ATV Set Up for Rotational Grazing Cattle

[@jeffery19677]

Thank you for giving Ben credit for his work. A lot of the behind the scenes work goes un-noticed.

[@embercattle]

It absolutely does! Credit to Ben, credit to my folks who helped what i do possible! 🙌

[@GrazingCreation]

I really need to weld something on my set up for reeling out and putting in posts at the same time. Thanks for showing your set-up.

[@embercattle]

It’s truly a game changer and makes putting up fence a lot more fun than just a chore!

[@terrapinneckcreekfarm]

I use Gallagher reels quite a bit in the same manner you do but instead of dropping the handle into the holder I made my holder fit the hook on the reel. I really like how it locks on and the bale is at a better angle for the wire to feed out of. This also keeps you from having to cut off the hand guard and most reels have the same style hook. I love the 300 Hondas. Great machines. Great video as well.

[@embercattle]

Thanks for the insight on how you use your Gallagher reels! And yes, 300s just keep running! We have two that are 30 yo!

[@TerryAnderson-k7e]

I have watched a few rotational regenerative ranching videos. No one has ever mentioned getting water to the cattle. If memory is good, the average cow needs about 40 gallons per day. No one hauling water and relocating water troughs? When I helped dairy farming, after morning milking, we would let the 5o cows graze 20 acre seasonal wheat fields and bring the cows in after about 3 hours. One field and one water trough. My uncles that ranched had very rocky soil that needed extreme time, and man power for every fence post.

[@embercattle]

Yes, cows do need a lot of water for sure. Beef cows not as much at dairy. We use both permanent water troughs and mobile ones. It’s very nice to have good water infrastructure in place

[@ArmoredXJ]

What kind of fence "wire" are you using? how do you electrify it?

[@embercattle]

We mostly use Gallagher wire or braid. Both work well. The braid is a bit heavier duty, which leads to it being “heavier” when reeling up reels and less can fit on a reel. Just something to consider. We currently use a Gallagher M1100 charger, that works well. But has also used Staffix (bought out by Speedrite) chargers most for years and those have also worked well