Is This the Cure for My Fence Problems?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2021
- Is this the cure for my fence problems? I have been around all the electric fences, clearing weeds and fixing faults, but I still have low voltage. So now it's time to go back to the basics, and I think I found the problem...
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Keep making these vids man ....
This is like a series on netflix .... cant wait for a new episode ....
Will he fix the fence! How long will the cows be patient. Can Titus help. Stay tuned LOL
@@plankface That's funny
Can't go a day without Pete's adventures
It will be a shocking conclusion.
I'm watching the reruns , saw it last year but it is interesting enough to watch again .
I love how even when you're probably tired and a bit fed up from all the extra work you're having to do you still find the humor to crack a joke. I hope you'll soon reach the end of your fencing problems!
Just so you know that as a married man, that fault finder is going to continuously point to you.
Hilarie & I got a good laugh out of that one!!
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I know that pesky electric fence is no fun for you, but my gosh you’ve got us all on the edge of our seats! Let us know how your next effort works out!
Hi Pete,
Try going for a walk in the dark, you should see sparks anywhere there is a fault.
Works for me.
Cheers Martin
I have no advice to give I’m just an stay at home mom/Artist. I will say is a love your videos and I feel like I’m farming with you and your wife :) thanks for the daily laugh and smile!
@@georgedavidson1221 lol, never seen a lady with no advice? Lol well I’m humble enough to say I have no idea what he was talking about but I’m here watching his videos cause I love them! Lol
Pete we are with you in spirit!!! Damn fence when you showed 1000 after showing 2000 I swore for you. 😡💛
Try going out at night and looking at all the "T" posts, if its a short on a post you'll be able to see it arcing in the dark. Another point I would check if you have any direct buried (under gates or across rds. etc.) electric fence wire sometimes the insulation on it can break down and short out.
Also at night most of the white noise will be gone, you maybe able to hear the snap from a short. A transistor radio set on an am radio station may pick up the short also, they might have improved the radios enough to where they now filter out more of the electrical interference, but what the hell.
That is the way I have always found shorts on many vehicles,in the dark.
@@thirzapeevey2395 I bought a nice 1973 olds 98 many years back from a friend who was told by a shop that the car needed a valve job,I paid 300 for it figuring to do at least the valve job and maybe more, Pulled it into my garage when the lights where off just by chance, lifted the hood and discovered a very tiny spark jumping out of the coil. Went to the local giant city auto parts and purchased a new one. That car started up and ran great. All because the lights were off,
i agree with you mr jt
Problems like these where you have to go through a lot of tries to fix it are the ones that show are true selves. Best wishes and thank you for the videos.
Do a diagram of your fence system. Then starting at the fencer, isolate each section until you voltage comes back. Add back one section at a time and check your voltage. If the voltage stays, mark that section on your diagram. You may have to break it into many pieces to isolate the fault. Don't forget that the fencer itself could have a fault. If you could borrow one, try swapping it out.
Finding light in the dark days. That's why I like you and what you do. Thank you for showing us the the up and the downs. No matter what it may be. Keep it up!
Pete it is real life and that's why it truly is a neat story. Thank you for sharing your neat story of a life with us all. Good luck with getting the fence fixed ASAP:)
Bummer Pete. This is a great example of hard work will pay off. Many want instant gratification and in life you have to put forth effort. I am sure you will soon be able to fix the issue.
Retired Biology H.S. Teacher here, have no ideas but LOVE your process solving,God bless! 🙌🏻😊🥰😃🤩🎉❤️🙏🏻
Thank you. I like to rely on a solid process when I run into problems like this.
Pete, I always drove ground rods with a sledge hammer with a 1" rigid pipe handle welded to it, however you have a fence post driver, use that, you can hammer the remaining length when you start hitting the ground with the post driver.
@@raypitts4880 Pretty hard to do with a slanted ground rod as I did. Gotta' love the "you should have done it this way" comments. Not very helpful.
Thanks for the video Pete. Nice FL shirt you were sweating like you were here
Keep on laughing Pete. It helps keep the fencing blues away. Good luck on your continuing adventure!
I find my fencing shorts by walking the fence line at night and looking for the flashing at the shorts.
Way to go to think it out to your real problem. Impressive that you never gave up and kept trying one thing then another then another until you found it. I’ll be looking forward to the next video after you get the fault finder and get the whole thing working.
I love these videos, Pete. So many farm channels on youtube just talk about exciting new machinery/buildings/debt that they've acquired and don't realize that everyday problems can be even more interesting to watch.
I don't know much about electric fences to help, sadly. But my word, I feel you working in that sweaty heat. Everything's enough of a struggle when it's like that! I admire your humour through it all.
Crikey you look knackered. I'm so grateful to all you small folk for sharing the downs as well as the ups
Pete your closing in on 2 hundred thousand subscribers. You've got us hooked.
Watching all these blogs are so inspiring for me and my family. The ideas you come up with for troubleshooting issues are amazing.
🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️
I’m watching because I have the same problem for my cow’s, intensely watching. Good luck.
My 5th grade science fair project more than 50 years ago was “Principles of the Wheatstone Bridge”. As you might guess, this was largely my Dad’s idea. He worked for the phone company and was in the Signal Corps in WWII.
Anyway, from what I recall, you can find out approximately where your short is in a long wire (think downed telephone line or shorted electric fence) by balancing the resistance between a test circuit connected to your unknown shorted wire so that current doesn’t flow between them. Once you know that resistance, you can figure out what length of your wire would be required to equal that resistance. Knowing that you can measure out that length and look for the short. Or so I remember. I hope that is right.
Good luck with the instrument and I bet it will work on that principle.
Looking forward to the fence finale!
Thank you so much Pete for sharing your struggles with us. We're cheering you on.
Go half way down the circuit and open the circuit, test there with your grounding tester. Determine if the problem is before or after your open point. Reestablish the circuit and go half way forward or back towards the fault and do it again, pretty quick you’ll be on top of the problem. Be mindful of multiple problems on one circuit.
Keep going Pete, you will figure it out for sure. Good luck.
Don't get discouraged Pete! I'm confident that u will find the problem with ur new tool. Great video.
That’s what keeps life interesting, troubleshooting and investigating. Thank you very much for the video, I really enjoy them! Take care
Thank you for taking the time to create thoughtful content. And yes, we are all learning. Thanks again!
I so much appreciate the fact you take us along for the real journey. Not every day ends with solving the problem, but we do gain knowledge. Can’t remember Edison’s light bulb quote, of how he twists failure into success. What I greatly appreciate is your persistence in working though and not simply tossing in the towel, Looking forward to next video, thanks again for all your efforts.
Love all your videos. I hate to see you struggle, but think of all the learning everyone is doing by watching these "fence saga" videos. I've watched you for a year and a half now and as always can't wait for your next upload
Keep up the good work Pete we love your videos from Yuma Arizona.
Well good morning Pete glad your getting it done man we all need to get ready for winter it's coming fast bless you all have a great day
I used to work with farming electronics. If you are reading voltage in the ground lead near the energizer I would seriously consider opening the energizer up and blow all the flies out. I'd wager that's your dead short.
It could've dragged the output transistor with it which also can fail short.
If I had cows I would keep a spare energizer, not least to test with.
PS. This sort of device can fool you when you isolate it from the fence. It might not show the problem until it is dragged by a load.
Genius!
I feel your pain, Pete. I had a similar issue at our place. Super frustrating but highly satisfying once you fix it.
Heart breaking stuff Pete, I feel for you . I had the same issue a few years back and my neighbour had tap my fence without me knowing and all his fence wire was earthing. I was nearly driven mad to find the issue until I found his connection to my fine wire 3 days later 🙄
Great video. As a teenager I remember hearing clicking noises on AM radio as I drove up to the horse farm where I worked, and would think "Great, another day hunting down the short in the electronic fence" Always seemed to be on a rainy day and half the time I got "bit" by the fence. Good times!
A great story!!! Thank you for being real! This path to discovery you are on with intention and focus, bringing in outside ideas and support is what I find so inspiring and empowering. Can’t wait to see what you discover next. Thanks again!
Oh, we have done this so many times!! Cleaned weeds off the fence; checked for shorts; still only 2000 volts. What improves the shock is if the ground is wet from good rain.
The grounding for cell site huts and cabinets is always impressive. Everything laced up and not a zip tie in sight.
I wish you luck on hunting the short down.
Found your videos interesting, intelligent, and relaxing! Fellow hay farmer, keep on keeping on
Try running the fencer using an extension cord from a different breaker.
Check the electrical connectors feeding the fencer. You could have a problem with your electrical box or a neutral somewhere along the line.
Appreciate your work Pete.
By far one of the most intriguing shows so far!
Pete. Your videos make my day. Not a farmer but still enjoy them. More about life in general anyway. Thank you
I learn so much from you!!! Thank you for sharing this fence saga. I would be completely lost dealing with it. … annnd I would stilllllll be out there trying to pound in the First grounding rod.
Pete, awesome video! I love problem solving and dogged persistence - there’s too little of that in the world today, as far as I’m concerned. I can’t wait until you receive the fault finder and take your TH-cam family on the next step in this epic adventure.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for doing them
It's always something on the farm! Good luck and hopefully you fix your fencing issue soon.
That's frustrating, Pete. Good luck finding the issue!
U will get it I know u will love your videos can't wait for the next keep well
Man I feel for you! The struggles of farming! I'm sure that you'll be relieved to get this solved. I know that it would be driving me nuts by this point. Hang in there.
on pins and needles waiting for the resolution!!! on a related tangent.. first time we put an electric fence up to keep our cattle out of the grazer we had planted, I had my dog with me. Small honey colored terrier, Susie, with a long upward curling tail. We had just turned the fence on to test and wouldn't you know it, Susie walked under the fence which was higher than her back, so no contact. But that long upward curling tail made excellent contact. I heard a long string of "yipe, yipe, yipe, yipe!!!" and saw a brown streak running across the pasture and under the house!!! That was nearly 50 years ago, and I'm still crying tears I'm laughing so hard remembering poor ole Susie running from that fence!!! Don't know what she thought was after her. Omigosh... my sides are hurting. I guess I'm gonna fry for laughing at that poor dog. But, needless to say, that section of fence was working fine!
Oh, have you checked all the insulators? (I'm sure you did, but thought i'd ask anyway).
Love your channel and getting to share in your lives. Thank you, and God Bless you and your family and your farm.
Great display of determination Pete !!🤣
Definitely looking forward to the next episode of the fence mystery love the vids
Hey Pete, hey farm people. Great video. Thanks for the content.
Oh my, dogged determination will get it done. Good luck. Love the calf🥰
Persistence, Sir, you got this! Love the dad jokes, makes me smile and roll my eyes at the same time.
I think I just got done having one of those months where I just couldn't figure out what to do about a problem I had but finally I got ... What a relief, thank you LORD Jesus it's done , but now I have another one, to be continued
Thank you for the lesson, I was very curious about how those fences work.
Good luck and I can't wait to see when you find out where the problem is. Thanks for sharing and have a nice safe day!!
The electric fence has always been one of my biggest frustrations on the farm. Never fails here that the deer mess with things or the plastic insulators will stop insulating. I have seen our fence arc through an insulator to the fence post, if it happens long enough it will leave a scorch mark where the arc is passing through the plastic.
Our back fence every time deer came into rut they tore up wire every night
Enjoy your videos Pete. Hope you find the mystery problem with the fences!
Great work Pete...your farm is looking great.
That’s got to be frustrating. Hope the fault finder helps you solve the problem. Good luck Pete.
Pete, please try disconnecting your pastures that are farthest from the fencer first, working your way back to the fencer, leaving each one disconnected until the fencer starts putting out the right voltage. Then, you will know the section that has the short. The smaller you can make these sections, the smaller area you will have to look for the short.
I hope you can find this short! We're all rooting for ya!
Hello Peter. Wow, what a hassle finding the problem. Good luck when your gadget comes in. Be well.
And the saga continues…dang fences! Great video Pete!
We had cattle up until 2017 & shorts in fences were sometimes VERY frustrating to find for us also. Sometimes I had to walk a fence a few times before I found the short. Disconnecting sections of fence like you did too find the problem section was always my first step too. And then slowly riding the 4-wheeler or long walks to listen for zaps. Got good exercise that way. lol
City/suburban girl here. No clue about electric fence but enjoyed your video anyway. Love the errant calf who wants to hang out with the pigs 😊.
keep up the good work we will get this fence fixed one day your a crack up aussi geoff
I had the exact same issues I even bought a new fencer. It ended up being a split t-post insulator that my wire was touching causing the dead short. Good luck in your search!
Good Luck!! I look forward to the next video!!!! I'm invested in seeing where you find the problem!!!!!!!
One of my favorite parts of farming, is having all these wonderful puzzles to solve! The satisfaction and all you learn along the path is very rewarding! Don't give up. After all, its not your fault! It's the fences...
One of life’s conundrums of which I no absolutely nothing. But I love your videos and have no doubt that you can figure this out Pete! 👍❤️
I do like your humor I wear shorts year-round and I live in Alaska and work down here in America back and forth back and forth I've learned a lot about fences electrical fences
So sorry you couldn't find the fault.... you're doing a great job
Pete, I just installed my first electric fence two days ago based on what I learned from your videos. I wish I would have done it in May. I owe you a debt of gratitude. I’m dying to see what happened to your fence. Thanks for all your videos!
Get an ohm meter, disconnect the hot wire from the charger, test with ohms between the wire and your ground. You should not get a reading ( at least a hard short). If you see continuity between the hot and ground you have a ground somewhere out on the fence line. At a post maybe
Dad was an electrician and as kids, my brothers and I had the enviable task of pounding ground rods for many an electrical service out in the country both residential and farm. Boy oh boy did I curse the "good old Haldimand County gray clay" in which we worked. As for your electrical short, as with any problem that confounds us, when you find the culprit you will look at it as to how simple it was...
I like your videos cause you are right it's real life. You don't make it seam like all roses. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
This a shocking development. Keep up the great videos Pete.
We got faith in you! You'll get it figured out! Troubleshooting angry-pixies can be frustrating. And you've made progress! There's no doubting your grounds now!
No doubt. Those grounds will be good for decades.
This was an informative video even though it made me crazy lol I hope you get this fence issue fixed soon!
You're good people Pete!
Wow, you sure do stick with the problem. Hope you are able to solve it soon. Best of luck
We're rooting for you Pete!
this is very helpful to me, thank you Pete
Real life! No fool no fun 😜 and as frustrating as the problem may for some reason I just know that you will stay at it until the problem is solved. Thanks for another good video. Your sense of humor is the best.
It just goes to show you farming is a never ending adventure...you've done some work with that weed eater since yesterday Mr. Pete!
Hey Pete the good news is you have the cleanest fence lines in the county!
Keep these videos coming!
I hope you fix it soon!!!
Oh dear. Hope you can find the problem soon! Best wishes from Maine.
I am owning a few kilometers of electrical fence ... can't wait to see part three :)