zealand, they just used 5 - 7 single strand wire? When we let our chickens free-range in our pasture on overcast days (Oregon) a Hawk seemed to always get one. Even after building remote shelters.
Why didn’t you twist your brace wire. They fence will fall down in 2 years
What stretch bar were you using and where is it available?