Temporary Horse Pasture - Fencing advice please

[MossflowerWoods]

Make sure anytime the PHD is operating everyone is clear. I was doing ER hours and saw a guy come in that got caught up in the PHD and broke both legs, arm, rib and generally looked chewed up. His buddy was sitting on the tractor and accidentally moved the tractor and before he knew it he was a rag doll on spin cycle. He did not stay long in the ER, they sent him straight to surgery to stop the internal bleeding.

Mike,

I am nervous of the PHD and make sure everyone keeps clear.

I had an adult helping me yesterday with every hole, not the girls. But I'm not sure how I can run the PHD by my self yet... I treat it like it is going to explode any second...

I do not want anyone to do "The Twist".

David

PS - You'd be proud of my girls. they built and started and maintained the fire. All I did was turn a spot on the brick pile/ foundation remnants into a nice fire pit. You taught them well!

 

[MossflowerWoods]

I have a process question or two.

1 - I set and tamped the gate posts and the first corner, but the inline posts I am nailing on the boards and I will tamp the posts down level after I get the boards up. Is that right, wrong or just weird?

2 - Spacing of the boards. I am setting the posts approx 2.5' deep, leaving approx 4.5' height. I am setting the top board at the top of the post, and spacing them 12" between boards, boards are actually 6.5" wide do the bottom boad typically should be ~10.5" but occasionally as much as 12" or so from the ground. Is that OK?

Thanks all for all of the avice and encouragement.
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Sunday the girls and I tried to spend a couple hours on the fence but it did not go well. I could not keep the generator running and I could not get the borrowed nail gun to shoot nails. We made some progress, we got the 32' souther side of the gate fence to at least have all the boards with at least 1 nail at each end.

Pic is what we finished Sunday.

Today Jonnyc1999 and I did about 48' of fence on the North side of the gate.


Pics and details are here in "Today's Seat Time" thread...
TODAYS SEAT TIME - Page 150 - TractorByNet.com

Be well all,
David

 

[scoutcub]

Lookin great sir!!

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Lookin great sir!!

Thanks Frank!

How are you doing?

Still CONUS?

Be well,
David

 

[MossflowerWoods]

It got dark before I could take pictures tonight. I will take some tomorrow before we start.

A buddy from Church came over. he and I finished the 88' section jonnyc1999 and I started the other day. The we did some earth moving with the bucket to try to level the fence line a bit for the next 176' section.

We set the far post and ran string and there is a good 18' rise I MUST account for still, so we are breaking it into a 128' and 48' section to account for the rise. We set the post at 128' mark and started setting the posts from the far end to that post.

Be well all,
David

 

[whistlepig]

35 years & no rot? No concrete then I assume...that's what kills any post eventually.

I don't think you will replicate that stat with the "new" treated posts....I think they just dip them in Green Tea:laughing:.

Most say that concrete will rot treated posts. I have never had this issue. I have never put a treated post in the ground without concrete. Wouldn't even consider it. I learned this by watching the state of Ohio put fence up along roads. They use concrete.

 

[scoutcub]

Thanks Frank!

How are you doing?

Still CONUS?

Be well,
David

Hey David!

Well......been Conus since the beginning of Nov, was supposed to go back 9 Nov but somehow acquired a pinched nerve & shoulder issues.....so have been a sick bay commando for the last 6 weeks. They even found some carpal tunnel I didn't know I had in the EMG....:laughing::laughing:
NOT gonna tell ya what I bought though.....

wish I could come and help, but PT is killing my time off!

Frank

 

[Depmandog]

We need to hand rake all the old walnuts out of the grass, and get rid of all the twigs.

David

David,

Ran across this nifty tool the other day for picking up nuts (or anything similar)



http://www.nutwizard.com/

This tool digs the walnuts from grass, sticks, etc. super easy to empty... It comes with a heavy gauge wire bail that fits on a five gallon bucket. Just roll the nut tool back and forth (yes-even one handed!!), then lower the tool onto the bail in the bucket, twist and presto slamo it is empty.

Very cool tool.

Dean

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Hey David!

Well......been Conus since the beginning of Nov, was supposed to go back 9 Nov but somehow acquired a pinched nerve & shoulder issues.....so have been a sick bay commando for the last 6 weeks. They even found some carpal tunnel I didn't know I had in the EMG....:laughing::laughing:
NOT gonna tell ya what I bought though.....

wish I could come and help, but PT is killing my time off!

Frank

Frank,

I am VERY sorry you are having a pain issue. I have & have had a couple and they stink. Get the carpl tunnel fixed. Not fixing mine sooner has cause other painful problems...

I wish you could come help too! Every TBN'er I've met so far (3 I believe) has been an outstanding guy who I am proud to be friends with.

QUIT TEASING! What did ya buy? A Harley? Another Tractor? A TLB? WHAT!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Blessings upon all TBN'ers!
David