Laura, regarding the those small chains from the fence into the ground: We have fences on slightly undulating country like where you are. At the bottom of each post (star picket) is a small star picket banged into the ground at 45 degrees, and a short doubled-up length of wire running from a low hole on the post to the hole on the small 45 degree star picket where it comes out of the ground. This stops the fence posts from pulling out of the ground. Most fences are erected when it's relatively warm, and the wires are tensioned to the correct strain - what happens is that when it's cold, the fence wires contract (due to steel having a positive thermal coefficient) and this increases the tension on the wires. The tension in a wire running between posts on two adjacent bumps in the land will eventually pull the posts in the dip between the bumps out of the ground. The other way around the problem is to put a stay post at the top of each bump and at the bottom of each dip - we've done that, too, so the fence doesn't work its way out of the ground over a few seasons.
Great video as always Laura! I am happy to see that you received the truck in the mail and appreciated the joke! 😁 When I read the title for this Vid I figured you were talking about the wind not the sharp poky things around! 🤣 I am in Cheyenne, Wy and the wind has hit over 90 mph here several times and figured you have gotten some of that wind as well. One gust here was recorded at 98 mph. Florida wind at 98 MPH: Category 2 Hurricane Wyoming wind at 98 MPH: Tuesday
When in worry, when in doubt, give Laura & Grant, a great big shout! Easy on the donuts...you and Grant will blow up like balloons! (happened to me and the wife, but we've been married 41 years today!)
Lots of fun. You should get some barbed wire gloves, they have what I can only describe as staples in the whole palm and fingers which stops the wire from poking through or wrecking your gloves.
Tractor driving upgrade experience, always cross a ditch at an angle, the less tires you have in that ditch at the same time the more chance of not getting stuck. All experience upgrades come with a pay upgrade also, old farmers learn this the hard way lol, love all your videos.
It just so happens I've been doing fence work the last several days; sawing brush out of fence rows which is hard on a chain saw. Temps and bare ground here in Northeast Missouri are sort of like central Nebraska. I have rolled up a lot of old barbed wire; and the scrap dealer nearby has been buying it. Really enjoy/love watching you and Grant work together; and I miss working with my wife who died in September. Also, went to Casey's yesterday; and discovered Casey's brand of iced tea is about as good as Gold Peak. Thanks again for letting me farm vicariously through you. - Leeser driver and Missouri farmer, Doug.
You are a beautiful young lady and Grant is a very fortunate young man to have you in his life. I wish you both every happiness.I love your farm tales.
Haaa I love it, Laura is trying to make more property !!!!! Who knew watching fence rolling would be interesting???? You made it interesting. Great vids
Love working outside on anything on a ranch. I'm so blessed, grateful, & healthy to do stuff outside. Feel bad for people that can't cause their in a city/apartment's. Ur all in my prayers.
Grant, while out in the field, duct tape, which you'll find underneath your truck seat, always makes a good glove repair until you can get to another pair. Duct tape is a good all around fixer upper.
Fumoto drain valve with a nipple. Attach a clear rubber hose (cut to length of catch can) open valve to drain oil, close valve. Not a DROP spilled or splashed. Can open/close to swap out oil jugs if you save the old jugs.
You're over 100k of followers now! Did you get your RUclips Creator Awards silver play button / plaque yet? You should get one! You are eligible and you deserve it.
"Certifiable crime scene." 😅 Love it! Looks like your weather is a lot better than here in northern Indiana, where we're always under the "permacast" during the winter.
Lay all four wires side by side, get a scrap, steel barrel and roll the entire fence onto the barrel . Then bring the whole business to the scrap yard . Done😁
I have a similar oil drain pan except a little smaller. The last time I changed my tacoma oil, it shot up like a geyser when it hit the drain pan. I moved the pan around to try to get it to stop-nope! Never had that happen before.
Many many years ago I worked on a farm. We had a "wire spool" for winding up the barbed wire. Basically a 55-galon drum with a couple of old wagon wheels welded on the ends. It was supported on the back of a hay truck on a piece of pipe. The truck would back along the wire line while someone in the back of the truck turned the spool (by grabbing the wheels) to pick up the wire. When you laid out the wire the next year, you just had to drive along and let it spin off. Seems a lot easier than winding it up by hand. I'm sure you could adapt something like that with the equipment you have. Maybe even get real clever and motorize the spool.
Or manufacture a trailer, possibly a boat trailer. Get an old drive shaft fix one end to fit the PTO the other end for an axle. Chain or belt from the axle wheels to the barrel wheels and let the tractor do all the work for you.
Absolutely love watching your videos Laura. Don't pay any attention to all the "arm chair quarterbacks" giving advice on how you should do things. Keep it up just as you are.
Hey i´m from Germany and i love to see how you farming. Can you please installed a german subtitle, so that i can better understand how you talk about. It was very nice. Have a nice days!
Looks like you have made real progress on taking out that long stretch of fence. BTW: When do you get your GMC or Chevy truck that you have had on you wish list?
Hi Laura. Next time you handle barb wire ,please wear eye protection .Those things will jump in your face without any warning .Better be safe than sorry. Your pretty ,hope you stay way. Bye. Lucien
A little safety tip, when you’re done driving a forklift, your fork should be down to the ground, so no one can get hurt , running into them. Thanks for the great video keep them coming.
The size of the farms I grew up on were normally quarter sections. So about a half mile a side. And as the fence line was shared maintenance with the neighboring farmer we really only maintained half of that length. About a quarter mile, on 2 sided, then the full half mile on the other two sides. As a side note, trying harvesting a couple thousand acres with this rig. ruclips.net/video/efU5lIyFlcw/видео.html
Laura, regarding the those small chains from the fence into the ground:
We have fences on slightly undulating country like where you are. At the bottom of each post (star picket) is a small star picket banged into the ground at 45 degrees, and a short doubled-up length of wire running from a low hole on the post to the hole on the small 45 degree star picket where it comes out of the ground. This stops the fence posts from pulling out of the ground.
Most fences are erected when it's relatively warm, and the wires are tensioned to the correct strain - what happens is that when it's cold, the fence wires contract (due to steel having a positive thermal coefficient) and this increases the tension on the wires. The tension in a wire running between posts on two adjacent bumps in the land will eventually pull the posts in the dip between the bumps out of the ground.
The other way around the problem is to put a stay post at the top of each bump and at the bottom of each dip - we've done that, too, so the fence doesn't work its way out of the ground over a few seasons.
Great video as always Laura! I am happy to see that you received the truck in the mail and appreciated the joke! 😁 When I read the title for this Vid I figured you were talking about the wind not the sharp poky things around! 🤣 I am in Cheyenne, Wy and the wind has hit over 90 mph here several times and figured you have gotten some of that wind as well. One gust here was recorded at 98 mph.
Florida wind at 98 MPH: Category 2 Hurricane
Wyoming wind at 98 MPH: Tuesday
When in worry, when in doubt, give Laura & Grant, a great big shout! Easy on the donuts...you and Grant will blow up like balloons! (happened to me and the wife, but we've been married 41 years today!)
Lots of fun. You should get some barbed wire gloves, they have what I can only describe as staples in the whole palm and fingers which stops the wire from poking through or wrecking your gloves.
There’s always something to do when you are a farmer. Happy days with Laura and Grant. 🥰
Tractor driving upgrade experience, always cross a ditch at an angle, the less tires you have in that ditch at the same time the more chance of not getting stuck. All experience upgrades come with a pay upgrade also, old farmers learn this the hard way lol, love all your videos.
I think it’s great that you talk about all aspects of farming. Operating expenses....great job telling your subscribers the ins and outs!
It just so happens I've been doing fence work the last several days; sawing brush out of fence rows which is hard on a chain saw. Temps and bare ground here in Northeast Missouri are sort of like central Nebraska. I have rolled up a lot of old barbed wire; and the scrap dealer nearby has been buying it. Really enjoy/love watching you and Grant work together; and I miss working with my wife who died in September. Also, went to Casey's yesterday; and discovered Casey's brand of iced tea is about as good as Gold Peak. Thanks again for letting me farm vicariously through you. - Leeser driver and Missouri farmer, Doug.
You are a beautiful young lady and Grant is a very fortunate young man to have you in his life. I wish you both every happiness.I love your farm tales.
Wheeled loaders are the most fun piece of equipment to drive and the easiest to get good at.
Hi Laura. Congratulations, you've just invented the first cocklebur plant remover. Now just go get a patent stamped on that sucker. LOL
The knowledge of something so simple as rolling wire up ❤️
And that is why I put a Fumoto oil drain valve on every vehicle I own. Oil changes are pretty much mess-free.
Nice vid Laura.....busy girl props to you and all the other farmers out there.
Love how food is always close by you...awesome job you two
Haaa I love it, Laura is trying to make more property !!!!! Who knew watching fence rolling would be interesting???? You made it interesting. Great vids
Love working outside on anything on a ranch. I'm so blessed, grateful, & healthy to do stuff outside. Feel bad for people that can't cause their in a city/apartment's. Ur all in my prayers.
She sure makes me smile
All these guys in Love with you.
Grant, while out in the field, duct tape, which you'll find underneath your truck seat, always makes a good glove repair until you can get to another pair. Duct tape is a good all around fixer upper.
Yup, duck tape - the handyman''s secret weapon! (re. Red Green).
MERCY!!!!!!!! What a mess lolololol. Great video. Please keep them coming. Also congratulations on getting married.
KABOOM!! LAURA'S
THE DA BOMB!!👍👍
of course grant let you drive the payloader.. He doesn't want you driving his truck😂😂
🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮
🐝💪🦋 well Laura I see the coyotes is still giving Grant in trouble but it's also called Texas Tea bad little coyotes man what a mess
I love your videos. You and Grant are a great couple. God bless.
Great video Grant and Laura
You read my mind with that seatbelt
Fumoto drain valve with a nipple. Attach a clear rubber hose (cut to length of catch can) open valve to drain oil, close valve. Not a DROP spilled or splashed. Can open/close to swap out oil jugs if you save the old jugs.
You're over 100k of followers now! Did you get your RUclips Creator Awards silver play button / plaque yet? You should get one! You are eligible and you deserve it.
Laura! I OWN A 2016 FORD F 15O 4 whee drive! SAME COLOR AS GRANT'S! Bought it BRAND NEW! LOVING ❤ EVERY MINUTE OF IT ! But its not a DIESEL, 5.0 GAS .
Hola Laura!! Eres una super mujer. Admirable.!!
Roll the barb wire into a round ball....people buy them for garden art.....good money....about 2 foot in diameter
"Certifiable crime scene." 😅 Love it! Looks like your weather is a lot better than here in northern Indiana, where we're always under the "permacast" during the winter.
Hey, Chevy Girl! Good job rolling the wire. That is not easy. When crossing rough ground with heavy equipment remember center of gravity.
9:15 startin to look like one those Christmas wreath things that hang on your front door, lol
Roll your own, NB style.
That oil change looks like a murder scene.
It’s called a small articulated wheel loader
Lay all four wires side by side, get a scrap, steel barrel and roll the entire fence onto the barrel . Then bring the whole business to the scrap yard . Done😁
Best entertainment ever!!!👍🏽
I have a similar oil drain pan except a little smaller. The last time I changed my tacoma oil, it shot up like a geyser when it hit the drain pan. I moved the pan around to try to get it to stop-nope! Never had that happen before.
Great video
Married, sweet tea, donuts--we'll be seeing more of Laura! 😜
You head working mamm
So cute
👍👍👍👍👍
Yes id say thats a good size mess there Grant!! Bring on the oil dry!! Lol
To recycle barbed wire here in Canada there can’t be any weeds in with it.
Change oil in power strokes tend to be messy, stay out and enjoy the sunshine while you can👍😊☀️
Nice to see warm sun somewhere , it is -22*c here :)
Many many years ago I worked on a farm. We had a "wire spool" for winding up the barbed wire. Basically a 55-galon drum with a couple of old wagon wheels welded on the ends. It was supported on the back of a hay truck on a piece of pipe. The truck would back along the wire line while someone in the back of the truck turned the spool (by grabbing the wheels) to pick up the wire. When you laid out the wire the next year, you just had to drive along and let it spin off. Seems a lot easier than winding it up by hand. I'm sure you could adapt something like that with the equipment you have. Maybe even get real clever and motorize the spool.
Or manufacture a trailer, possibly a boat trailer. Get an old drive shaft fix one end to fit the PTO the other end for an axle. Chain or belt from the axle wheels to the barrel wheels and let the tractor do all the work for you.
@Jeff Guse now I need to find an old manure spreader. Amazing what happens when everyone puts their heads together.
@Jeff Guse that’s a few states away from me, I’ll have to look in Missouri
Tank yau
too bad no tractor contraption for rolling barb wire haha ...love your videos
Absolutely love watching your videos Laura. Don't pay any attention to all the "arm chair quarterbacks" giving advice on how you should do things. Keep it up just as you are.
We need to make Laura a Ford lover
Funny, the wind hit eastern Wisconsin this morning lol
would it be in the communities interest to put up wind breaks, similar to the ones you see in new york.
GRANT IS SO COOL!.
Hey i´m from Germany and i love to see how you farming. Can you please installed a german subtitle, so that i can better understand how you talk about. It was very nice.
Have a nice days!
Jonas
Hello hope you are doing great
Very good video thanks for your time and effort to do the video
That’s a nice ford truck ya got there glad theres no Chevys around
You should be wearing some kind of eye protection when you work with wire of any kind.
Hi getting your helpings of fruit in early
I love my Super Duty
............Cowboy........With the top let back and the sunshine shining
I got that same dang pan from O'riellys Auto parts, made such a splashy mess, I cut out the whole inner top section. On My Goodness!
We call it a wheelloader :)
Laura saved the video......Snack of the Day......Mini powdered Donuts!!!!!! Content awesome but need snack of the day!!!
About 1 cup of oil was in the catch pan Hehehe 😝
so cute. love the gear. great channel
You eat more than any person I know!!!!!!!! HAHAHA
In the construction World they call that a rubber tire loader
Looks like you have made real progress on taking out that long stretch of fence. BTW: When do you get your GMC or Chevy truck that you have had on you wish list?
Oil filter disaster under new Ford Diesel Pickup.
Having oil everywhere was payback for standing there watching you roll the brush up in the wire. Karma will always win!
Good to see that I’m not the only one with Daly struggles. Sorry Grant.
Girl can scarf down ah bagel, in no time, never gains an once.
Hey Laura, how many acres are you farming now ? 💕
Grant, Dude, how ya doing man ?
Grant you need Duck Tape too wrap the gloves where they are ripped!!!!!!
I greatly dislike rolling wire but it is still better than fixing fence in briers and heat.
Hi Laura.
Next time you handle barb wire ,please wear eye protection .Those things will jump in your face without any warning .Better be safe than sorry.
Your pretty ,hope you stay way.
Bye.
Lucien
It’s called an articulated wheel loader
best channel on yt!
I love bagels
best thumbnail
Big bulky thick clothing for barbwire? Nah shorts an tshirt for razor wire 😂 makes it more fun 😂 may be why my legs are cut to shit 😂
Why ya pulling all the fence line, ya moving it or clearing for pasture?
Great video!
Have any fruit trees?
Should have a Rabbit/Turtle switch On panel to the right
Use a Rode mic or the like with the bunny to help with the wind noise and better sound quality.
Not sure if the best decision that Grant made was marrying Laura or buying a Ford! 😁😁
Name that truck the Exxon Valdez.
Appropriate name but I wonder if Laura or Grant know about the Valdez oil spill of 1989.
Daddy owns everything, I own nothing.
bravi sposini
hey laurafarms
if a ford could make it,, a John Deer will for sure
You make that look so easy, l might
A little safety tip, when you’re done driving a forklift, your fork should be down to the ground, so no one can get hurt , running into them. Thanks for the great video keep them coming.
And glasses messing with barbwire
The heck happened with that oil change?? hahahahahaha
How do yall decide what farm yall work on each day?
Ahhh. . . Safety glasses when you're working with wire. Just an idea (ahem).
You don't need safety glasses.
Carol didn’t wear safety glasses... now she doesn’t need them.
@@motzmare1 That's so wrong.
@@craigjackson1070 Those were in all my science labs in high school. Google it
Don’t need safety glasses they are just rolling it up
The size of the farms I grew up on were normally quarter sections. So about a half mile a side. And as the fence line was shared maintenance with the neighboring farmer we really only maintained half of that length. About a quarter mile, on 2 sided, then the full half mile on the other two sides.
As a side note, trying harvesting a couple thousand acres with this rig.
ruclips.net/video/efU5lIyFlcw/видео.html
Wow Grant What Happened!!!!!!!!??????