Barbwire fencing tricks
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We have a whole series on fencing. Please tune in if you are interested we love to hear from you. Thanks for watching and happy trails
Luke
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If this video helped you? Please check out our fencing series of videos. There are many ways to fence, many ways to do it right & many more ways to do it wrong. I wish I would’ve seen this series of video when I first started out ranching, it would’ve saved me many headaches.
Your comments, advice and tips are welcome. We all can learn together. Two heads are better than one.
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Luke
Exactly surreal tho!
Thank you. Loved the tips.
Always good to have a few tricks for us old folks. Blessings on you and your family. As ever just Tom
@Doug Fresh Amen brother!
I just stumbled into your videos and really like them but, I have a question on fencing...why don't you put the wire on top of the title of the t-post you're tying it to? My cows stick their heads through and lean down so I've always put it on top to try and support it
I'm English but living in Australia learning fencing from an American. Thank you.
You made my morning, thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. We have a whole series on fencing, I hope they help you. If I would’ve been able to see these videos years ago they would help me light years. If you have not subscribed please consider doing so, let me know if you do. And keep in touch.
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
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Luke
@@BacktotheBasics101 yes I have subscribed.... I'm also a brother in Christ! Living your channel - I'm teaching ag at school because I'm interested in it but have a lot to learn myself. Your channel is a great find.
Thank you my brother. Please keep in touch. Do you have ideas for future shows let me know. If you’re curious about something we’re doing ask me to go into more detail. I can give it a try if I know anything about it.
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Luke
Lmfao I’m watching and learning from Australia also 😂 gold great video ✌️🇦🇺❤️
@@BacktotheBasics101 Maybe you can help me with this. I am a fisherman in Wisconsin. I am always going over or under barbed wire. The only thing I hate more than ripping my waders on the fence is getting my crotch hooked onto it. That can change my attitude towards an afternoon on the water. What is the best way to arrange a place for fishermen to cross without spending much money? Most farmers would let you do it if it doesn't cost them money or time.
We just moved to a new farm with 5 strand barbed wire that has been neglected for years! I'm thrilled to have found this channel so that I can confidently repair the fence to make good neighbors!
I am so glad it helped. I sure wish when we bought our place there was a video out like this. It would’ve spent me up light years. We all learn together. Thanks for dropping by and saying hi, don’t be a stranger. The only real payment we get for these videos is people just saying thanks. Trying to help our fellow neighbors.
I’m part of the 11% as well. Lost my husband last October and have a lot of barb wire to pull. Thank you! Much appreciated
Hehe, thirty five X one hundred meters six 'floors' wine support, to dispose.
Great video, informative and entertaining. I did ten years with the forest service as a Hot Shot and when we weren’t fighting fires we were putting up miles of fence. I am now helping my son with a fencing project and since I haven’t done any fencing in 25 years, I needed to brush up on the best way to put on T-post clips.
One thought on safety. Much of the wire that we installed was on hilly terrain and we would need to tighten and loosen the wire as we attached to the T-posts and once or twice a year we would have a wire snap. When the wire snaps it has a tendency to want to go back to its previous shape of being on a roll which would cause it to recoil at a very fast rate in a very chaotic manor. Our safety rule around this is that we do all work possible from the back side of the T-post which adds that extra layer of protection as a snapped wire comes flying back at a high rate of speed.
Fortunately we never had anyone get caught up in the wire but there were folk tales told of folks sustaining some pretty serious injuries from being on the wrong side of a fence when it snapped. I know the risk of a wire breaking when attaching clips on flat terrain is pretty low, but we would always practice that safety rule no matter what work we were doing on the fence. Just my two cents and thanks again for the great video.
Always wondered how to put up barb wire. Now I know! Thank you very much!
There’s more than one way to skin a cat, but generally it’s excepted that this is the correct way.
Glad you enjoyed and it helped you.
Luke
Extra staple...it's like the ice cold beer a neighbor hands you on a hot day; appreciated!
Thank you for great tips . I’m a woman and will be doing for first time ever 50-100 metres of fencing 😊myself
Glad for your tips
I'm part of the 93%
American from Michoacán, Mexico. Watching this video because of another American, from Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil.
Thanks for pointing that out👍
Saludos!
Well, I really don’t have any fencing tricks/tips to pass on. I do, however, have an experience I’d like to share for anyone that isn’t too experienced in handling wire.
About six weeks ago, my brother’s horses had gotten out. We found them soon enough, just a half-mile down the road. After spending a few hours trying to coax them into coming to us. Shacking a milk jug with a few rocks in it worked, to a point. I’m guessing they couldn’t smell any feed, so they turned back into a hundred acre pasture. He was already 95 degrees on a humid Texas day. After going to the Feed Store we returned hoping to find them. After 45 minuets we gave up and went back home. There they were. Relieved, we went straight to where they had gotten out. Using some dog kennel panels, we made quick work of the repair. On the last strand of wire I had to cut, in the back of the truck. I made the cut , first one strand then the second. After I cut it, the wire coiled back up and spun around into my eye. So, let this be a lesson for anyone unfamiliar with the way wire acts. It’s the little things that one must consider when working around wire that can hurt you. I’m not sure of the outcome yet, time will tell, but I can see blurry at times, but still I can see.
This older feller appreciates the tips cause I'm new to fencing.
Thanks for the fast and capable teaching. I learned a few tricks
Thank you Luke; your tips and comment's help a lot. From the other side of the World. Puerto Rico. René.
Hi I'm a city girl but learn farm life pretty quick those were amazing fence fix tips that worked for me and my farming inlaws were impressed how I help fix fence w them thank u
Great tips on how to use the pliers CORRECTLY. Measuring trick w/pliers or hammer is good too for this newbie in fence repair . Steve Callaway-Tyler Texas
My name is Raymond Blue Horse and you have a very cool and awesome show keep up the good work
This was a big help as a lady working the acreage alone. !
I just want to say thank you for your tips. They work.
I always appreciate your videos. Some things to try, some we do the same and some I never even considered before. Great way to share learn and grow from a different area.
This is awsome. Im just learning how to run a cattle farm and im super excited that i found these videos
Glad to have you on board, keep in touch Benjamin.
Luke
From the 11% club...thank you! I really enjoyed this lesson. Especially the spare staple hack.
wow i didn't even know i was doing it wrong all these years. but it makes perfect sense. Thank You
Your video is years of experience rolled in a few min. good job.
Can't thank you enough,,, I'm from the Texas Hill country and learn alot from watching you guys....
Thank you sir, you made my night.
Happy trails
Luke
I really enjoy these videos. I don't farm, don't have a ranch, don't plan on having one, but I really enjoy the tricks of the trade. Keep making videos
I'm looking to put two perimeter fences this summer on my property in Pagosa Springs 2800 feet total length. This is my first DIY video. Thank you for the time making this video. John in San Diego
That is a good video , you are showing others how they can get they fences together.
Thanks a lot. Now I can do the Post clip the right way without the headache.
You’re welcome, glad the video helped.
HI from. NZ. It great to learn fencing tricks from the other side of the world. Always open yo learn more! Thanks for a gr8 video!
Great video. The extra staple is a time saver
Love the forethought of leaving the treasure on the post!
As always excellent tips that are helping me as I try to get my farm off the ground.
You’re very welcome. I very much appreciate you dropping by insane thank you. Happy trails my friend
“Do not move the ancient landmark that your fathers have set.” The last time I helped with repairing barbed wire fence was in 1969. We used diamond willow posts because they resisted rot. We soaked other posts in bluestone (copper sulphate) . Thanks for making this video. God bless you!
Thank you for stopping by and sharing that info.
Appreciate your kind words .
i work on a pig farm and your video helped me alot thank you
"Gravity works. We don't know how it works, but it works." Haha, nice!
My name is Raymond blue horse I like your show is very cool and awesome keep up the good work
Great tips. Thanks
Putting up fencing for the first time and I really appreciate all your videos. Thank you for posting these videos.
Getting ready to run some wire myself. Love learning all the tricks I can. Thanks for sharing
Great tips. Learned something new from your hammer technique with those t-post wires. I've always used another pair of pliers to twist that loose end but your technique is waaay faster.
I hope it works for you Tex, let us know when you try it. Happy trails
I am fixing to build my first bobwire fence. I appreciate everything I can learn.
We have a whole series on fencing. Hope some of them will help you. Happy trails
Just an FYI it's not bob wire it is barb wire, because the wire has barbs on it.
@@glennmadsen9259 Some regional accents pronounce it bobwire. They say it like that in the Ozarks
@@robertjacobson1362 they only call it bob wire because of ignorance! 😢
@@glennmadsen9259 Or because of a regional accent, dipshit
I'm part of the 11% as well. Thanks for taking the time to explain & give time saving good tips.
Thank you very much for taking time to show how to mange this job. You make this look so easy.
I've been fencing since I've been a kid but I still always learn something from these fencing videos. Also if you're doing fence work on property lines it's not a bad idea to look up the laws specific to your state. Missouri fencing laws can be...complicated. Complicated enough that county extension services and other farm associations actually hold seminars on fence law.
You were absolutely correct, it is important to know what the outside perimeter fence requirements are by state law. Thank you for bringing up a very good point. Appreciate all of your support throughout the time.
To those who are not old hat. There is a US Geological web site that can convert almost any section stake in the USA to GPS coordinates. Also to stay safe always building the fence on your side of the property line. On the farm, we usually set the fence back 3’ to 1 rod from the property line.
DARREL FUHRMAN I agree. We were just told the forestry road bed was 30ft wide. Our property pins are inside of that 30ft 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️.
Good tips,I especially like the extra staple in the fence post,good last name by the way!
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Thanks. Lady from Australia. Much appreciated
Thank you, this video helped this novice a bunch!
Well look at that. I have been putting my clips on upside down! Thanks.
I’ve been looking for the correct way to put t post clips on. I like your way!
Good instruction. My mom grew up on a ranch across the Little Missouri from Bullion Butte. '20s and '30s. Back in the day :) Nice seeing the old landscape.
Thank you ive been putting those t clips on upside down for years, grew up and own my great great grandfathers farm here in eastern Iowa. Maybe watching you i can learn how to do things right, 64 yrs old isnt never to old to learn an old dog new tricks, much thanks.
There’s always more than one way to skin a cat of course, and I’m still learning new tricks every day, no doubt if I worked with you I’d learn several new tricks. I Enjoy learning, sometimes I get mad that I didn’t know something sooner but I still enjoy it. Sure appreciate you stopping by and saying hi and thank you.
Happy trails
Luke
thank you I never thought about the loose staple and also the one on the post :-)
I like the extra staple on fence post, I hunt on a friends ranch in Wyoming and I noticed staples on top of the wooden corner posts that weren't attached to anything, well now I know why. Thanks for the video.
No problem snake. Thank you so much for dropping by and saying thank you
Thanks for all you show on your videos! I'm 70 and am just getting into NEEDNGto do some fence work and you videos help, immensely!
Thank you for your fine instructions, best regards from an Uruguayan rancher, God bless
I’m halfway through fencing my property and I’m glad I found this video! I put way too much sweat into those t-post clips... Have a good one!
Dan Bates yeah me to...
My fav tool for those is either a stubby flat tip screwdriver or a big thick nail
I have been fencing on my property for about 55 years and I learned a few tricks. I especially like the "complementary staple".
Thank you sir, no doubt they would learn a few tricks from you to Jim if I was fencing with you.
Luke
Thanks for refreshing my memory
Simple, and to the point. I like it.
When I first got my property I saw the sraple on the posts and have always put one there. But I had no idea the purpose...lol Now I know! Thank you! Great tips. Just starting out so this is very helpful.
You are very welcome, glad to have you onboard keep in touch.
OMGOODNESS!
I LLLOVE THIS!
Well thank you Fred happy to have you on the trail. If you get bored subscribe to the channel make sure to hit that bell thingy, if you do subscribe let us know and keep in touch.
Happy trails
Luke
Are you from. Big spring tx?
Awesome video, very helpful! God Bless yourself and your family!
Boy, am I glad I found this fencing series! Thank you!
Thank you for stopping by and saying hi. Appreciate you watching. Hope it helps.
Happy trails
Luke
You forgot to mention one very important thing. Always pick up pieces of barbed wire, nails and staples. Cows can eat this stuff and it can be deadly. In your box of tools you should carry a magnet to find a nail or staple in the grass.
Anyone in doubt should look up hardware disease in cattle. Don't learn the hard way..
I have another video on that. But I probably should’ve mentioned it I just hate to be redundant with my viewing audience
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Keep the tips coming thank you
Common sense pretty much tells you that anyway
thats why i feed a magnet to ever one,, its a $2 insurance
Hardware disease us a terrible way to loose a animal. Always bears repeating and sharing.
well not just that, hard on tires too lol
Good fences make good neighbors is from a poem by Robert Frost “Mending wall”
Thank you for sharing your expertise!
Thank you. Any fencing help is greatly appreciated. Loved the measuring trick. :)
Great thank you! from the UK
Thank you kindly
They certainly look nice posts quality of both wire and posts can be a struggle, we have always brought Sheffield wire and netting but some of them seem snap quicker than the weathered 40 year matured wire
Excellent
Great tips - now I need to go out and mend some of mine.. Thank you for the video!
Thanks Luke! A person can never have too many tricks in their bag to make life easier. Next time I need to do some fence mending, I'm going to try out your tricks.
I found this very helpful. I am a beginner and will use these tips.
I’m glad they’re helping, as you learn and if you learn tricks please share them with me as well. That’s with this channel is about. Glad to have you onboard.
Luke
Thanks this is how it should be done..
this guy sucks at fencing using a chain and come along go buy a actual fence stretcher for $30 much lighter and is actually designed for the job.
Matt
That is a fence stretcher specifically designed for it my friend. It takes 16 feet of snack out of the wire instead of 3 feet like you’re suggesting. It’s obvious you’ve never build fence for a living. Easy to be an Internet troll...
@@BacktotheBasics101 I maintain 50 miles of fence on this ranch most of it is in rough country if you have 16 feet of slack and assholes in your wire then either A. you buy old shitty wire at a farm auction (rolled up on fence posts) or B you have a shitty spool to roll it out from I have used actual stretchers for 30 years and never had to tighten that much slack out of the wire.
I have been a dairy farmer my whole an life. I learned more about fencing in last the 3 mints than in the last 10 years.
Well I don’t know about that. I’m sure you know a whole lot more than you’re letting on. If I worked with you for a couple of days I would learn a lot I’m sure.
Happy trails
Luke
Thank you. Glad I found your channel!
Thanks for the trick, it should definitely save some time. Could've used that working for my families business last year.
Hi, I'm part of the 11% 😀 I appreciated the tips. The only thing is we have metal braces so we can't do the Longhorn ...
Well hello Mrs. 11%. Metal braces are the way to go in my opinion.
Happy fencing
Luke
Hey 11% here!
Put up many fences in my day kind of miss it out there all by yourself with God and your thoughts
That’s what I think too. The birds and wildlife reptiles. One can’t ask for more
Great video. Thanks for posting
Just found your pics , been try to figure a way to fence off some property I got with out so much work . Thank you
Hi. I'm an actor about to audition for a role as a rancher, and in the audition scene I'm out mending a fence. I was looking for some guidance and found your video. Thanks for the lesson!
Good luck on your addition, if you get The job keep me in the loop.
Happy trails
Luke
You’re why all the newer cowboy movies are shit.
Didnt know about the compliment staple. I have seen them, thought to myself, hey theres a rusty staple if i need one. Thanks for the information.
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Thank you for your video! This will be my first time putting up a barbed wire fence.
Thanks for the great tip, will make it easier the next time.
How high should I go with 5 string? Elk and deer all around.
Nine feet 😇
Never thought I would see you here! Love the Channel!
I typically go between 48-50”. I only want to make my fence to keep my cows in. I don’t try to fence out the rabbits and prairies dogs on the bottom either. Elk can be an issue wherever there’s fence. But if it’s something that an elk or deer can jump, you’ll have less fence to repair. All the best.
I like using screw driver on the "T-Post"
Excellent info. Thank you.
Thank you for some great tips.
Great video ! However...consider using a " Golden Rod " found at local farm stores for tightening the wires. Much faster and less moving parts ! Snap snap and the wire is attached...and unhooked from the " Golden Rod " So simple ! Also.... at 1 min 26 seconds. Your end slice .....should always be moved to the center of the post as you have at 2:03 .lower wire. If the wire is off sided it will literally turn the post in the ground when its wet. and render your braces worthless. I know....you do have another adjoining fence on the other side...which prevents that mostly. Id disagree with leaving the staples loose . Its always best to use two staples per wire on the second post from the end to help hold the " pulling load " After all thats what " brace " posts are meant for. Yes its a pain in the butt to remove them to re-tighten the wires if needed...but worth it in the long run.
Eagle Maroge is great for repairing fence, however with a cable you can pull over a half mile of fence tight. If you ever get the chance to use a cable try it, it works great for building a fence, I wouldn’t give up my golden rod repairing fences in 1 million years.
I think the saying of the day could be applied on an international level ... Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.
Establishing respectful boundaries is good policy.
Absolutely, I’m a run Paul fan. 🇺🇸 I am anything but a war monger.
I USED to think that way until a Real POC moved in on the back side of my place. If he isn't hitting my fence with his Disk Harrow in the fall or spring, he is shorting out my electric wire I have to keep MY cattle and Dogs on MY side of the Barbed Wire fence. I hate people that move into the country from the city and bring all the Crap with them.
WALLS
You can say that again....
Thanks Trump!
I just moved to the Ozarks from the city! Love all your tips!
Your awesome Luke. Thanks for teaching.
You made me laugh out loud. Thanks for watching.
Luke
What's with the many thumbs down? I don't get it
The orange paint makes me think he has lost a pair or 10 of the fence pliers before
Thanks for these tips. Very helpful advice for a beginner with some new property!
You’re very welcome, this is actually an intro to a fencing series. Please subscribe and check this out you might enjoy?
Happy trails
Luke
Thanks for the useful tips!
Here is one that will save you even more time buy your ties as a tape sleeve tear off five or four per post not more mouse nest
A good fence makes good neighbors , ha ha should see the mess I got .
wow im not the only one then... good.
@@Dueronahorse same makes life hard
Same
great job.....great tips on fence building....
fence building is therapeutic like cutting firewood.
Good video. I have ranched all my life, but learned a few things. Thanks
"Owwies".....😆
ya ain't done fencing till the cows quit getting out. or the government says you are
New to fencing and enjoyed the video. Thanks Luke!
I am enjoying watching and learning from Ireland, great videos Luke