This the way me and my ex-boss did it, but we didn't use steel post , except our cross members. His post driver was mounted on the back of his John Deere cab tractor. We drove wooden fence post with t-post on our line with wooden post so many feet in between! That one six mile job was pretty tough in the Texas heat. He also had the auger attachment to bore through rocks in Oklahoma. Keep up the great work guys, looks like ya'll are doing a very fine job!
This is great... If you've got the money to hire a crew to do all the preliminary work for you. Between me and my wife, who is as country as a girl can be, we do all the fence work ourselves! She's the best work partner I could ever hope for!
And I'm talking digging post-holes, sledge-hammering T-Posts, stretching wire and fencing, tying off, and looking great while doing it! I am one lucky guy! Making me always want to "Up" my game!
That fencing looks a lot better to use. We have barbwire to hold back our cows. If that wire works better their will be some big changes around this ranch. I cant wait to see the finished work.
Why did you use steel and weld your braces vs using standard CCA treated round posts and H-braces? Were the costs comparable or just worth it for the benefit of steel? I’m in South Carolina, and where I am we have fences that have been standing for 50 years or more with the materials I mentioned above. Arguably that would last even longer now with the advancements in pressure treating. My biggest concern would be the welding and how to conduct future repairs. Also, that diagonal ground brace looks like a future issue for mowing-definitely might wanna wrap it in fluorescent/reflective tape. Definitely engineered for life though!
As a young man(12) I worked for a fence builder. Nothing you have is new or innovative. We were paid by the foot in 1968, All of our tools/equipment fit on a one ton 4 wheel drive Ford truck. We ended up so quick at doing this that farmers and local governments were contacting us. If you want a grand entrance to your place. Use square tubing and make a top bar out of the same square tubing. Then use chain link fencing as your "Panel".. We started making these at the shop to make it quicker on the job site,, Then plant English Ivy at the base about a foot apart. The Ivy will fill the fence making a thick green wall. The top bar allows you to hedge trim the top and it is always even. Enjoy the sweat
crazy how big those rocks are! Sure is nice to see how much easier it is now days ( working smarter, not harder) we used post hole diggers in sand and stretched the fence wire with 1980s 3-wheelers out in 100 degree sun
I used to install barbed wire for the Army Corps of Engineers. Miles at a time. Did it all with a skid steer. I invented a device that would allow us to stretch out five strands of barbed wire all at one time. We could deploy five strands at five different elevations simultaneously. We set 4” steel drill stem pipe for pulling bucks and corner bucks and gate posts. Used T-Posts for line posts. Used a four inch and a two inch Pingo Bit for drilling rock when necessary. Pretty slick operation. Three to four guys could easily string a mile per day and then some in rocky rolling terrain. Fun and easy work most days.
Very interesting an instructional video.. mus have been hectic trying to shoot this an build fence too.. you did a great job on both .. An I enjoy the music you play in the background at times too.. !! I know all about fencing as I grew up on a farm an helps Dad an a lot of family members came together to get it done.. may dad always said .. Many hands make light work !! You will feel a great sense of pride an accomplishment when all done !!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Most people would never invest in this quality. And, they would have to replace it 2 to 3 times. Looking forward to the completion. It will be awesome.
That was interesting. Never knew there was such a way build a fence. I remember when a kid I had to hold the wire around the post while my dad drove in a steeple. My how things have changed. Great Video. I love the lay of the land. Move them rocks near the road and paint them purple. That should get some attention.;-)
In Australia we use a drill on back of a tractor then by a pull of a switch a 300kg ponder hits the post in,,but we use 7feet hardwood iron bark posts 150, 200mm dia did which last 100years plus in the grd...Aussie being do that for many many years
Very excited for you Josh and Mrs. Stoney Ridge - nothing like seeing fencing going in and knowing livestock is not too far in the future. Hey, those boulders are awesome - ever thought about getting them moved to the entrance to your farm, that would be a killer look I'd think.
Kinda different than me digging several thousand post holes by hand (before my dad figured we should get a posthole digger!), setting 9' cedar posts 4' into the ground, backfilling with a shovel, running 4 strands of barbwire (1 at a time), stretching it, hammering staples and then running 1 strand of regular wire for electric fencing with insulators. All manual work, but I was a strapping teenager in WI.
Been there, done that on everything from barbed wire, high-tensile fence (gawd I hate high tensile fence), and woven-wire (sheep and horse) fence; hated every second of it. I just put about 10 acres in woven wire fencing & hired an Amish contractor who did it in 1/20th th the time it would have taken me.
Hi my name is terry i live in the uk i am very much injoying your program i used to work on a farm and i realy injoy watching your program please keep it up
Thank goodness all my perimeter fencing is done, six years ago I put up 12.25 miles of 6 strands of barbed wire fencing in one summer vacation ( I taught High Scool) by myself. By the time I was done I didn't care if I ever drove another T-Post in my life or tied another wire. So they are right you can do it by yourself but why would you?
Hey Stoney Ridge Family. We started our fence project last year and it was quite the undertaking. Our fence is made out of 10' concrete posts made by hand, hauled up the hills and through the valleys by workers or by Carabao and carosa. Our farm is only six hectares so not nearly the undertaking that you are working on but it was quite the chore. Cheers and God Bless. ~Mike and Ester~
@@farmfencesolutionsllc Hello Luke 👋 You guys are an outstanding group of men! Thank you to you and Josh for the opportunity to come out and learn what we did about Farm Fence Solutions and Tornado Wire. We had a great time. Woooooo!!!
Great video . That sure must have taken a lot of planning to figure what you need and how much to order and where to get it from. That fence is going to cost a bundle but it sure looks pretty . Don't know how you're gonna finish the fence by yourself when all of the equipment that the company brings will be gone when they leave . Can't imagine all the work that went into moving those rocks . Stoney Ridge Farm .... good name choice . 2 miles of fencing already . Wow that's a big size piece of property .
Now that's the way to do it! There is a company around here they're outta TN.They got a big Ol operation with similar machines, I watched them run a 400 acre live stock fence the corners were all what looked to be utility pole,and every so often the would but another utility pole post and metal post in between. It's pretty cool how fast they can go when the rocks cooperate
Are you pleased withe the Tornado wire that you selected? Are you pleased with the line post size and spacing? What is your typical line post spacing on the Tornado Wire?
They have posts that are driven in the ground by a screwing motion. The bottom of the posts resembles an auger/post digger and a machine just twists the post into the ground. Seen them used as foundation posts for homes and decks.
This project reminds me of something my high school ag teacher used to say. "How do you make a small fortune farming? Start out with a large fortune!" This guy must have won the lottery.
Man I don't know how you do it but you make some of the most boring tasks very interesting like for example you can make a video of paint drying and it'll be the most interesting video I watched all day. Keep up the great work buddy👍
Nice job on the fence. But, I have observed smooth posts don’t hold position in frost ground, they eventually start heaving out after a few years. However, a person can go along and give a few whacks with a sledge, and knock em back down, when the posts do start heaving out.
I put fence up on my 100 acre property (that I sold years ago) but there were sections of BARE Granite! ,,, No Problem, I just used a hammer drill sharp bits (brought a bench grinder) and then used concrete anchors 6"X 6" 1/2 plate steel with three bolts .. and welded the fence stake to that! :) ... every three stakes I put a triangle support on using the same technique :)
Interesting use of steel posts. Had you compared the cost of steel versus wood? In Ireland lots of farmers hutch those post drivers onto the linkage on a tractor. Had you conserved the NZ approach, 5 strands of stainless wire using insulated connectors. Much cheaper & you just energise the fence when the stock is in the field.
Will be really nice! Should last for a long time. Are you going to put a strand of barb wire on it! As long as you keep the weeds and bushes out of it. They make a tractor powered fence mower that you might need to check out. Could come in handy!
That's some Rolls Royce fencing right there. I put one of those posts every 200 feet and use star pickets in between, but then I am cheap. It still keeps in the cows, and I don't have to worry about coyotes, only kangaroos.
A lot better than Grandpa bored platform bolted on the drawbar on the h Farmall we drove the Locust Post in with a big Sledge after we dug the holes with a post hole digger
Aussies can do with two to three guys with a gator, specially build pick up...or utl (pick up) they called...pretty fast...they don't pound but they use pick up weight and piping, accessories weight to push the post in....usually soft soil, I saw it on you tube as well. For electric fencing as well miles and miles long.....Down Under is big😃😃😃
Cool video Josh. I am enjoying this fence build. I need fence work done myself. You and Mrs Stoney Ridge have a Blessed Weekend **HUGS & PRAYERS** from Kelly and critters at Piney Haven Homestead.
@Stoney Ridge Farmer I have recently been watching fencing videos on YT. And I have been noticing a trend. And am wondering if it's a regional thing, or a generational thing..... I'm noticing that a large number of people/farmers are using pipe posts, instead of wood. Also noticing that a large number are also using woven wire (like you did), instead of strands of barbed wire...... I'm older. Grew up on a cattle farm in Kansas. My dad and I built a lot of new fence around our pastures. We always used big (10"-14") hedge posts or pieces of old power line/telephone poles for our corner and brace posts. Then smaller (4"-7") hedge posts for line posts. And always drilled 48"-54" deep on the corner/brace, and 48" deep on the line. And hand tamped/packed dirt only back in the holes, instead of driving, like you did with the pipes... And then installed 6 strands of barbed wire with 10" gaps between wires (and started with the bottom strand 10" from the ground).....As I say, just curious if this steel pipe and woven wire is a regional thing or something the younger generation has decided is the way to go?❓❓ I want to point out that I am not complaining about it. Just curious. I know that seemingly everyone has their own opinions on fences.😎😁
Based on the terrain I'd say your land was under a glacier during the last ice age. Those big boulders were transported there by the glacier from parts north.
Yes glaciers did go that far south. Scientific evidence shows that the entire planet was covered with ice at one point. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_Earth
Daniel@Arms Family Homestead rented a Kubota with a post driver called the Hammer, I believe. He drove metal posts like that & even drove a wooden post with it. It worked really well for him. Just FYI.
Cool video. Obviously money is no object. In Montana we sometimes auger most of the time we hand dig. Is the rest of the “farm” all hired outside labor. We just have a farm all tractor with an auger or a bar with some shovels. Looks like you grow green grass.
That looks like some good fence but it needs a stran of barb wire across the top so the cows will not lean on it and smash it down and also so people will stay off of climbing it. Well thats the way the US high way department does it.
Not yet done with the fence...keep watching my friend.....no barbed wire....however we'll be intensively rotational grazing....need electric high tensile across the top
When I was a kid the only fencing tools we used was a shovel and post hammer. Did a lot of post driving. Every winter we had to set up snow fences in our fields. Oh by the way, WHERE IS POPCORN?
Nice machine. When you don't have rock it goes pretty fast. I only have 5 acres to re-fence but I would like to use Tornado wire. What is the life expectancy of the post?
Just loving this series on fencing. Good job informing other farmers in the area so they can learn too. Great drone shots and some beautiful country where the farm is. 👍
Water wont freeze and split these unless water got in and it was capped. The water would just freeze up the pipe. Expansion only explodes if its sealed..
Hey good evening Josh! That was super awesome. Super informative. And a great video! I have never seen it done and I learned a whole lot today. Thanks so much (to you AND to Mrs. Stoney.:) for taking the time to record it and take us along for the ride today. Cheers good sir! Can't wait for part 2!!
How do you decide where in wooded property (which you have plenty) where your property ends and your neighbors start? Do you fence your boundary line? I’ve always believed that good fences make good neighbors.
So we are not fencing directly on the property lines here in most cases. We're leaving a buffer to keep the fence maintained. If we were going through the woods with barbed wire this might be a great idea..but we're fencing pastures only. We have a survey on our land and I go through every winter and mark our property lines with orange tape and corner stakes
I see a lot of angles and bends in your fenceline. Are you going to weld braces to the line posts where the fenceline bends in a different direction? If not, over time, the fence will begin to lean over.
That is so interesting. If you don't mind me asking, is there an indicator somewhere that shows the posts are going in leveled? Thank you. Never mind. I just noticed the man with the level.
Never seen a fence that held up properly when the line portion wasn't installed straight from corner post to corner post. It appears that yours is curvy. Each change of direction should require a brace post
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer the video I saw it had many curvy areas. Perhaps look back at your video. I wasn't the only one that saw it. It's ok if you don't go back and check.....the fence will check for you in a few years my friend.
Josh will you have some detail on how the corner braces are welded. That is outside some of our skill sets? Do you have a Profesional Welder doing those for you?
Post driver beats beating through rock with an iron digger! I nearly busted a main gas line with an iron digger back in the 80's, gas company marked it wrong! Had I busted it, I would still be in space lol
Stoney Ridge Farmer I have never seen fence posts of that style, around here we use wooden and t posts. Definitely an interesting system I’m excited to follow! Check out my channle sometime!
WHAT'S THE PLAN?? How are permanent fences used. I know you talk about Joel Stalatin so how does rotational grazing your pastures fit into this? Are you going to automate the cows with Pavlovian conditioned trained cows moving themselves with auto opening gates controlled with height sensing grass detectors computer moving the gates with sound or lights coming on auto-feeders in each paddock enticing the cow movement? Or will the feeders move themselves and the cows follow?
The lot I'm looking at in central florida is mostly sandy. I'd like to put up a 6 foot metal posts and drive them in 2 feet into the ground with a sledge hammer by hand and then run 4 rows of fence wire by looping them around slits I plan to cut into the posts. Think possible? will it will hold? It's to mark the property line and discourage human trespassing really.
Being able to maintain a fence line is a good idea...we left a 6-12 foot parameter around the edge...maybe cutting us out of 1/2 acre of grass.....but saving countless hours of fence work in the future. For the sake of 1/2 acre of grass I'll be able to keep up my fence lines better...well worth the trade off in my opinion
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Stoney Ridge Farmer thanks for the reply. Here in Wales every acre counts and wooded boundaries are fenced as close to a possible. Cattle do a good job of clearing fences with a good browse line and I think they get huge benefit by being able to selectively browse tree/hedge species. However I can understand that being able to flail around the outside of fence and potentially drive round has huge benefits.
Wish you guys could come out to my place. I need no climb horse fencing put up around my property. 6 ft high for keeping my dogs in and in the future for sheep. Also a small area ( I have the fencing already and T posts) for the area I want to keep chickens.
Looking good bud I can see ya planned a lot on this fence ..well hope it gets a lil smoother for you rock wise and just in general but you have a great night and God bless bud
Looks nice. Good fences make better neighbors. It is true we have sheep fence with 3 strands barbed. I like it but the city neighbors do not. It keeps the varmints 2 legged or 4. out. My dogs, cat and hens are happy with it too.
some dam strong posts to take a beating like that, good stuff :)
We built nearly 2 miles of fence and only bent 2 posts! Those things are stout!
seen those post driver machines wich powered by 3cylinder liqouid cooled diesel kubota engine
This the way me and my ex-boss did it, but we didn't use steel post , except our cross members. His post driver was mounted on the back of his John Deere cab tractor. We drove wooden fence post with t-post on our line with wooden post so many feet in between! That one six mile job was pretty tough in the Texas heat. He also had the auger attachment to bore through rocks in Oklahoma. Keep up the great work guys, looks like ya'll are doing a very fine job!
This is great... If you've got the money to hire a crew to do all the preliminary work for you. Between me and my wife, who is as country as a girl can be, we do all the fence work ourselves! She's the best work partner I could ever hope for!
Believe me my wife and I will be tying wire for days !
And I'm talking digging post-holes, sledge-hammering T-Posts, stretching wire and fencing, tying off, and looking great while doing it! I am one lucky guy! Making me always want to "Up" my game!
That fencing looks a lot better to use. We have barbwire to hold back our cows. If that wire works better their will be some big changes around this ranch. I cant wait to see the finished work.
Good Ol Boy #76 Where are you from Good Ol Boy?
@@farmfencesolutionsllc I live in NW Arkansas
Why did you use steel and weld your braces vs using standard CCA treated round posts and H-braces? Were the costs comparable or just worth it for the benefit of steel? I’m in South Carolina, and where I am we have fences that have been standing for 50 years or more with the materials I mentioned above. Arguably that would last even longer now with the advancements in pressure treating. My biggest concern would be the welding and how to conduct future repairs.
Also, that diagonal ground brace looks like a future issue for mowing-definitely might wanna wrap it in fluorescent/reflective tape.
Definitely engineered for life though!
As a young man(12) I worked for a fence builder. Nothing you have is new or innovative. We were paid by the foot in 1968, All of our tools/equipment fit on a one ton 4 wheel drive Ford truck. We ended up so quick at doing this that farmers and local governments were contacting us. If you want a grand entrance to your place. Use square tubing and make a top bar out of the same square tubing. Then use chain link fencing as your "Panel".. We started making these at the shop to make it quicker on the job site,, Then plant English Ivy at the base about a foot apart. The Ivy will fill the fence making a thick green wall. The top bar allows you to hedge trim the top and it is always even. Enjoy the sweat
crazy how big those rocks are! Sure is nice to see how much easier it is now days ( working smarter, not harder) we used post hole diggers in sand and stretched the fence wire with 1980s 3-wheelers out in 100 degree sun
I used to install barbed wire for the Army Corps of Engineers. Miles at a time. Did it all with a skid steer. I invented a device that would allow us to stretch out five strands of barbed wire all at one time. We could deploy five strands at five different elevations simultaneously. We set 4” steel drill stem pipe for pulling bucks and corner bucks and gate posts. Used T-Posts for line posts. Used a four inch and a two inch Pingo Bit for drilling rock when necessary. Pretty slick operation. Three to four guys could easily string a mile per day and then some in rocky rolling terrain. Fun and easy work most days.
Very interesting an instructional video.. mus have been hectic trying to shoot this an build fence too.. you did a great job on both .. An I enjoy the music you play in the background at times too.. !! I know all about fencing as I grew up on a farm an helps Dad an a lot of family members came together to get it done.. may dad always said .. Many hands make light work !! You will feel a great sense of pride an accomplishment when all done !!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Most people would never invest in this quality. And, they would have to replace it 2 to 3 times. Looking forward to the completion. It will be awesome.
Looking good and when finished it will be your pride and joy Thanks for your video Farmer.
Doing it right the first time saves time and money!!!! Those are some huge rocks.
Looks like you planned for every thing. Nice work 👍🇺🇸 guys.
Can't plan for everything...but we can try that's for sure
This is why America is the best place in the world; you work smarter, not harder. You guys amazed me with your strategy. Best luck around the grounds.
Yeah much easier with that British built machine. 😀
That was interesting. Never knew there was such a way build a fence. I remember when a kid I had to hold the wire around the post while my dad drove in a steeple. My how things have changed. Great Video. I love the lay of the land. Move them rocks near the road and paint them purple. That should get some attention.;-)
My goodness. Up to 5 miles of fence! That's a lot of work. Stay hydrated Josh👍
That post driver is absolutely awesome! That wire seems really easy to work with. I like that set up on the skidsteer too!
Lance Sheppard Thanks! We are pretty proud of our drivers, wire, and tools!
@@farmfencesolutionsllc yall should be! Very impressive. Wish i could've made it down to Josh's farm for the build!
In Australia we use a drill on back of a tractor then by a pull of a switch a 300kg ponder hits the post in,,but we use 7feet hardwood iron bark posts 150, 200mm dia did which last 100years plus in the grd...Aussie being do that for many many years
Very excited for you Josh and Mrs. Stoney Ridge - nothing like seeing fencing going in and knowing livestock is not too far in the future. Hey, those boulders are awesome - ever thought about getting them moved to the entrance to your farm, that would be a killer look I'd think.
Good idea.👍🏻That would be an impressive look. And also, spray them with Miracle Grow so they will look real nice like they've been there a while.
@@Will7981 And, they could chip away the words "Stoney Ridge Farm" into them
Kinda different than me digging several thousand post holes by hand (before my dad figured we should get a posthole digger!), setting 9' cedar posts 4' into the ground, backfilling with a shovel, running 4 strands of barbwire (1 at a time), stretching it, hammering staples and then running 1 strand of regular wire for electric fencing with insulators. All manual work, but I was a strapping teenager in WI.
That’s how we do it in Wisconsin, best day I had was 55 hand dug post holes, I have invested in a machine now so it’s easier.
Been there, done that on everything from barbed wire, high-tensile fence (gawd I hate high tensile fence), and woven-wire (sheep and horse) fence; hated every second of it. I just put about 10 acres in woven wire fencing & hired an Amish contractor who did it in 1/20th th the time it would have taken me.
Hi my name is terry i live in the uk i am very much injoying your program i used to work on a farm and i realy injoy watching your program please keep it up
Thank goodness all my perimeter fencing is done, six years ago I put up 12.25 miles of 6 strands of barbed wire fencing in one summer vacation ( I taught High Scool) by myself. By the time I was done I didn't care if I ever drove another T-Post in my life or tied another wire. So they are right you can do it by yourself but why would you?
Wow a straight pile driving machine with a drill and a welder crazy, I love to have that I could do some things with it around the yard😁
I cannot believe the size of those rocks!...boulders.
Hey Stoney Ridge Family. We started our fence project last year and it was quite the undertaking. Our fence is made out of 10' concrete posts made by hand, hauled up the hills and through the valleys by workers or by Carabao and carosa. Our farm is only six hectares so not nearly the undertaking that you are working on but it was quite the chore. Cheers and God Bless. ~Mike and Ester~
If you decide to run cattle, will that fencing hold up to their size and weight? Barbed wire ?
I got a neighbor who has t posts and 4 single point wires on a 4' fence. Keeps his cows in no problem.
Great. Video Josh, that fence will be there and serve the farm for years to come!!!! Nice Job!!!
Hope you've got enough gates so that you can mow the outside side of the fence, without having to run entire length of fence. Great video.
about 14 gates so far
You have definitely picked the right fencing materials to last a lifetime or longer. Woooooo!!!
Plague Of Badgers Chris!👋🏼
@@farmfencesolutionsllc Hello Luke 👋 You guys are an outstanding group of men! Thank you to you and Josh for the opportunity to come out and learn what we did about Farm Fence Solutions and Tornado Wire. We had a great time. Woooooo!!!
Great video . That sure must have taken a lot of planning to figure what you need and how much to order and where to get it from. That fence is going to cost a bundle but it sure looks pretty . Don't know how you're gonna finish the fence by yourself when all of the equipment that the company brings will be gone when they leave . Can't imagine all the work that went into moving those rocks . Stoney Ridge Farm .... good name choice . 2 miles of fencing already . Wow that's a big size piece of property .
Cant wait ti see it finished.... looks like a nice productive day even with hitting some rock...
Well, you have an awesome fence and the best dang grounding system in NC!
Now that's the way to do it! There is a company around here they're outta TN.They got a big Ol operation with similar machines, I watched them run a 400 acre live stock fence the corners were all what looked to be utility pole,and every so often the would but another utility pole post and metal post in between. It's pretty cool how fast they can go when the rocks cooperate
Now look at them yo-yos! That's the way you do it!
Sorry. Couldn't help it.
Do you have a link to their videos? Interested to see their operation too.
“This is a rocky ridge.” LOL
Are you pleased withe the Tornado wire that you selected? Are you pleased with the line post size and spacing? What is your typical line post spacing on the Tornado Wire?
I'm 100% pleased with it...and our post spacing is as far as 25 -30 ft for line posts in flat areas...it's super tight and awesome!
They have posts that are driven in the ground by a screwing motion. The bottom of the posts resembles an auger/post digger and a machine just twists the post into the ground. Seen them used as foundation posts for homes and decks.
This project reminds me of something my high school ag teacher used to say. "How do you make a small fortune farming? Start out with a large fortune!" This guy must have won the lottery.
make good choices my friend...building a fence on a farm is far from unachievable
I just finished putting up 600' of 5' tall Stay-Tuff fixed knot. FFS is an awsome groiup of fencers.
Looks like that fence is going to outlive you, which is a great thing. Build it right and never have to worry about it again.
I sure hope so
Until the first tree falls on it!
Man I don't know how you do it but you make some of the most boring tasks very interesting like for example you can make a video of paint drying and it'll be the most interesting video I watched all day. Keep up the great work buddy👍
The host makes all the difference.
you have a beautiful farm Josh a lot of hard work...but well worth it...Best of luck to you and the Mrs
Nice job on the fence. But, I have observed smooth posts don’t hold position in frost ground, they eventually start heaving out after a few years. However, a person can go along and give a few whacks with a sledge, and knock em back down, when the posts do start heaving out.
Thats going to be one nice Fence! Cant wait to see all the animals you add to the farm once you have all the fence in!
Im anticipating a new Stoney Ridge Farm shirt coming out soon that says "Rocks Suck". Great content here Josh.
That’s a long process and a lot of work, but the farm is gonna look great when it’s fenced!! 🐄👍🏻
I put fence up on my 100 acre property (that I sold years ago) but there were sections of BARE Granite! ,,,
No Problem, I just used a hammer drill sharp bits (brought a bench grinder) and then used concrete anchors 6"X 6" 1/2 plate steel with three bolts .. and welded the fence stake to that! :) ... every three stakes I put a triangle support on using the same technique :)
Thats gonna be the prettiest city boy fence I ever did see. Wooooo!
Yep....gotta find me some city cows to go in there....you know...cows are scared of shiny stuff
Stoney Ridge Farmer Mount Airy auction/ sale has the best prices around right now. Might want to start there They’re low enough it’s worth the drive
Interesting use of steel posts. Had you compared the cost of steel versus wood? In Ireland lots of farmers hutch those post drivers onto the linkage on a tractor.
Had you conserved the NZ approach, 5 strands of stainless wire using insulated connectors. Much cheaper & you just energise the fence when the stock is in the field.
Will be really nice! Should last for a long time. Are you going to put a strand of barb wire on it! As long as you keep the weeds and bushes out of it. They make a tractor powered fence mower that you might need to check out. Could come in handy!
That's some Rolls Royce fencing right there. I put one of those posts every 200 feet and use star pickets in between, but then I am cheap. It still keeps in the cows, and I don't have to worry about coyotes, only kangaroos.
This wont fence out coyotes.....but has kept the deer out of the pasture a little bit
A lot better than Grandpa bored platform bolted on the drawbar on the h Farmall we drove the Locust Post in with a big Sledge after we dug the holes with a post hole digger
Aussies can do with two to three guys with a gator, specially build pick up...or utl (pick up) they called...pretty fast...they don't pound but they use pick up weight and piping, accessories weight to push the post in....usually soft soil, I saw it on you tube as well. For electric fencing as well miles and miles long.....Down Under is big😃😃😃
Cool video Josh. I am enjoying this fence build. I need fence work done myself. You and Mrs Stoney Ridge have a Blessed Weekend **HUGS & PRAYERS** from Kelly and critters at Piney Haven Homestead.
Thank you.
@Stoney Ridge Farmer I have recently been watching fencing videos on YT. And I have been noticing a trend. And am wondering if it's a regional thing, or a generational thing..... I'm noticing that a large number of people/farmers are using pipe posts, instead of wood. Also noticing that a large number are also using woven wire (like you did), instead of strands of barbed wire...... I'm older. Grew up on a cattle farm in Kansas. My dad and I built a lot of new fence around our pastures. We always used big (10"-14") hedge posts or pieces of old power line/telephone poles for our corner and brace posts. Then smaller (4"-7") hedge posts for line posts. And always drilled 48"-54" deep on the corner/brace, and 48" deep on the line. And hand tamped/packed dirt only back in the holes, instead of driving, like you did with the pipes... And then installed 6 strands of barbed wire with 10" gaps between wires (and started with the bottom strand 10" from the ground).....As I say, just curious if this steel pipe and woven wire is a regional thing or something the younger generation has decided is the way to go?❓❓ I want to point out that I am not complaining about it. Just curious. I know that seemingly everyone has their own opinions on fences.😎😁
Man crazy to think people used to do all this by hand. Thanks for sharing this
Many still do.
Based on the terrain I'd say your land was under a glacier during the last ice age. Those big boulders were transported there by the glacier from parts north.
Yes glaciers did go that far south. Scientific evidence shows that the entire planet was covered with ice at one point.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_Earth
wow Stoney!!! this is like farm fencing for the rich and famous lol
More for the guy that doesn't wanna chase cows at 2am lol
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I hear you bro, I hear you lol
Daniel@Arms Family Homestead rented a Kubota with a post driver called the Hammer, I believe. He drove metal posts like that & even drove a wooden post with it. It worked really well for him. Just FYI.
Cool video. Obviously money is no object. In Montana we sometimes auger most of the time we hand dig. Is the rest of the “farm” all hired outside labor. We just have a farm all tractor with an auger or a bar with some shovels. Looks like you grow green grass.
That looks like some good fence but it needs a stran of barb wire across the top so the cows will not lean on it and smash it down and also so people will stay off of climbing it. Well thats the way the US high way department does it.
Not yet done with the fence...keep watching my friend.....no barbed wire....however we'll be intensively rotational grazing....need electric high tensile across the top
Hi Josh, great video as always!! I ain’t never leveled a fence post but I’ve plumbed a whole bunch!!! LOL I wish You could put up a video every day!!!
Nice to see that you left room on the outside to get your bushhog through.
And that’s where Stoney Ridge came from!!
When I was a kid the only fencing tools we used was a shovel and post hammer. Did a lot of post driving. Every winter we had to set up snow fences in our fields. Oh by the way, WHERE IS POPCORN?
I GREW UP IN OIL COUNTRY, I REMEMBER SEEING GREAT DRILLING EQUIPMENT IN ACTION, THIS IS GOOD STUFF !!!!
Nice machine. When you don't have rock it goes pretty fast. I only have 5 acres to re-fence but I would like to use Tornado wire. What is the life expectancy of the post?
50 to 70 years
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Cool beans. Neither of us will have to worry about them failing in our lifetimes.
I wonder if I could make that kissfencer. Is it just a metal post welded to a metal bar?
Nice looking fence, and I can only imagine it comes with a hefty price tag in the end.
Just loving this series on fencing. Good job informing other farmers in the area so they can learn too. Great drone shots and some beautiful country where the farm is. 👍
Are you capping the posts so water doesn't freeze and split them.
I figure yes. Not sure where this is though.
Water wont freeze and split these unless water got in and it was capped. The water would just freeze up the pipe. Expansion only explodes if its sealed..
Hey good evening Josh! That was super awesome. Super informative. And a great video! I have never seen it done and I learned a whole lot today. Thanks so much (to you AND to Mrs. Stoney.:) for taking the time to record it and take us along for the ride today. Cheers good sir! Can't wait for part 2!!
Hope you saw that it was wavy and over time will cause failure.
How do you decide where in wooded property (which you have plenty) where your property ends and your neighbors start? Do you fence your boundary line? I’ve always believed that good fences make good neighbors.
So we are not fencing directly on the property lines here in most cases. We're leaving a buffer to keep the fence maintained. If we were going through the woods with barbed wire this might be a great idea..but we're fencing pastures only. We have a survey on our land and I go through every winter and mark our property lines with orange tape and corner stakes
I see a lot of angles and bends in your fenceline. Are you going to weld braces to the line posts where the fenceline bends in a different direction? If not, over time, the fence will begin to lean over.
I saw the curves also.
Rocks at the Stoney Ridge Farm...
Hi.... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍
I’m more of a 12ga high-tensile, smooth wire fan w/much wider post spacing. Looking great, tho...
How far you spacing your post out? We're 25 feet
Uk 🇬🇧 Sticker on that machine 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
That proteck is an impressive machine. great video. looking forward to the rest of the series
That is so interesting. If you don't mind me asking, is there an indicator somewhere that shows the posts are going in leveled? Thank you. Never mind. I just noticed the man with the level.
Do you plan to do your cross fencing with the same materials?
Never seen a fence that held up properly when the line portion wasn't installed straight from corner post to corner post. It appears that yours is curvy. Each change of direction should require a brace post
yep....that's why we put them in my friend
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer the video I saw it had many curvy areas. Perhaps look back at your video. I wasn't the only one that saw it. It's ok if you don't go back and check.....the fence will check for you in a few years my friend.
Outstanding "fiddle" music to watch by! Thanks!
How can you own a property that large and not have a skid steer and a excavator. Almost a must have. Cheers
Josh will you have some detail on how the corner braces are welded. That is outside some of our skill sets? Do you have a Profesional Welder doing those for you?
The fencer has a welder on the post driver
Wow now that's cool!
You'd think there would be stones on Stoney Ridge and not rocks. O_o
;) fancy pants video sir! Can't wait to check out the rest of the series.
Send those rocks out to Fort Leavenworth. They need them for breaking. 😁
Post driver beats beating through rock with an iron digger! I nearly busted a main gas line with an iron digger back in the 80's, gas company marked it wrong! Had I busted it, I would still be in space lol
What made you choose round posts over T posts? It's looking awesome though.
I'm not sure, but I think with t-posts if you change direction in the fence at all you have to make a braced corner of some kind.
@@ArkansasPilgrim That would be for a fence under high tension.
@@JCLawn51 That's it then. They stretch this fence to high tension.
Having your brace posts through a rock is as good as setting them in concrete they won’t move!
So...each brace has around 12 foot of post in the ground too! It's insanely strong! Editing the video now for today to show the brace
Stoney Ridge Farmer I have never seen fence posts of that style, around here we use wooden and t posts. Definitely an interesting system I’m excited to follow! Check out my channle sometime!
WHAT'S THE PLAN?? How are permanent fences used. I know you talk about Joel Stalatin so how does rotational grazing your pastures fit into this? Are you going to automate the cows with Pavlovian conditioned trained cows moving themselves with auto opening gates controlled with height sensing grass detectors computer moving the gates with sound or lights coming on auto-feeders in each paddock enticing the cow movement? Or will the feeders move themselves and the cows follow?
Curious how difficult it would be to repair the fence for damage (i.e. tree fall). Let us know
Not real hard. The wire can be straightened if not damaged to bad otherwise just cut out the damaged section and wire in a new bit. Its supper simple.
Man, you waited until the hottest time of the year to do this.
I enjoy all of your videos. Thank you for posting!
The lot I'm looking at in central florida is mostly sandy. I'd like to put up a 6 foot metal posts and drive them in 2 feet into the ground with a sledge hammer by hand and then run 4 rows of fence wire by looping them around slits I plan to cut into the posts. Think possible? will it will hold? It's to mark the property line and discourage human trespassing really.
looks good. Why do you fence so far from field boundary? seems a waste of pasture and looks like you would get just as straight pulls.
Being able to maintain a fence line is a good idea...we left a 6-12 foot parameter around the edge...maybe cutting us out of 1/2 acre of grass.....but saving countless hours of fence work in the future. For the sake of 1/2 acre of grass I'll be able to keep up my fence lines better...well worth the trade off in my opinion
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Stoney Ridge Farmer thanks for the reply. Here in Wales every acre counts and wooded boundaries are fenced as close to a possible. Cattle do a good job of clearing fences with a good browse line and I think they get huge benefit by being able to selectively browse tree/hedge species. However I can understand that being able to flail around the outside of fence and potentially drive round has huge benefits.
Beautiful excellent investment for many years to come
Wish you guys could come out to my place. I need no climb horse fencing put up around my property. 6 ft high for keeping my dogs in and in the future for sheep. Also a small area ( I have the fencing already and T posts) for the area I want to keep chickens.
Looking good bud I can see ya planned a lot on this fence ..well hope it gets a lil smoother for you rock wise and just in general but you have a great night and God bless bud
Looks nice. Good fences make better neighbors. It is true we have sheep fence with 3 strands barbed. I like it but the city neighbors do not. It keeps the varmints 2 legged or 4. out. My dogs, cat and hens are happy with it too.
Josh, at 3:54 Stoney Ridge? More like Rocky Ridge. Ha!