Barbed Wire Fence Repair (40 years of Experience)

How to Fix a Barbed Wire Fence! We show you some tips and tricks on how to fix a barbed wire fence. You will learn how to use fencing tools and equipment. We talk about the techniques we use on our farm. This is a perfect example of how to build a fence in hilly terrain!
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[@cityfarmer7084]

My favorite part in the video was, "No salesman is gonna find us out here"! Love that!!

[@brandonalfonso3551]

My coworkers and I recently sampled soil at your farm. We didn't get a chance to meet you but we met your father. Your father and your farm left a very powerful impression on us. He seemed like a very admirable man of strong intellect, character, and great wisdom. He was so vigorous and eloquent in teaching us about the farm, dairy farming, and the simple farming lifestyle. You also seem to be a very good teacher. I've greatly enjoyed your videos. I've watched at least 5 already. Y'all should strongly consider doing some kind of classes/internships/tours of your farm. I think y'all could have a very strong positive influence on people who are unfamiliar with the simple farming way of life. I will recommend your videos to my friends and family. Keep up the good work. I will never forget your father and your farm.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you very much Brandon, to bad I didn't get to meet you! I'm glad you like my fathers ideas. You saying I am a good teacher is one of the best compliments I've had in the comments!

[@peewee.3138]

Your dad has got to have the most efficient, small dairy in the US. He knows how to stretch a dollar the right way. There’s a few other channels I watch and they are trying to survive with 60 year old tractors and God bless them for trying, but always seem to be behind the eight ball. Your dad invested in equipment at the right time, and maintains them immaculately, which prolongs their longevity. Keep up the great videos and like the clean face!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you so much for all the kind words, it doesn't go unnoticed!

[@peewee.3138]

@@GierokFarms my pleasure. I really enjoy your videos.

[@ahotdogisasandwich5716]

I really like your videos. I especially like listening to your dad. He’s an encyclopedia of Midwest farming knowledge! Keep er going fellas! Farmer from NE Nebraska

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@abbiejones1843]

Just love watching your channel. How a small Dairy farm should be run . It comes across how much you and your dad just love farming. With doing it properly. Allways looking forward to your next one . Abbie UK 🇬🇧

[@GierokFarms]

Welcome Abbie. Thank you so much for watching the videos.

[@spalthammer1842]

Great video!! our fencing is completely different. We move most fences many many times a year, the reason for this is our small pastures, which are often only enough for one night, so we fence every day. so we have fir or oak about 10cm in diameter and 150cm high as a fence post works very well. Greetings from Switzerland🇨🇭

[@johnmcmccormack9203]

Good job boys, dad's can always teach you something 👏 at whatever age. Keep them coming

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you John

[@garrettsilveradoz71]

Love when new videos are out, Made my night! Keep them coming please!!! I watch a lot of KZbin and this is one of my top favorite channels.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you we are glad to hear that!

[@jefffirefighter12106]

We use the same style of post driver (Farmer made) 2" pipe with a solid piece inside welded, very top-heavy lots of driving power. I built mine in the shop about 40 years ago, still in use every spring/summer/fall. Tried the ones you can get at TSC with the handles not a fan, not enough driving power. Like you I learned a-lot from Dad & Grand-dad. How's your Hay coming along? We started cutting last week.

[@rockfarmer8095]

I also very much enjoy fencing !

[@PremierYachtFLL]

Our old farm in southeast Indiana was almost identical to yours as far as the landscape goes. I always enjoyed building fence with dad in the spring waiting for the fields to dry out. I remember in some of the valleys and dips where we had a post we’d hang a giant flat creek rock with number 9 wire to the top of the post to add some weight so it wouldn’t pull out from the wire tension.

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

Hallelujah! A youngster that knows what a fencing pliers is and how to use it! I also noticed the post hole digger. It's so much fun hitting a rock with one of those or using a post driver and hitting one. I have a few battle scars from fencing. Thank you for bringing back some fond memories. Stay safe and God bless.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you God bless!

[@matthewdavis4081]

You know a lot of people favor one piece or one tool on there farm. But truly you need many things to make a farm successful. From skid loader to tractor with or without a loader to a side by side to a 4 wheeler. Everything has a purpose and it's all In how you use it. Continue the hard work and enjoy your time with your dad and brothers you will have lots of memories when you are old. Looking forward to the next great video

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Mathew!

[@stephenrice4554]

Good sensible bit of fencing . Great video 👍🇬🇧

[@dalemayes3854]

Another great video, this reminds me of my folks Kentucky. Thank you again for the education

[@dougtheviking6503]

Beautiful guys . Hey are you selling hats merchandise yet ? DAD is a great mentor & teacher .

[@GierokFarms]

No not yet, I am looking into it though. Thanks Doug!

[@hiddenhillsacresofnewengla3464]

Love the old school stuff!!!!

[@karolschulz48]

Guys you brought tears to my eyes remembering my time on the farm south of Mt Horeb WI. The hills and the st Bernard spot on, haven't been watching long but will be going forward

[@pennyhaldeman5626]

Putting in those t post will build some muscle. Your dad is such a great teacher, is he always so patient and laid back?

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Penny

[@jamesmarsh4957]

well, I have the same fencing pliers as you, but over here we use all wooden treated posts, a few bigger posts in some places to strain the wire to, we put some in with a post driver on the tractor and smaller ones by hand as you do and as your dad says never lose a staple or the cattle may eat it and that a big problem or they end up in a tractor Tyre.

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Ooh I can relate to all the scars and cuts working with barbed wire. I like the idea of flipping the posts upside down. Our line fence is all white cedar posts. It was built long before I was born maybe about 1960. We don't have hillsides like you but we have plenty of swampland but the posts seem to hold up well still probably wouldn't be a bad idea to turn them. A lot of times Dad would bring the chainsaw and just cut a post right in the woods. We're pretty much surrounded by that. Again, I love the FFA shirt your Dad is wearing.

[@GierokFarms]

It's crazy to think about all the fence that's went up across the country over the years!

[@robertpayne2717]

We always tried to use either crossties, or we salvaged old utility post for corner and brace post for fencing. Your heavy clay is probably tough but, youd probably be glad to get back to it after you've had a taste of our lower Mississippi river delta Gumbo its tough, ive been 2or 3 days digging one hole for 1 post using a shovel and post hole digger.

[@ronzezulka6646]

Gierok Farms,,,farm boys extraordinaire

[@haymannd4573]

Awesome videos guys, hello from ND

[@mikebrown1188]

Great video. I agree fencing is relaxing. You guys sure run a nice efficient farm.

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@benburns5995]

Good video, could definitely see the water coming out of the hole on your little brother. That makes a lot of sense, to put the poles with the wet side up to prevent it breaking from the brittle part of the pole. Good thing your dad had 3 sons, instead of 3 daughters, to help on the farm.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Ben!

[@robertchaffee4837]

When I was a boy on the farm April/May was fence fixing thimble. Many years we would cut the trees and cut them to post length and the split them. From there we would sharpen them and soak them in creosote. Hope I spelled that right. Then it was out to fix the fence that the winter had damaged. Mr Bob

[@GierokFarms]

My father has told my stories about making his own fence post like that! Talk about really resourceful!

[@robertwilliams3322]

Another job well done!!

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you!

[@paulreis1648]

Very nice it was always a challenge on hills and around corners

[@GierokFarms]

Thank you Paul!

[@Leoforever79]

Watching the three of you gentleman. Reminds me of fence fixing with my grandpa growing up. He always said get that hardware before the cows do... Loose fence equals loose cows... We also used a 5.5 foot solid metal rod to make the wholes and used a 4.5 mallot... He would always say drive it like man but don't drive it to China... They get enough from the U.S... Lol

[@GierokFarms]

I'm glad we could bring back good memories for you! Thank you Jason!

[@jamesmorrison1884]

That was fun I remember repairing fence. We would split the tie double the post. Have a great day.

[@GierokFarms]

That's a good idea!

[@jamesmorrison1884]

@@GierokFarms we also had creosote to treat the exposed edge, pretty easy to split

[@joutdoorsmen23]

Another cool video and yes building fence is a lot better than chasing cattle 🐄 any day!!!!!!

[@8tomtoms8]

Seems like a lot of the time you end up doing both!!

[@GierokFarms]

Amen

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

I've never worked with barbed wire but lots of high tensile electric. Not as much as your dad though. Do you have a post hole auger or you dug by hand? Great videos.

[@GierokFarms]

By hand!

[@robertpayne2717]

@@GierokFarms by hand is tough a tractor PTO or hydraulic auger is great if you have one. For temporary pens around barn areas for either hogs or cattle steel post and using panels are great can attach panels to steel t post with UV resistant zip ties easier than wire ties that are furnished with the post.

[@edcalvert]

I laughed when you mentioned you don’t want to lose the hardware. My experience is you never lose anything, just temporarily misplace it. You’ll find it again, usually in your baler.

[@kevinhelgerson982]

Always liked fencing.

[@GierokFarms]

It can be a nice time

[@duanecreativemachine]

When we got a few cattle the biggest thing I learned was how much money buying fence supplies was. Had no idea a basic hot wire fence for a few acres was so much.

[@GierokFarms]

It can add up quick. But if you take care of it, it should last awhile

[@geraldsundberg3610]

Nothing like a good fence.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks Gerald.

[@jamesbreault5762]

Great job men the old saying :a family that works together sticks together:.

[@GierokFarms]

Thanks James

[@johnwoody4905]

got got him beat i been fencing 50 years. never built a new fence when it's cold when it get hot wire will on ground. take care, be safe and well

[@GierokFarms]

You too john thank you!

[@tpfromcentralpa1692]

I will hire you to keep after my fence..............one of the worst jobs there is for me. And it seems no matter how well you do it, your always working on it.

[@GierokFarms]

You definitely gotta stay ahead of it!

[@jamesbreault5762]

I have just a few scars from barbwire, 🤕🤕🤕🤕 ouch

[@GierokFarms]

Ouch!

[@davidkimmel4216]

I don’t have to mend or build fence anymore. Thank goodness 😅

[@robertburden1509]

Barb wire works just as good as electric when you can get electric to places

[@johnlookabill8495]

Who was the young boy working with you? Brother?

[@timmyscroggins1962]

I'm curious, why most of your cribs are still full of corn this far past winter. 🤔 I would have thought that you would have fed most of that by now.......??????

[@GierokFarms]

We try to have enough to make it past the next harvest

[@stanhensley3082]

Fencing, one of the most unfun jobs on the farm. Now the cost of Fencing supplies is so so high!!! I don't miss fixing fence. We had beef cows. They are so hard on a fence.What is really nice is fencing on a 90 degree day. That will just about kill you!! Thanks 😊.

[@GierokFarms]

Working in the heat dose stink.

[@brandonskinner1613]

So tired of first timers bumbling around on cam, this is exactly who I wanna farm apprentice with

[@ronzezulka6646]

Everybody learns stuff from George,,,,lol

[@petercahill3859]

That was comical. Makes the story worth telling again.

[@thomasperez4412]

I really enjoy watching you and your dad. Everyone works hard. Can't imagine your social life is out of control. Are you single or have a regular girl/other ? You do have good D energy. Tom in Minneapolis

[@thomasperez4412]

I keep watching and your great to watch doing all the different chores needed around the farm. Your dad is such an Alpha male but he too commands himself without being a rude or mean man. Keep up with your great vlogs.

[@ArmpitStudios]

17:52 Gravity’s influence on the dog as she rolls around on her back, moving her downhill. I wonder if a fencing tool is like one of the original Swiss Army knives.

[@daspicsman]

Working on hills,the worst! You know you worked hard after working fences on hills.

[@GierokFarms]

Yeah seems like your always walking up hill.