Monday, April 27, 2015

Tractor Time - Old Ford Fencing Team





We finished putting in all the posts needed to complete stage 1 of the fencing project today. Stage 2 shouldn't require any more post hole digging other than what we have done already. Stage 3 will be another post hole night mare however.

As you can see I used the 861D for the post hole digging and the 8N as the jump and fetch girl. In this pic she has the boom pole back on as we used it to pull the old copper grounding rod out of the ground and to chain up the corner posts which weighed in at a pretty hefty amount I must say. It was much easier to move them with the boom. The old girl also had the blade on her for pulling old posts, the hay spike which we used like a pole to move the rolled up wire and then unroll it and the carryall I built.




Here was the last three way corner we needed to put in the ground which will also act as a gate post that will open into the stage 2 area for even more sheep mowing.

With a little luck and some fast work I am now shooting for putting in the last 60 foot or so of woven wire tomorrow, finishing up the gates Wednesday and letting the sheep out into this first section by Thursday.

Sammich says she is ready to get off the stinkin dry lot already.




All that lush green out there just out of reach is maddening and I can't say I blame her either. That grass has to be better than dry old hay.

Once this stage is finished and I find out for sure if it is dog proof I am thinking it will also allow me to begin giving much more serious thought to some chickens around here. Will give em a nice little open range area and escape place if the neighbor dogs come calling.

I even talked my mom into running around on the riding mower this afternoon and had time to drive over and mow my dad's lawn as well so I am almost finished with this weeks mowing duties as well.

After this stage is complete I may just have time to focus more on the bees for a few days at this rate. I think my head is going to explode.

Keep Prepping Everyone!!!!!


8 comments:

  1. PP,

    It stormed the entire day today, hopefully your weather will be nice this way you can get the work done on your fencing.

    Sammich is thinking how to get out of lockup, lol.....

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    1. Sandy - My you were up late tonight :)

      They are saying no rain for us this week. Which despite the fact that I bitch about the rain it is entirely too early for us to have a full week of dryness. Kinda scares me a bit that we might go back into drought stage this year.

      Sammich is my escape artist. If the new fence will keep her in I know it is solid :)

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  2. I know what you mean about your head exploding. I seem to have so many things on the go at the moment it's difficult to know which to go at first! At least I've only got a little bit of fencing to do but lots of gates to hang. Also trying to figure out how to juggle the grass as I have far too much and will need to make hay but need to make sure the sheep keep on top of the rest of it.

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    1. Kev - The grass mowing is just the biggest drain on not only financial resources but time for me during Spring and early Summer. Once it dries out of course it slows down usually but last year it never really did either. So far the hay field is looking pretty good this year!!!

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  3. Looking good. So glad you are finally able to make some progress.

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    1. DFW - It's perfect conditions right now, which as I said is a bit scary. I curse the rain when it falls......and when it doesn't :)

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  4. we have had tons of rain...the boys have had two ball games cancelled. and tomorrow is supposed to be a rain make up game..but guess what ? Yup! More rain.. lol

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    1. JuGM - It's dried up nicely here right now. We are not suppose to get any more rain until Saturday at this point.

      Man I remember those days of trying to schedule all those games and I only had one to juggle. I don't envy you those problems but they were fun times so that I do envy :)

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