Keeping TRESPASSERS OUT!! Farm Gate Installation

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This week in Idaho we put in our first line of security, a farm gate. We show how we dug our own holes, mixed or own concrete, and installed our gate off grid.
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We are a homeschool and homesteading family of 6 that farms our 1 acre permaculture organic acre in WA State. We are currently building off grid on our new 20 acre homestead in North Idaho. We garden, seed save, raise meat rabbits, raise chickens, process our own meat, save our own seed, can, bake, and do just about everything that we can ourselves to achieve a self sufficient and debt free life for our family.

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@btcbob11392 4 года назад

You should install a wheel for the end of the gate to roll on. They have several different types available at most home/farm centers.

@eternalbeing3339 3 года назад

Great idea. I am going to do that thanks.

@no_handle_required 2 года назад

Yup. Wheels are pretty much a guaranteed necessity on these gates and will allow them to work properly for a lot longer than without that support.

@rochellesegle9041 5 лет назад

I was digging a hole for a post one time and ran into water too. My solution was to dig my whole big enough around for a five gallon bucket. I put a bucket in the whole and filled around the bucket with dirt I took out of the whole. Then placed my post (4x4) in the bucket and finished filling in the whole with concrete. It worked very well and I didn't worry about the water rotting my post or the concrete affecting my water. So far so good for the past 15 years.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Nice!

@cloverlawson4993 2 года назад

brilliant thanks for the comment

@cindyboard7816 5 лет назад

That gate was manufactured in my hometown!!! Great product by Tarter manufacturers of many farm equipment products!!! Company family owned and operated for over 60 years of more!!!!

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

I love that! Good to know we are supporting a family owned business!

@sandraringo1890 4 года назад

You should put up posted signs on the gate and trees close by. Here in Texas we paint our fence post and trees purple. That means no trespassing will be shot.

@HiddenValleyHomestead 5 лет назад

You guys have the best chemistry! Love it!

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

He's my favorite person!

@verahuggett3998 2 года назад

Thank you so much for including us all in your journey towards Good simple Living. Love watching n being therewith you.💓❤️😁😊

@GoodSimpleLiving 2 года назад

Thank you ❤️

@Sheenasalesthriftytreasures Год назад

New here having to install my own gate to keep out trespassers thank you for making this video

@GoodSimpleLiving Год назад

You’re welcome. Welcome!

@loyalbadams 3 года назад

I can't believe how big your kids are. I've been watching 2020-2021 and decided to go back. Wow. What a great life for kids and parents.

@shannonwilliams7376 4 года назад

I read a sign on private property it said . Prayers to the lord will get you to heaven - Trespassing will get you there faster!!!!

@jerrysmith9780 3 года назад

Hahahaha....love it. I have 22 acres, I might try that at my south entrance.

@jefffelix2927 3 года назад

My favorite: Warning trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again.

@piepawrench 4 года назад

Nice job, just a thought, I always paint my entire post, (even though it's treated), before I drop her in the hole. I paint it with a good exterior oil base paint and always paint heavy on both ends. My wife was like yours, she was always there wanting to help me, she passed 5 yrs ago. I sure do miss her telling me what I was doing wrong. lol

@LadyJ5569 4 года назад

Nice to see this project. I can relate having had 17 acres with a 5th wheel parked in the middle towards the back. Our neighbors monitored the gate being locked when we weren't there. Nice job.

@alisonlong2768 4 года назад

Just realizing that its your daughter singing in the intro!

@noramercado9178 3 года назад

A family affair your children will always remember with smiles. God bless you all!

@JP-cz8bm 3 года назад

Very neat and clean job on the gate it looks great! Just a suggestion, when putting the cable around the tree....if you would have used a short piece (1'-2') of water hose, run the cable through the hose and put the hose on the tree, the cable wouldn't cut into the tree as the tree grows. Love the attention to detail that you show when you do your projects.

@johndough1966 4 года назад

Anchoring to a tree might be an issue, in future as it sways back and forth in heavy wind and will actually help dislodge/loosen the cemented post.

@YdoIneedahandle869 Год назад

Did you see how deep that was?

@rogerbettencourt9654 5 лет назад

Just for future knowledge, I have worked for several fence companies half a million years ago, you could dry pour the concrete with that much water and you would have been fine. Also if you leave a couple inches of dirt at the bottom of your post it will not rot as quickly. Love the video.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

We talked about it but didn't want to get a poor mix by attempting to mix it I the hole so we took out the water, and just mixed those first few bags a little dry due to some extra water in the hole.

@randywatson9585 5 лет назад

Good Simple Living And Homesteading You wouldn’t have to mix. Just pour dry concrete in the hole. Even without the standing water you had in the hole, the dry mix naturally sucks in moisture the ground and hardens as it should.

@keithcronk7980 4 года назад

OR USE OLD MOTOR OIL ON THE POST ENDS.

@keithcronk7980 4 года назад

@@randywatson9585 GOT THAT RIGHT BROTHER. KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.

@Anyakolokol 4 года назад

😂so you've seen dinosaurs!?

@jcbartman1618 3 года назад

I added a wheel to mine. After a while it starts to hang a bit. The wheel helped my wife close and open easier the gate.

@lindacurrey2064 4 года назад

Ky Linda I am so glad I found your site it good to see some thing good for a change family's working together .think you god bless your Journey.

@hellofreeman6653 Год назад

Nice gate!!

@jootb Год назад

Awww just going back and looking at some of the beginning What a privilege it is to watch your journey. The way you have grown and omg Jeremy and the concrete now days he would just dump it lo and the babies are so tiny Awwww You've all grown so much!

@collinsddc1206 Год назад

Really am enjoying these videos, thank you for sharing!❤

@feliciabarosa7613 Год назад

Good job

@lnc4920 2 года назад

Nice gate

@robertboyd650 3 года назад

Officially home boundary .....Posts and fence look great.......with family contributions in the job. Congratulations!

@suzeewills1249 2 года назад

Great video Watching second time.

@hellofreeman6653 Год назад

Yeah the tree growing and moving while move the post

@befree8251 4 года назад

When we hang a gate we sink a half post (or shorter) in the closed position and the open position to help keep the gate level (and supported) in both the open and closed position 😊

@carylfontaine3640 4 года назад

I like the gate..Safety!

@tjs114 4 года назад

If the stream on your property is a 4 season stream, you could look into a small archimedes screw hydro turbine as an additional electrical source.

@josephblackwood4001 3 года назад

I liked it just because of the title 💯 but also showed the whole process thank you ✌️

@cathyherb8666 4 года назад

Put a block on closing end of gate at the bottom for it to rest on.

@james44mag31 4 года назад

I love your taste in music it makes the vids! Scenery is breathtaking as well! You have your own little Paradise! Stay safe brother

@SimpleLivingForever 4 года назад

It's looking great already. Ya will have such wonderful living many years to come. Thank you for sharing the video.

@meadowyck 2 года назад

Just wanted to offer a suggest that worked great on our farm fence was to take the opening end of your gate and put a wheel on it so it helps to carry the weight when you open the gate.

@roywitcher1860 4 года назад

Put abrace on the latch end with wheel on to take the weight of the gate less strain on the posts plus when you put a gate opening system on will work better

@russellgerow1203 4 года назад

Yeah the one guy had a good point. The trees will Sway and loosen your post but if you take your cables and go to the base of the tree to the ground and wrap around it you'll have less likely that doing that

@FindMoreLocalCustomers 3 года назад

Good job!

@goodboyringo9716 2 года назад

Home depot sells a wheel for the gate that works great .

@pnfoutdoors4234 4 года назад

Nice legs i mean post. Good looking fence

@orlandorivera8717 4 года назад

It is very good you’re working together with the family god bless you from Edmonton Canada

@bobbycasarez6712 5 лет назад

Someone probably mentioned this in the comments already, but I didn't look. Here in Texas when it gets dry and hot, it can cause the cement to crack around the pole and then the pole is loose and the gate leans on the ground. I bang old nails in the post, the part going in the hole and I throw in some old, junk wire. This holds the cement to the pole. Keeps things solid. Just sharing, I dont know if you might have that problem in Idaho. I love watching ya'lls journey. Take care

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Wow, very interesting! It's not overly hot or dry here, but for sure something to keep in mind in the future!

@bobbycasarez6712 5 лет назад

@@GoodSimpleLiving I wasnt sure if the ground freezes up there or not. And if it would have the same effect as hot n dry on unsupported cemented posts. Yeah, just something to keep in mind. I thought about it when you mentioned weather proofing your new foundation.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

@@bobbycasarez6712 the ground does freeze.

@212acres3 5 лет назад

good idea! Here in Oklahoma all my ground has cracks all through it.

@HiddenValleyHomestead 5 лет назад

Wow Melissa! You're a tough girl hauling those cement bags like that! Heck they're hard for ME to carry and I'm like twice your size! Nice work!

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

I need to get farm strong if I'm going to be of any help to poor Jeremy with our build. Right now I'm about as useful as a child.

@HiddenValleyHomestead 5 лет назад

@@GoodSimpleLiving Doesn't look like it to me! Your hard work you show on your WA garden plot has inspired Olivia to do more in our own urban homestead garden plot! And carrying around them bags ain't no joke! Youre doing great from what I see!

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

@@HiddenValleyHomestead well thank you!

@MikeL-vu7jo 4 года назад

nice job

@kevinashby3784 4 года назад

Good job but here’s a few tips form an old farmer...1st great job with digging the hole and the turnbuckle bracing. With all the rocks you have, simply put some in the bottom so the post won’t sit right on the bottom in the water. Now with all that water in the hole, dump the sakrete right in the hole and mix it right there. It does just the same and speeds up the process. Everyone I’ve seen including my family and me, do that.

@no_handle_required 2 года назад

I keep my roads open, I like the target practice.

@TM-ro7lh Год назад

Pro tip: Level the post, pour the concrete mix in dry and pour water on top of it. I set 30-50 like this every spring. Speed things up, no structural difference.

@ronlopes7596 2 года назад

You could use the tree and a spanguy anchor to secure the weight of the gate with a cable attached to the trunk. Electric company’s do the same with power poles that have a lot of weight on them.

@robs9574 5 лет назад

Can you get some boulders or something to keep baddies from driving around your gate? I’d love to see a motion sensor set up on a choke point before the gate somewhere, one that sounds off at the house. I’m pretty noided yep but you’re definitely on your own out there. Nice work!

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

We are definitely putting in cameras and an alarm motion sensor.

@stevee7774 3 года назад

It’s a very good idea.

@Jameson4327 5 лет назад

Now days you have to watch out for your family. It's truly sad I grown up on a farm. It's not the same anymore. Keep up with good videos.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

So true. Someone would have to be out of their damn mind if they wanted to mess with ours.

@alanbailey1696 3 года назад

I would keep an eye on the tree you used to cable the post to. If it grows the cable could "choke" the tree and it will die. I had a fir tree that died by putting a fence wire around that became too tight. Great looking project!

@allengibson7346 4 года назад

That was an example of North Idaho pole dancing (thank you Melisa). I built a lift style gate, swinging gates are a pain in the snow.

@rastagrastag7784 2 года назад

You should set ground anchors because the tree will move with the wind

@ModernMountainLiving 5 лет назад

Game cameras have recorded some surprises on my build. Trespassing signs that mention multiple cameras help but only GOOD marksmanship deters.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

That we have.

@jamesfrancisco7308 4 года назад

So true!

@annamaybeekman5152 5 лет назад

How beautiful......Congrats.....very exciting

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Thank you so much!!

@Dave_300 2 года назад

I've heard to char the post that is below ground to keep water out or also there is a paint on material that repels water. Just an idea for later. Love your videos and the family helping. Great experiences

@jameshaggerty8348 4 года назад

How do you knock on the rancher’s front door? There are states where they shoot trespassers on sight. How do you go there to ask the rancher something, or visiting?

@jameswitte5167 5 лет назад

Take a hint from Texas ... Painting fence post purple means no trespassing ... Catching on in a few states ... Solar gate opener and game cameras are a good thing ... Hold the cable and turn the buckle ...

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

I just heard that!

@judd_s5643 5 лет назад

I did know this either so I looked it up and Idaho does have a purple paint Law as well!

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

@@judd_s5643 just not sure I want purple trees

@judd_s5643 5 лет назад

Good Simple Living And Homesteading < you could use a “rainbow of colors”..😳

@mickemike2148 3 года назад

That "birch" was actually an aspen.

@JacobsTriangleHomestead 5 лет назад

Definitely need a good gate nowadays. I have neighbors on either side of my driveway that look out for people coming on my property, but that still didn't deter them. I put up a similar gate to secure things a little better. You'll sleep better knowing that people won't be driving in and helping themselves to everything.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Yep exactly. We know it won't stop someone determined, but it'll stop lookie looes

@Drakijy 5 лет назад

A very important part of having land is having a great gate! Y'all got a good one, too! We used to have people that would drive onto our property and either do donuts in front of the house at all hours or just drive through the yards looking at everything we have (and there were two incidents with people driving tow trucks up to the house at 3am) before we put ours up. It can get kinda scary without a gate.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

So true. They would be met by shotgun blasts.

@Drakijy 5 лет назад

@@GoodSimpleLiving oh, they were :)

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

@@Drakijy good!

@MikeGetsItDone 5 лет назад

You might consider a screw in "Earth Anchor" for the hinged side of your gate post when the gate is open. Since you don't have a tree to tie off to, you can use the anchor to keep the gate level as it swings open.

@dmartinez9668 2 месяца назад

Awesome video since I’m putting an 8 foot gate up do you still suggest 6 x 6 post? Thank you.

@mmanut 5 лет назад

Great job guys, new subscriber. Solar lights on the top of the poles would be perfect for that. Maybe a couple of reflectors to put on the gate. Vinny 🇺🇸

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Just got solar lights up yesterday!! Reflectors are a great idea

@tonyboneize 4 года назад

Hey guys nice work!!!! I have a question. If I get a 16’ gate do I set my post at 16’ to?

@c50ge 4 года назад

Use a cordless reciprocating saw with a wood demo blade for the roots instead of chainsaw. I love watching your progress. Too bad you have to install a gate. Too bad people can’t keep out where they don’t belong.

@JF-fx2qv 4 года назад

Did the cut root tree die? Reconsider using the tree to brace the post; if you want the gate to last.

@PopleBackyardFarm 5 лет назад

enjoyed this

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Thank you, glad to hear that!!

@JamesCouch777 5 лет назад

Great job on the gate. I usually installed two eight foot gates to lessen the stress on the posts. When I put in big heavy gates I braced the post really good...kinda like what y'all did. We always had trouble with trespassers until we got our fences put up...mostly kids on atvs.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Yeah don't want anyone wandering up or tearing up our road.

@timmongar6250 6 месяцев назад

Who was singing in the beginning of this video love watching your videos

@jeremymyer9152 4 года назад

If you have to dig many holes when you start your livestock I recommend looking into buying an auger

@GoodSimpleLiving 4 года назад

We used one for our orchard fencing. That video is right after this one.

@cathyherb8666 4 года назад

4 x 4 vehicles,,4 wheelers etc. can easily get around the one side of your gate...purple colored posts mean No Trespassing..

@swaits4no1 2 года назад

Concrete will set up under water.. fence post just pour the Crete, add the water.. poke it with a rod iron... call it a day... farm post been up 20yrs thus far this way.. good job though!

@NorthCountryOffgrid 5 лет назад

That’ll keep the riff raff out👍🏻

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

If they are smart

@gateway8833 5 лет назад

One thing we did on our gate was put a wheel kit. We did have to level the area under the swing area.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

That's our plan too!

@chriscruickshank9468 3 года назад

Nice work on the gate guys ...i hope you accounted for snow? because come winter ...your gate may have to be left open... as for a latch...go get a 3 ft piece of chain , wrap your post to your gate...done....Its a gate lol

@jimquinn9454 4 года назад

I would never have got away with the overhang on the back off your pickup ,either had to hire trailer or truck for that .weird traffic laws in Scotland.😋

@JOSHSLASHLAOS 3 года назад

Aloha

@kenactofkindness4017 4 года назад

22 suggestions, too late good ur happy kool

@kenactofkindness4017 4 года назад

made mine with 3 by 3 10 deep pad 4 feet in the ground with 16 x 16 inch colomun to the surface with 6 inch galvanized steel pipe, with pipe slip over the stub, hange 16 foot gat u can stand on end only gate flexes lol, 2 ton weight of concrete and soil, yes never moved permanent , think of lever fulcrum , 16 foot lver will move ur post over time heads up ,

@glendabrekke5475 5 лет назад

well trucks could go around your gate. I suggest putting boulders on both sides.high so they can't get over them.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

We aren't even close to done with our security measures.

@DocRangerD 3 года назад

The time you guys took to make it nice and the way you want for a gate. Inspiring

@noyahnome7350 4 года назад

Everything he do he looks like a cop lol it’s awesome 👏

@feliciabarosa7613 Год назад

Should the posts for the gates perhaps should be metal?

@Sirskibumsalot 11 месяцев назад

My 2 cents on gate project ....rubber garden hose around cable that goes around trees to protect tree .....and since your gate is long a wheel for it to support gate while opening and closing .....I have done both on my property . I have a 16' ft. opening but use 2 gates at 8' ft. .....ok good job on keeping the creepers out .....I have real problems with the great white hunters during hunting season ....they trespass , cut my fences , drive onto property killing my small trees , argue with me ....they give hunting a bad name ....ok enjoy and thanks for the video ....cheers

@CorbinAce 3 года назад

Nice job with the gate. It is hard to believe you have such shallow ground water at your' sea level. I would think you would need to dig 8,000 ft to get water :O) but it doesn't work that way. :O) I think you had enough suggestions and advice for this job. You are lucky you have a sweet little wife that tries to make each job, a fun project.

@monicawatkins372 2 года назад

The road only goes to your property or is it a through road that goes to others?

@jameswitte5167 5 лет назад

Congrats on your live stream ... You gonna have no problem with water ... Hope you don't have any mud seeps ... Lol ... "You can't contain this" ...

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Haha, I will not be contained lol! Thank you for tuning in, we appreciate it!

@rburns531 4 года назад

On the cable use a old piece of 3/4" garden hose on the area resting on the tree to cushioning it. This will allow free flow of sap within the tree!!! Old gardening trick. Oohraah!!!

@rudygtrz 4 года назад

consider a concrete post by using tubes used in foundation posts

@Seandei 5 лет назад

A wheel at the latch end will save a lot of headaches in the future as well . Also no water needed for your future hole pours. Great job otherwise, looks nice.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

I think we will do a wheel. What do you mean by no water needed for future hole pours?

@Seandei 5 лет назад

Good Simple Living And Homesteading sorry concrete. You have enough water in the soil high water table put dry concrete , over a few days the water will leach in and cure hard as concrete. Lol good night love your channel

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

@@Seandei oh I see now! Thanks, good night!

@olsonoutdoors783 4 года назад

The word you where looking for was anchor

@emelen123jamesula2 4 года назад

Over time, the weight of your gate will cause it to droop at the opposite end of the hinge. If you attach a swivel wheel, no drooping, no lifting, you just pull or push your gate.

@stephenkennedy7931 3 года назад

I'm a Canadian and love your shows, by the way what brand of beer are you drinking?

@OLDBD1 5 лет назад

Nice 👍🏼

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

Thanks!!

@ModernMountainLiving 5 лет назад

Redundancy = extra support

@wilfredomaceira3378 5 лет назад

Lazy way to set post with concrete. Add water to the hole and pour bag in hole, mix in hole.

@GoodSimpleLiving 5 лет назад

That's what we hear

@ryanscott2548 5 лет назад

You should of used long railroad ties...they would last forever almost

@tioganh 4 года назад

Really smart to select the lay of the land so that no one can traverse around. It is still a shame that you have to do this where a simple sign to indicate that it is private People should respect that.