Sick of watching folks build bad fence? Farm Fence ideas/techniques the pros use!
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- Sick of watching folks build bad fence? Farm Fence ideas/techniques the pros use! Tired of watching people build fences that don't last....Come along today as we build a weaning cross fence on the farm with wood posts. You'll learn and love this! farmfencesolut... Click "Show More" for every contractors info below:
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I’m trying to understand the concept in 21:33 where it get tighter and looser. So with heat it automatically tightens itself? No maintenance required?
Great question! Just like the power lines....when the outside temps get cold...metal draws up as the cold molecules get tighter....when it gets warm or hot outside...the metal expands. That's why there is a tension curve in the high tensile woven wire to keep it tight despite the temperature. We don't "hard staple" to the post so the wire can expand and contract with the changing weather and temps. Thus the wire is always moving, but the post isn't being pulled loose from the ground and the staple isn't under constant pressure. Pretty cool huh?
@@StoneyRidgeFarmerDefinitely cool, Thank you!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmerSo would it be best to fence in the summer?
Don’t forget the best thing to help keep a fence strong is maintenance. We put up a section of fence about 1/2 mile exactly 49 yrs ago this week. Memorial Day 1974. We’ve kept it clean, tight, and made sure the post were in good shape. My folks are gone now but the fence is still holding cows. I wish I has the $$$ to rent such equipment, but I don’t. So I’ll have to rely on old standard techniques. Like making sure the post don’t hold water as stated in the video. And making sure we string and wrap the wire correctly so it doesn’t twist the corner post, and such. Thanks for the video.
I personally appreciate all the content. Can all us small farmers afford to rent that equipment or hire the contractors? No we can’t. I have learned tons of techniques from them that I use on my farm when I build my fences. Without this content, the only way I could learn it would be by hiring them, which I personally can’t afford. But I can take what I learn from there and apply it.
Ditto!!!!! Take what I can use, learn from the rest.
I am a dairy farmer in the south of Chile, I also grow blueberries for 35 years, I like your videos, they are very fun to see.
Awesome to have so many people together supporting the same purpose with great tools and techniques showing the exact procedures
Deuce Brown does great work. I highly recommend him.
Also a new “first gen” farmer. Learned 80% of my fencing skills here. Great talk at Mountain Readiness retreat this weekend in Harmony NC. Your channel has given me the knowledge to gain the experience! I’d put my fencing up against any pro any day of the week. Thanks Josh!
yessir! Awesome to meet ya!!
I was just going through your whole fencing playlist last night and now I see you posted this. What a treat! Thank you Josh!
Man, oh man, I wish we had all that technology to redo my 90 acres of my small farm way back in the 1980's. That is way so much better than the metal fence poles. When we bought the place the fences were particularly sad. It to us close to two years to replace the fences. Digging holes, putting the posts in, cement. The original fence posts were from 80 years before and made from local pinion trees. Then pounding the posts, metal and wood. Can't tell you how many hours under the hot desert sun my family and I sweated till the sun went down. Yup, wish we had that stuff back then. So much easier and better than what the old timers used back in the day. Great video. 👍
Thanks for taking the time to show us the most up to date way of building fence. Something to be proud of. ✅
Well, definitely impressed with the entire video. Thanks for putting it together and to all those vendors. My fencing techniques have been two part fence puller, hammer, staples and come-along. O am certainly going to check out every single one of those guys that showed up there!
Love this type of content because you always see something new that you might not have seen on another fence project.
Great job on the wire tie Ryan Grey!
I have to fence off just under an acre of pasture land so my animals don’t wander in the yard. Should be easy! Thanks for the tips
In Australia all those posts would be galvanised steel pipe with caps and the intermediate line posts would be majority star shaped pickets .
Electric wire would also be on offset brackets both sides a lot of times as it deters livestock better and minimises kangaroo damage to the fence .
Good video as always. Getting ready to start a fence project myself so there is some good info here.
hey, cowboy construction is right down the road from us. lets see what they got!
enjoyed the fencing of the farm. have a great day
Interesting fencing setup. The belly bumper setup is interesting.
If you were fencing in other animals that weren't as tall good to have another in lower position too.
Thanks for the warning. I was wondering/thinking of it would work for horses. I don't have any, but have been watching a lot of horse videos recently.
wow thing's have come a long way fencing, very cool
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Hey Josh Not everyone has the resources to build custom fences
I had sticker shock when I went to look at woven fence this last weekend. Damn near $500 for 100 ft roll. Damn, is that normal? LOL
Eastern WA represent! How cool
Nice - grest job. Love it. Thanks for video and passing on fence building how to's from the pros.
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That's awesome getting your fence done
They do an awesome job building fence
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Nice fence, those guys put up amazing fence. Very (nice fence)
These guys would be cussing up a storm trying to drive the post into the ground here in New Hampshire! I know I do! We have an abundance of rocks and boulders in the ground here! My wife wants rescue donkeys here on the farm, she will need fencing one day! I do like a good fence that has a long lifetime. I have to go around and remove the old barbed wire here at some point, it is everywhere!
I feel ya! What you're seeing out here now isn't what it used to be my brother.....you also just reminded me that I have about 500 yards of old barbed wire to pull out of the dirt myself!
Loved watching all that machinery and companies working together. Thinking the guy who has the herd of Bison aka American Buffalo in my area should be watching this video. His Bison have escaped 3 times and caused traffic issues cause his fences aren't good enough to keep his animals in and the wildlife out.
Thanks for the video! I am a neighbor in Surry Co. Wondering how you deal with rocks in soil with the driving of the tapered posts?
Nice drone work!
I need that stapler in my life!
You are living my dream bro.
Great fence, no doubt made to last.
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thanks again,,, brother,,, amen,,
What was the overall cost with everything? Great video and lots of good resources for the future
I hit my driven post with the bucket on my tractor... The driven part didn't go anywhere... The top of it did for sure 🤣🤣🤣
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That wooden post driver may face bigger challenges depending on soil type many paces if weren't for space between rocks would have anything to graze on
yep they drive posts every day in rocky terrain my friend....the post driver has a rock drill built into it in case of rocky soils
It’s the only thing that will pound posts into the rocky soil here in the Ozarks!
I hope to one day be able to afford such nice fencing. Can we talk cost? Are there any suggestions for the majority of us who cant afford to pay others to come in from across the country to put up our fence and arent youtubers getting sponsored fencing. Resources? A way to get together with other local farmers to help one another? I mean im about to put a fence around 30 acres myself so everybody wish me luck. Im kinda forced into buying my fencing from where they sell chicken feed. No other choice. I figured i can get a preliminary fence up now for about $3 grand and upgrade eventually in the future if need be. Wish me luck y'all
You're setting yourself up for failure every time you say "can't" this is psychologicaly and subconsciously training your brain to give up because you "can't" ...never say "can't" always ask....."how can I" and you'll find a way. Can't trains you to stop looking for a way. Build your fence once...build it right. It's not so far fetched for you to buy 100 posts, 3 rolls of wire and start building it my friend. Rent a post driver or hire a contractor to drive them. You have the choice....buy quality and build quality. There's enough info out there for you to learn exactly what to do here on TH-cam. Again....your comment speaks volumes...."Luck", "can't", "forced into buying" don't let your perceptions get you down. Be strong, confident and find a way to be successful or you'll never persevere. The words..."I CAN DO THIS" and "HOW CAN I AFFORD TO" are what you should be saying. No farmer ever started farming saying he "can't" and no doctor ever became a doctor because he/she was "lucky"....nobody is forcing you to do anything. Save, work hard, prioritize and execute your tasks one at a time my friend....you got this!! Can't never could...and never will get anywhere.....you are in charge of your destiny my friend!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I would say “I can”, if I could send some of those crews out here to the Ozarks. I think it’d cost $20k if The companies didn’t sponsor and collaborate with you on this. Is that an accurate estimate? Our family is struggling to renovate a pre-Civil War farm & we started from nothing.
In the past, I remember you using steel posts, also from Farm fence solutions, but now wood posts... Is it because of cost or different functions ?
We've answered it a few times in the comments, but we just wanted to demonstrate some new techniques that might be beneficial for Josh's viewers. A little variety never hurt anyone! Thanks for watching!
Very interesting !!!
Nice fence and no digging! The stapler is nice, but I would miss hitting my thumb and index finger with my hammer.
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Hey Josh thank you for the video thanks looks nice I like it quick question for you because you live there and I don't I plan on buying property in West Virginia and I would like to live off-grid and do a composting toilet but what is the rules and regulations for a composting toilet can I do it or not or are they going to bust my chops there woo
"COWBOY CONSTRUCTION" representing (my) Washington State!
Josh, how can you afford such an operation like this, or is this all "Sponsored/Donated" Material and Labor?
gosh...this is a question I get all of the time....folks...I earn a living on social media....I have built my farm with this income....the farm is being built and it takes years to build a profitable farm operation. Social media is my "town job" while I build the farm up to profitability
Hi, Josh. I am an avid watcher of your channel and that of Greg Judy. As you know, Greg advises an offset fence of high tensile wire (powered) to keep cattle off of an existing perimeter fence. I have purchased 150 acres in Central Texas with an existing perimeter fence. I intend to carry some cattle, but primarily St Croix sheep. Do you think I can use a “belly bumper” offset powered wire to attach to the existing perimeter fence (consisting of barbed wire)? If so, I can then easily mow along the fence line without having to worry about an offset fence and the inability to mow the grass right up to the existing perimeter fence. Thank you for your advice.
Thank you. It gives me some comfort. Do you use the same apparatus to offset the power line from the perimeter fence?
We stock both versions, porcelain and plastic, in the stand off insulators. They both work great! Thank you for sharing your experience and methods!
You guys need to watch a New Zealand fencing contest
Fieldays is just a month away!
Whoo to everyone too. 😁
Cool video thanks Josh. Ricky 🙏🎸🇺🇸👩🏻🦼💥🐈⬛
Quetion: How tight should the staple be against the wire? Is it always loose or sometimes tight up against the wire?
the staple should have a small amount of clearance so the wire can move.....1/16th ish of an inch....other's are welcome to give input as well if they wanna comment on this. Stapling down the wire is called "hard stapling" we don't hard staple because wire expands and contracts...thus it needs to move so it doesn't work itself loose
So two questions. I assume this fence is needed instead of the normal poly wire that folks use for paddock changes due to the drama around weaning? Second, i thought you used steel posts for the perimeter fencing. Why the switch to wood posts - cost?
We thought that it would be a good opportunity to display some alternative options and fencing techniques, and Madison Wood Preservers was kind enough to supply us with a bundle of posts to do so. We think it turned out great!
@@farmfencesolutionsllc thanks for the information!!
How far apart did you space your post? I’ve heard 8ft but I figured with 7 inch post I could do it every 15-20ft with high tensile horse non climb wire
they're around 20 ft with high tensile woven wire
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer thank you sir! Enjoy the channel I’ve looked for a good feedback about post spacing everyone uses tpost. I like the wood post look better!
watch a few more fencing vids from our fencing playlist...most of our posts on the farm are steel heavy duty posts designed to outlast the both of us!
That's a beautiful fence, and should last a couple decades, at least. Woven wire is pricey, but there's nothing better for turning livestock.
Josh my aunt needs a fence builder in north east kentucky. Do you have any suggestions?
Ain’t tight ain’t right
I thought you said you were only going to use metal fence post?
for parameter....but we had an opportunity here to educate so we used wood posts for folks that are considering wood. I hope you can appreciate the work I put into providing you with a variety of information
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Got to see new tools and folks showing how to brace gate posts. That was worth watching, I'm just shocked at how rocky it is there they could drive those post in and not split some of them.
I checked tractor supply, each post is 20-$25.00 crazy money
O by the way, love videos like this,, very cool
yep...beware those "box store" posts...most of them are not the best quality..not all...but most
I mighta missed it but what type of wood are those posts? Cedar ?
Hedge is what we use in my area for wood posts
pressure treated southern yellow pine is the industry standard my friend. At least here in the eastern US
I have notice that you get "sick" about a lot of things. What is the real coast to install this type of fence? Have you set up a None Profit Foundation, to help people out, who cannot afford the things that you (push/endorse) get sick about?
I can’t seem to find a 4” auger bit for my 3 point. I have a 6“ but way to big. No one rents a post driver here. Not about to hand dig it. Any tips or tricks?
I guess I'm not sure why you'd need a 4 inch bit.....just use the 6 inch and tamp the dirt back in the hole...the more you tamp around the post the better it should set right? We're talking about 1 inch on either side of the post....just dig it out and push the dirt back in....better to have a bit too large than too small.
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You could not do that in Arkansas without digging a hole first
josh can you ask luke opinion on pointing posts with a chainsaw
I already know.....first...there is no reason to sharpen a post to drive it, the post will go right in the ground just fine without sharpening. Second...if you sharpen a post...you will never get it completely even...so when you drive it, it will "walk" in the direction of the most surface area on the sharp end. Imagine sharpening a pencil with your pocket knife...it won't be completely even....stick it in some clay and it will go in the direction it wants....if it's flat on the end it will go straight into the clay. Understand?
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer thanks for comment the reason i ask is most old farm owners i have worked for all say that every post has to be pointed it just drives me nuts when the old fella say its the way we have done it for years
Different part of the country, i drive pre pointed wood post... you struggle to get them in sometimes, real hard soil points are helpful
@@trackmader thanks for the comment i understand what you saying but where im from in aus its so wet it a dream to drive flat bottom post let alone point them with a chainsaw
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11 inches 275mm or rain a year here its pretty hard come july...we really like our pipe
Nice but high dollar 20 30k im guessing
Wire: $400 per roll....one roll used Posts: $8-14 each Post driver rental: $300-500 day Build it once, build it right and have a fence to last a lifetime. This fence will look like this when I'm 75 years old v/s building junk and rebuilding your farm/homestead when you're too old to pick up a post.
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer possibly time will tell
You better start breeding kids not cows if this is the first generation farm LOL
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So apparently all I need to do to build a good fence is higher than most contractors and or rent a bunch of equipment instead of driving my own poles and pulling my own wire
You can do whatever you like...but sarcasm is far from productive unless we're at a comedy show. I'm not sure I deserve to be talked down to for showing you some very cool fencing tools and techniques. If you'd rather I'd show you how to build fences out of old pallets...we can do that too...but I'd suggest building something quality that lasts...our time and money should be dedicated to productivity and longevity...not building a new fence every 10 years my friend. Please be kind
If you don’t like the content, you can always just move on. No need to troll the comments section. It’s his channel, he can run it how he wants. Just because he was in a fortunate situation…why would that make another person mad or snarky?
We do our own fencing, however it’s great to see the techniques the pros do. If you work with two different farmers, you’ll likely see two different techniques. I appreciate Josh getting all these folks together and getting knowledge on how I can do things better. What I’ve seen is that one of our fences lasts a generation, that means I’m going to have some very serious fencing to do between now and the next decade. We have different styles of fencing depending on the purpose. I appreciate the knowledge provided in a short amount of time without having to travel and chat with other farmers. Thanks, Josh! 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
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I’ve never bought anything, or trusted anyone who tries to sell me something that wears sunglasses!!! If you can’t look me in the eye, in my opinion you’re lying to me!!!!
Scared of getting man hand’s wearing gloves 😅
or wearing PPE that's appropriate my brother
This is the kinda fence you can get when you don't have to pay for anything or do any of the work yourself!
I can assure you that Josh pays plenty and does more than his fair share of the work.
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