Here in Australia in this situation we would put in a skirt. Build your fence as close to level as you can. When you get to the collveit run a heavy wire between your two posts then attach chicken netting with wire rings to the wire, something heavy attached to the bottom I use gal pipe to hold it down. Animals won’t get out, but in big rains allowing it to raise up letting debris flow through without pushing your fence over 👍🏻 if in a big rain if something takes out your skirt you only have to fix that not your whole fence.
Evan, When you were attempting to pull the fence down by standing on it, if you had previously driven a screw in the post at the lowest level you wanted, with Rebecca's assistance you could have secured the fence at the required level before you stapled the fence to the post. Hope this helps, Cheers Robin.
This was great! because, I have some dips that are maybe a foot and a half drop. I was told by people that I have tried to hire to help me finish that the fence would bust if I tried to do the same thing you are doing. Great Job!
An option also is to tension the fence off something past the end post. Something heavy like a truck, tractor or maybe a side by side using the electric winch
He don't listen to those who have erected hundreds of fences. There was a number of followers that told him the same thing you did the last time he stretched a run of fence.
@Angel because we subscribe and are faithful. Just because we dislike the way someone is doing something doesn’t mean we will just abandon someone. It’s called a option or Suggestion. Not a dislike
You have to use the tensioner on the tractor past the posts, and attach each horizontal wire one at a time. The blocking on your boss posts has to be put in with horizontal grain.
I think your idea of running a barb wire below the actual woven wire is a fantastic idea, one - which I have not come across yet. It will discourage animals digging in, or dogs digging out. Like you, I have undulating country, and will have to block off some small dips, to keep my dogs at home. Thank you for your patience and kindness - in passing on your experience.
I'm very impressed, Evan. I just keep thinking back to the very first holes you and Rebekah drilled with that hand held auger 😂 What a far way you have come! Merry Christmas 🎄⛄🦌
Evan, let me see if I can help you get a better job done on your fencing project.. First when you backfill around the wooden posts, keep the dirt down 5-6 inches. When you tie your bottom wire you will have room to work. On your stretcher you have 3 places to pull from. You are choosing to use 2 come-alongs to pull with. Try one come-along in the center position. Next put your stretcher outside the fence, not between the post and the wire . Lastly when you are finishing tying the single strands, you cut the stub end with cutters. That works, but it leaves the tag end sticking up and you can cut you and the animals if they rub against it. There is a way to twist the tag end with little effort that breaks the wire so it doesn't stick out and cannot cut you. Stoney Ridge Farmer has demonstrated the movements to tie it several times in his videos. When the bottom wires are finished, then backfill the last few inches or dirt. Keep up the great work, I am amazed at how fast you are learning what alot of us grew up doing. My fondest memory is being barefoot when I was mucking out the barns.
I used to build fence out in Idaho and Montana Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands. Tough hand digging with blue bar and shovels but some similar methods. Thanks for sharing! Great job
Pretty smart with that woven wire tote with the bucket. Nothing neater than I man and wife working together. You probably don’t want too much rock etc by the water gap to slow for water to flow freely.
I like how you left that tree right infront of the pipe, hopefully grass can grow up in front of it and the tree and the roots can help slow the water down and filter it
Nice job on the fence. I really hope you aren't really expecting it to stop coyotes though. They can clear over 6 foot if they want to. You do have a nice place, good luck.
I would like to see how those boss posts have held 3-4 years later as you shouldve used concrete on them due to the pressure that they are under with the fence and given that the soil is mostly wet for most of the time. I wont be surprised to see that they have lifted.
This is such a great looking fence you and Rebecca have built. Would another short strand of barbed wire help in the places at the culvert then add some more rip rap.? Just a thought. I don't know beans about fencing. Thanks for sharing this with us. Y'all have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Great job you two. The fence looks awesome. I’m so sorry I laughed when you nailed your glove to the post. Lol that was funny. Hope y’all have a Merry Christmas!!🎄
GREAT JOB Evan! You should be proud of yourself! The farm is coming along nicely. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and Rebecca and your boys. I hope you get about a foot of snow, and stay at home with a nice toasty fire going, and a few adult beverages!!!
Well Evan, I don’t have any advice or suggestions for you. I think you do a good job, and your working with Rebecca, you guys make the A team. Merry Christmas to you and Rebecca. 🎄
I shared this with "HOMESTEAD HEART"! They are going to be doing their property themselves, due to greedy people who have quoted overly high quotes to do their property. They are down to Earth folks. Maybe y'all can check out their RU-vid channel and give them some advice. The good Lord will bless them, I am sure. I watch y'all faithfully and keep up with the videos. GOOD JOB 👍 on the FENCE building! Rebecca is a Peach! You have a wonderful wife. Thank you for bringing joy into my life. MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MINERAL SPRINGS ARKANSAS!
Great video and excellent fence building technique. My only concern is the volume of water that will come through the culvert. It may be necessary to build a water gap with a top hinge. A high volume of water running through the culvert with grass and tree limbs in it could be a problem. Regardless, it's a world class fence. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Sincerely, Fred and Linda Lundgren Katy, Texas
Evan, I really enjoy your channel thank you for reminding a down to earth genuine homestead channel. I'm getting tired of the other homesteaders that have to mention the name and model number of the products they use every other sentence. They are becoming a big infomercial and not enjoyable to watch.
That's a mighty fine looking fence line, Good job!!! I love the idea of the boss post, it's doing exactly what his name says...Being the BOSS!!! Thanks Evan, you're doing great!!! Peace!!! Bill
Great stuff Evan, we are gunna be installing our own pasture fencing soon and we are learning a lot from you! Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and Rebecca .🎄🎄Bruce&Beth ......Michigan
I am a 58 yr old female and just bought 12 acres in Saskatchewan. I am overwhelmed in regard to fencing my property and just got a 12,000.00 quote for perimeter fencing... I guess I'm doing it myself ! Thanks for making this video...
Are you going to get sheep or cows to take care of the majority of the grass in there? The goats will be hunting down any weeds and saplings growing in the area leaving the grass for last so it is worth it to bring in a grass eater to help keep the area maintained without you needing to mow.
Merry Christmas and God Bless! Please wear safety glasses. I worked in the rigging business, and saw a lot of rope and wire snap. The kickback is not pretty.
Fantastic job. The fence really looks good and sturdy. The animals will have plenty of space to roam. Love watching your videos and see the improvement on your property. You both are blessed. Be safe, healthy and God bless you both.
you should have tightened up your wire on your corner post first , stick a claw hammer with a long handle half way between the 2 post and give it 10 turns or so , you can feel when it is tight enough and when it is tightened remove hammer , and when you are stapling the wire in the low area put a staple sideways on the bottom of your post than you can push the wire down and hold it in place keeping your hands free , one last thing in the low laying areas find some big rocks and tie the rocks with a number 9 wire and wrap the #9 wire to your post in the low laying area and also add a couple of rocks between the posts to kee the wire from lifting in time hope this is helpful in future fencing projects .
Always take your tractor and park it 6 ft past your last end post, secure your come along to the tractor then tighten fence. Put in staples on your end post (both ends) then take tractor with forks and pull fence down at your high spots.
This is going to sound dumb but I wear a t-shirt with a logo and pound my posts to the logo... My posts are all VERY close to the same height. Simple but most people don't think of it.
You could soak them poles that are in the ground water in dirty motor oil and diesel in a 16 gal oil barrel for a few days before you set them. They’ll resist rot and infestation and it’s inexpensive to do. You’re welcome.
Have an area that’s at least as low as you’ve got there. Was wondering what I was going to do. Got a whole lot better idea how to approach it now. Appreciate y’all. Btw, what brand of boots is Rebecca wearing? Watch a homesteading couple in Alaska who wear that same boot. Need to replace mine. Tired of buying junk. Thanks, Jay from Huffman, Texas
15:53 THIS is when you need some help. Wives are soft. They smell good, and that extra hand brings so much extra to your life. People don't realize the value of a good wife/helpmate. Does Rebecca have an older sister? OBVIOUSLY she was raised to be a good wife. :-) You should call her Mama and thank her.
👏 👏 Hahaha, Okay Rebekah you can hang out there for a little while. 🤣🤣 You guys make me laugh at times. 👍 That's quite the fence. Nice. Thanks for sharing this with us. You folks be blessed and have a good day. 🙏☝️👍
I would put a horizontal swinging gate in front of the culvert. When you have heavy rains, the rushing water won't take out your fence. You can add woven wire to the gaps at the bottom of your fence or use hog panels trimmed to the contour of the gaps.
You are going to have a very nice pasture area once you finish. Congratulations!! Thanks for working so hard to get projects filmed while completing them. I certainly appreciate and enjoy watching. Rebecca and Evan, Merry Christmas to you and your family, may the Lord bless and keep you safe in the coming year.
If your gonna pull the barbed wire down leave some slack and it will pull out you could have been serious hurt stepping and putting that much tension on it
Just a suggestion, that block screwed on for footing, should be put on across ways, and in wet areas we used wider ones and pegged, each side, dig out recess at bottom of your hole to take the footing, this also gives more holding power. on shallower dips, we use steel picket, [waratah] we call them, 5 foot 6 in length, cut in half, drive in [10lb hammer] at 45% angle, just under dirt, with8 inch length S/S wire, in top hole, staple to bottom post bend over, then another staple. also look up ,Strainrite chain wire strainers, much better than those come alongs, nice stock proof fence,
Hi.... Evan nice to see you, great and amazing fencing, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐖🐈🌱🐐🎥👍👍👍
good job Evan and Rebekah. you may fill in that gap at the bottom with a short run of barbed wire below the one you already ran and some soft wire to space the 2 strands apart
You got the tension on that fence just prefect Evan. That showed when you tried to pull it down at the boss posts. Any tighter you wouldn’t have made it. Also don’t think about messing up on video, we all feel for you when something doesn’t go as planned. like changing that first roll of baler wire. 😂🏴🙏🏼
The dogs stopped by to give a gentle reminder that if, by chance, anybody happens to be in the "giving" mood, on account of it being the Christmas season and all that, they will not be averse to receiving treats.
Too late , we notched 2 2/4s x 4'long set on 9ga. bottom wire, stood on same while applying staples. This held fence in place with less effort. good job
Very nice looking fence. I learned a lot off your last two fence videos. Will be helping my father in law put up some new fence on the farm and I’m going to steal some of your ideas. Thanks for sharing Evan👍🏻👍🏻
Very nice job. Thanks for producing the video. Just a couple of suggestions for consideration. You mentioned that the holes holding the wooden fence posts had water in them. Given that, consider putting in about 6" of gravel at the bottom of the holes to allow for the water to drain. Otherwise the posts will rot much quicker than need be. Also, in those areas were there was a depression around the bottom of a T Post, you could cut a foot or so off a metal cattle panel at the proper width to cover the depression, and then cut a T Post to insert in the ground at a couple of places to hold the cattle panel in place. That will prevent animals from escaping and secure the fix in place -- much better than just packing the area with dirt. Anyway, I appreciate you taking the time to do the video. Nice fence!
I feel your pain about what's buried on the old farm. We recently found the old dump on our farm that dates to 1865. Its a mess! Cans and bottles nearly three feet deep and about 50 long over an embankment. People take for granted our modern trash disposal services. In the old days there was no way to get rid of stuff except to make a pile and try to burn it. Things are looking good on your farm. Merry Christmas from Dalmatian Hills farm!
