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Come along as I show how I make my wooden fence post from a locust log. DIY Long lasting, cheap fence post.
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[@tomarmstrong4156]

I split 4"x5" x 7' posts out of a 4' logs years ago. We used a tool called a checker to start the split. I wish I could find one today, I have some cedar logs coming.

[@ralphellsworth1019]

That's what I like to see, Is old school on a small farm. God bless

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Ralph! Glad ya enjoyed it, making post is some tough work but I have a lot of fun doing it. Thanks for watching, take care!

[@prattsgreenhousefarm9473]

Really good video! The old man that used to milk cows for us was really good at this. Great way to save money. Thanks for sharing this.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Ed! Yes I really like walking around and finding old post still standing and usually not a piece of wire left haha. Pretty neat how well they keep! Thanks for watching, take care Mr. Pratt!

[@kevinvallee9049]

Great video. Old school 👍🏼👍🏼

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Kevin! Yup old school and still probably the longest lasting haha! Plus a lot cheaper ;) I appreciate ya watching, take care!

[@richardm1631]

Dave you getting a work out at same time you saving money💪💵💵

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Richard! The dynamic duo haha, I appreciate ya watching!

[@a.l.l.firewood8883]

Those things will last forever, nice job

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks! I know I like walking the woods and finding old ones still standing with no idea how old they are!

[@a.l.l.firewood8883]

I've been cutting locust out of a neighbors woods for a few years now, I have no doubt some of that stuff I'm cutting is 50 years old

[@Mallard5plus1Farmhouse]

I remember that first video! I'm glad you did this video again! Great job buddy

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks CJ! It was a lot more fun making this one since I have a littler better understanding of making videos lol. At least the post turned out pretty good! I never knew when making that first one how fun youtube in general would be :) thanks for all the support buddy, I sure appreciate it! Take care man.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Hey Dave, be proud ! You've come a long way in filming and in log/rail/post splitting. You're getting there. Working smarter and not as hard. Those wooden splitters we talked about before are just to open the split farther (wedge it open) that's why they were used. You're doing a great job around there. Thanks for sharing.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Fred! I am very surprised on the channels growth, we really enjoy documenting everything and looking back on our progresses! I have yet to make any of those wedges but I sure need too, make a few different widths and shapes sure would make it easier! Hope all is well your way, take care my friend!

[@dkat1108]

Now in 2023 this is a huge savings a cost of a 4x4 PT is 3x what it was when this video was made. If I had some cedar trees down I would do this for sure. Unfortunately I have pine and oak neither are good for fence posts.....

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

No doubt! It’s crazy to cost of things now a days, I sure appreciate ya watching!

[@donarmstron6030]

Enjoying your videos, keep it up my friend.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Don, glad you enjoy them! I get into a little bit of everything around the hobby farm :) I’m sure glad to have ya come along, take care!

[@stephenhaney661]

Me and my son just did some of these, not to many people still know how to do this,by the way I'm in Harrison county ohio

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Awesome, your right it’s definitely a fading skill! They work so well to it a shame people don’t use them more often! Your not to far out, Belmont county here :) take care and thanks for watching!

[@deanbarr5740]

Good job Dave. This is almost a dying art. What most people don't know is, these locusts post will outlast anything that you can buy from Lowe's or Home Depot. I've got a fence around my property that my dad cut and split locust posts 50-60 years ago. The posts will outlast the wire. Thanks Dave i enjoyed this.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Dean! I know I sure enjoy making these post! I like walking in the woods and seeing the old ones still standing! Who knows how old they are haha! Thanks for watching buddy! Take care Dean

[@PineRidgeHomestead]

Great video. I'm in the process of making my own fence posts.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks! This method works great and these post will last a lifetime. I appreciate ya watching!

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

I found it funny at 1:21 when you said "good to have an axe" and Axle walks in front of the camera 😂

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Haha that is funny, never Caught it :) thanks for watching buddy, take care!

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

That a lot of work. Nice job. Now I know how

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Larry! Sure makes a nice long lasting post :) I appreciate ya watching, take care buddy!

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

Now that was a good video Dave, good thinking to use them.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Joey! Sure saves a pretty penny, and will probably last a really long time! Hope all is well your way, take care buddy!

[@teamstucker624]

Awesome how to video and safety is Paramount for sure always have your P.P.E on the job or on the farm. thanks again for sharing have a great week.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks for watching! Yup no doubt, I try to stay mostly safe around the farm haha, sometimes I get ahead of myself and don’t step back and think about some of the little things! I appreciate the comments, take care!

[@teamstucker624]

@@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarmThanks for always responding and I have been tell my boy safety first and work smarter not harder he is getting very good at seeing solutions to problems it's awesome to see knowledge soaked up by your children. I like passing on life lessons to people that's why I wanted to do more KZbin videos pass on what I've learned and ways to save money and improve people's home/Land and tractor goodies. I have learned many things in my crazy adventures through life LoL.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Very nice Dave. Who needs a gym membership right?

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks Tyler! Haha no doubt, definitely a good work out! I appreciate ya watching, take care buddy!

[@daveholmes123]

Yup! Been there done that! Lol nice way to benefit from your land 8 post lets say 6$ apiece 48 bucks 20 minutes Hummm, very nice! Well worth it! Great job "D"

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks! Yup I have learned from the best ;) they will be put to good use! Thanks for watching!

[@LibertyGarden]

Great video. Do you use those as t-posts? How do you pound them into the ground? Thanks.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks for watching! Yes I use them for post but unfortunately I have to hand dig the holes and then tamp them into the ground. It’s a tough job but they will last a long time!

[@glastenburydesignsoutdoors8039]

As always another great video, I just subbed for the second time. Somehow I was unsubbed, I noticed that on one other channel. Those logs seemed to pop apart fairly well

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thank you, I sure appreciate the support :) glad you enjoy them! I like making these post mainly because of the thought that they will last a lot longer than me and just the progress from taking the log into another good use! Take care and thanks again!

[@Living-The-Dream]

I have never spilt locust for posts before....is it best to use seasoned wood or split while green? Yours sounded as if well seasoned. 👍🤠

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Living The Dream thanks for watching! Umm from what I have noticed it doesn’t make to much of a difference, although if green i would make sure to remove the bark! My very first video before I numbered them was me splitting a green log. For me the easiest for green wood is to split it and let it set for a year or so and the bark should pull off fairly easy! Take care :)

[@kornwhoulio]

What kind of wood is that. It is splitting nicely

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thank you I appreciate ya watching, that it yellow locust. Really makes some nice fence post!

[@WhoDaBoss-dc4or]

My honey locust are covered top to bottom with thorns , up to 6 inches long ... Did yours start out that way or are they a different species? If they were covered with thorns, what is your dethorning process ? SW Ohio here

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Thanks for watching! These I believe are yellow locust, with the bark on the only have smaller thorns on the newer branches, nothing on the trunk and midsections. I’ve never used honey locust but I’d assume it would split similarly! I would probably use a machete to de thorn! Hope that helps, take care!

[@PREPFORIT]

Use everything and waste nothing. Good video !

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

No doubt!! I like that they work well as post, makes me feel better than just using them for firewood. Although a very nice wood to burn I like the fact that they will probably last 100 years in the ground! Thanks for watching, take care!

[@gregabernathy6249]

I gotta stop watching vids of you using the backhoe attachment...giving me regrets for not opting for it on my tractor! I've got enough stumps to wear one out lol

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Haha it sure is a handy attachment to have. I got to work it all afternoon today, building a pond and removing some stumps! I’ll be posting that video soon. Thanks for watching, take care Greg!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

man that is way to much work, it would take years to put in 700 to 1000 posts, the part of the video spitting just that one into 4, was only a few min, long, but i bet that took well over an hour of back braking work to do...and most likly the only one you did that day.. i would use them round and keep going.. we dont have that kind of tree here, we are covered in cedar trees, they are light weight and last years in the ground, most cedar trees you can get one 8 or 10 foot 10 to 16 inch corner post, and the rest of the tree will give you a few good 8 inch posts and 1 6 inch and 1 or 2 3 to 4 inch post, sure you will find the odd tree that is 20 ro 26 inchs at the but but the center is normally a black hole, them you saw up for lumber.. if i had to split them posts i would weld up a hydrolic spliter with a 8 foot ram cylinder, that plugs into the tractor and hooks to the 3 point, tons of big cylinder laying around,, i most likely have 3 or 4 8 foot ones a few 4 foot ones out back i picked up over the years, for free

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Arnold Romppai it is surprisingly and only took a matter of around 20 min to get 8 post and that included moving the camera around! It wouldn’t be for everyone but well worth it for me! I’m sure if I would put all of my rounds in a pile and worked then all in one spot I could get a dandy pile pretty quick and easy! Thanks for watching Arnold, take care!

[@arnoldromppai5395]

@@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm i broke my back up at work years ago, just watching, i feel the pain, there must not be any knots it them trees then, thats a hard wood is it not?

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Arnold Romppai yes it’s pretty hard but the grains allow it to split real nice. It’s my favorite wood to burn, burns long and hot. The second log had an old limb knot on the side but I guess you just have to eye it up to quest the best way to either avoid the knot or sometimes the knot will still separate nicely!