Building A Barbed Wire Fence! Best Way To Build A Fence For Cattle!

Today we showcase our big fence project for the spring. We are in need of replacing one of the fences on the farm and it’s time. The fence was so far gone we almost completely started from scratch. Let us know what types of materials you like to build fences with. Also we would love to hear any helpful tips or tricks you may have. Thank you all for watching!
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[@birdhaven77]

When the Astronauts landed on the moon 1969 i had just finished 5th grade, my Dad bought my Mom's Dads place in northern Missouri, 250 acres, 150 head black angus cattle. We used hedge mixed w steel posts to beef up our borders, RR ties w horizontal braces, & X #9 wires twisted by sticks & blocked for corners. My Dad had John Deer A, (2 cylinder poppin johnny), Dad bought a fairly new D17 Series III ALLIS, told if i could learn to start it with spinning the flywheel, i could run it! I ran that JD A for the next 6 years, then joined the Air Force !! PS i ran the D17 when was runnin his real job, owner-op D7E cable dozer, I am now 68, and my Dad is 85.... BLESS GOD FOR COUNTRY BOYS!!!!

[@garyforney9421]

I had some steers get out a few years ago. 1000 pound Black Angus getting on a road in the middle of the night will scare you half to death. I now maintain my fences like a prison warden and sleep much better.

[@MarcvanExel]

That T-shirt is perfect for your dad, he sure fixes a lot of things.

[@SemperFido9915]

When I was a kid, I'd spend my summers on my dad's ranch in California. One year, my brother and I restrung all the wire on the property, and man, was that a job! This video sure brings back memories. Thanks for posting, guys.

[@markflick1641]

You two make sure a good team,even putting in fences was interesting .It’s great the way dad can make a history lesson out of fencing. Lot of good information .Keep up the great work .God Bless

[@archermathews8562]

I said it before ..you always have something a little different..why I like this channel

[@sarahktm]

What a great way to spend a day, hanging out putting up fence with your dad. Perfect cool weather for it and you get the peace of mind and sleep good at night not worrying about them getting out, and you have to deal with that broken up old fence in the dark and it's a snowstorm haha. On Christmas Eve, undoubtedly. hahaha! Beautiful!

[@heatherkohlwey8379]

Making fence was my least favorite job. I still have some scars, but good memories. Thank you for sharing another great video. Stay safe, and God bless.

[@canvids1]

Awesome video that many people do not have a clue what goes on at the farm, A lot of hard work in good and bad weather and on and on. Thanks great post.

[@WYOMINGBEN]

In Wyoming we call that wolven fence Sheep Fence, it's everywhere.

[@rockfarmer8095]

Don’t be talking bout if you were to go to beef! Your milk cows give us all so much joy!

[@anthonyhengst2908]

Making fence was a "rainy day" job in the summer. If we weren't baling hay it was making fence. Our line fences are 7 strand barbed wire most of it is 50 years old. Those cedar posts still are looking good and strong.

[@paulmiddendorf1807]

Here in Kansas we use Osage orange ( hedge ) they will last over a hundred years also in your low spots that wash tie old bed spring on the up side they fill in the ditch behind the fence

[@tarheelpatch3386]

Back in the 60s and 70s spent summers with granddaddy cutting post out of red cedar,gum ,and few cypress and white oak tops. here in Eastern NC. He had a saw mill so he used the tops also.

[@SmartCake-ev3bj]

Love your guys videos.

[@jda1961]

wish i had a picture of the fence my dad built in the 1970s, he would hang large rocks on the posts in low places, using yellow locust posts, we hand dug every hole. the ground was so hard we hauled water to put in the holes to soften them, dad made us dig each hole down two and a half feet at least.

[@ronzezulka6646]

Always a good time watching you 2 work together. It's interesting, informative with just the right amount of humor.

[@marvinrathke3640]

Jim From "Working Horses with Jim" likes to use Tamarack for his fence post. I have a neighbor that puts six and sometimes seven strands of barb wire on his perimeter fences. He has a lot of beef cattle.

[@stanhensley3082]

Building fence in the woods is one of the hardest work a farmer can do.Then you add hills it takes for ever!! I never liked RR ties. The Rail Road takes them out because they are shot.They never lasted long for me. Gee, how do you make fence with gloves that have so many holes??Do we have to do a fund raiser to buy your Dad some new leather gloves?? Can you tell fencing was not my favorite thing to do on the farm.But like farmers always say,good fences make good neighbors!!! Thanks 😊.

[@joesteck6631]

I also was never fond of building fence or rr ties. A neighbor was thrilled he got a bunch of used ties to build fence and oh did that fence look strong and impressive. A few years later most of them heaved out of the ground. I don’t know if they weren’t deep enough but we figured railroad ties were no good for fence posts in northern Ohio.

[@danw6014]

Out west four strands of barb wire rules the day. Last time I was on my friend's ranch in Wyoming, we were working horses in his round corral and the neighbors across the road were cleaning tumble weeds off their fence. They have an attachment mounted on the front of a John Deere 4430 that whipped it to pieces. In Wyoming also the county is responsible for all the fence along the road. After awhile because of the wind, a four strand fence becomes a three strand fence. My friend had to finally threaten the county. He told them if they didn't get the fence rebuilt he was going to put a wind break in and they'd have to park a Cat there to keep the road clear in the winter. I like to cap my wood posts with tar. I also liked using railroad ties but after 35 year milking cows all the other farm work I don't wrestle with them or a posthole digger. I got an auger for the bobcat and I use it.

[@Blackwellll3066]

Cool video especially cuz always something new to see or learn....

[@michaelvogel2522]

Good line fence makes good neighbors!

[@jeffpeterson4978]

That logo on your dad's shirt is like the PERFECT shirt for him!

[@berniewatts7598]

Around here in southwest VA, the best fence for cattle is woven wire with pressure treated posts set at 10'

[@tedkirby4384]

Bois D’arc posts were used a lot In South Arkansas.

[@thomasburton5843]

We have Hedge and Locust posts. Try use old 70's hubcaps on top of the big post. Put 2 screws in them to hold it. Your dad needs a new pair of leather work gloves for fathers day. Hint hint

[@ronaldgoedecke8895]

Enjoyed your video. Lots of good observations and discussion on those tough areas in trees. With those good soils driving a steel pipe post would be easy. Either a new galvanized or heavy oil field pipe for braces. It will be there for 100 + years! I ran across some documentation and picture of an old steel pipe that was a survey marker between the Creek and Cherokee as part of a fence that's be there almost 200 years and still looks good. To construct the brace use a no weld connector like Bullet Fence Systems, eliminates the welding making it much easier, faster and serviceable. Very strong!

[@user-tl5os4me8i]

Cedar was a very good post

[@trinitydairy]

Everything around here was netting fence too, I think the main reason for it around here was a lot of sheep in the area.

[@phillipstotts8180]

In Kentucky locust an a favorite is red cedar

[@br927]

web fence, we call sheep wire! My Dad always said grass may be greener on the other side, but it could be growing over a sewer! Cows never go back thru the hole they got out of, they always make another hole!

[@daviddobson1113]

Hedge I some that are over 100 years old that my Grandpa in 1920s .

[@Leoforever79]

My grandfather use to tell stories of his father finding and using Wild Cherry... some of the posts lasted 30 -40 years... Gramp use to always say get the staple in it before it dries other wise you might break a finger or hammer... Lmfao. A bit extreme, yes. But you understood what he was talking about... 😊😂

[@crazyoldbat7600]

Direct sunlight ages iron wire more quickly than shade. I'm impressed with Dads post hole digging skill. My arm pits always gave me grief the next day but that may have been because I am so short. Animals know the land as well as you do, sometimes more than you do. If there's a way out they're going to find it.

[@guydaubenspeck9206]

We have an international harvester collector in the southern end of our county here in Western Pennsylvania. He likes to hunt in The Dakotas. He has brought back some beautifully preserved old equipment particularly scouts and and pickups from out in the Dakotas and you are right mister gierock that that climate out there with low humidity really preserves vehicles and Old farm equipment

[@paulborgmann6453]

Awesome video

[@DonWelter]

Rusty fences become a losing battle!!! Always seemed like the cows picked a day when you were busy with field work to get out. Used to run 4 barb divider fences and made the second barb from the bottom "hot"...worked well for turning calves and cows.

[@StewartFarmApiary]

Great video - get your dad some new gloves for Christmas. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@alanstobbart1602]

Where I farm in australia we now use all steel. 4” gal pipe for posts (gate, corner, mid fence) then. Steel t posts. We use plain wire 4 runs and a barb run along the top. The 4 plain wire supports chicken wire mesh that is attached to the plain wire with staples. This because we run a lot of sheep most of the mesh fencing lambs can get through. But doubles up and works for cattle. No way we can dig holes like you do or pound in with hand dolly. Ground is simply too hard. So we have large compressor 3pt mount which drives a pneumatic post driver for the t posts. Have a post driver for the 4” stuff. Netting is clipped on using pneumatic clip tool. Timber simply too expensive now and does not last as long as the steel.

[@billyhenry3029]

Here in East Tennessee we use cedar and locust

[@bobrat]

Looked like 2 t-shirt weather 😊

[@dougbrewer2257]

Cedar in Tenn and Kentucky

[@phillipsmith7081]

yes. eastern red cedar heartwood resists insects and rot. the white sapwood will rot so only cedar large enough to get 4+ inches square of heart red grain will last a long time.

[@johnhenderson299]

Cedar post

[@UnkleAL1962]

all good such good advice, observations, and skill. I agree things in the shade last much longer, Locust was the posts I worked on a farm with freinds in the old days in Pennsylvania. They purposely grew locust stands then we would harvest them and make posts when the trees were just the right girth to split into 4's. There was an art to splitting them also. Engineers could learn a lot from you guys!

[@Sagern234]

Been cutting out locust (mostly honey, some black) on out farm for fence posts. 50% of our farms trees are locust. Just got done last week putting in 300 linear feet of woven wire for our barnyard, hand dug wooden posts every 16', metal in between. We have goats and sheep. Farms existing fence was junk, so slowly tearing out and rebuilding.

[@farmerbill6855]

Plastic bucket lid and a couple washered sheet metal screws makes for a good cap on thos big posts. Cut an angle on the smaller ones. Hard to believe you have cattle and no post auger. Best regards from Indiana.

[@andersonsfarm4456]

I use 3 strands barb wire 1 hot wire on locusts fence posts still alot of posts my dad put in the 70's are still up but I've replaced some $5 a 7footer just a few weeks ago. Fence keeps the dairy and beef cows in pretty good

[@diynreviewguy8992]

Locust is a really good one. Our family farm has hundreds of locusts trees and white oak... SW Missouri

[@tomtall1245]

We always used cedar posts here the woods were full of them. There’s still a lot of them in the ground that are at least 60 years old that my grandfather put in

[@davidschlecht3016]

When I worked with my dad building fence and used wood post we would get used railroad ties which were creosoted and used for corner post, and also got creosoted cedar post, which would last 30 40 years. As for some areas we would use woven wire topped with 2 barb wire. In other times 5 strings of barb wire on t posts. There are some fences on the farm that were put up in the late 60s early 70's. We had flater land in south east Wisconsin unlike the ups and downs you have.

[@leonaearly5503]

My grandfather used creote railroad ties for corner posts back in the '50's and many are still standing strong. Northeast Texas.

[@patrickclement3243]

As for posts we use untreated red cedar. It will last 40 50 years as posts and I still have split rail fencing that is around after a 100 years.

[@unklegus4834]

You guys are spot on. Green treated = JUNK. we use farm fresh white oak. Love you dads gloves 🧤

[@phillipstotts8180]

If you paint the part going in the ground with used motor oil they last longer

[@tbowbend3757]

Bodark last longer as fence post in Oklahoma than most other natural wood.

[@krissyb1980]

Post oak, elm, put an old can over the top to keep the water out and it'll last a long time. We used railroad ties, and telephone polls for corners. We had a family member who worked for the city and he could get em for free. Even built a poll barn out of old telephone polls.

[@christiananna3025]

My father and I own a beef/hay farm in central NY, we use cedar post with 4 strands of barbed wire and 2 strands of high tensile electric

[@nashcobb3056]

thank you

[@squirrelhunter4life909]

Ceder post are great, bug and water resistant, Thats all we used

[@danmcgowan8563]

I'm East of you about 90 miles, It's interesting the terms change from me to you. Your border fence is our line fence and your netting french is our woven wire fence. What do you call your seadbed finishing equipment called? Over here it's a digger south of us it's called a field cultivator. When my grandpa parked equipment outside he would say it was in his " Minnesota pole barn" great video as always! Someday I would love to visit your area, I have been to several mud races and stockcar races across the river. And to Elmer's many times. Thanks n keep them coming!!!

[@dougfingerson]

I agree those treated post aren't what they use to be. The best post that I can remember was when Dad sawed white oak into post.(we had an old saw mill on the farm) those post lasted more than 40 years

[@dave_from_mo]

Northeast Missouri we use t posts and hedge/Osage Orange posts. Hedge lasts 50+ years.

[@lindadanielson7405]

Here's a funny one .One year my dad put Christmas lights on a then small pine tree. Well we forgot them. Now take a binoculars you can still see part of them.

[@craigmiller4259]

Here in North Dakota we have been using old will pipe for corners. 4 1/2"" dia. by 11' long. Drive them in with a pounder 6 1/2' into the ground. The walls are 3/8" thick so they dont bend. Will last a lifetime here with our low humidity. Also alot of high tensile barbed wire is used. It stays tight after being covered with snow whete as the regular wire just stretches and needs retightning every sring. I always enjoyed fencing in the woods. Can be quite the challenge sometimes.

[@marklen2322]

Under Wisconsin Fence Line Law I/2 of that fence line is the responsibility of your neighbor. He needs to build it, pay for it, and maintain it. Usually as you look at your neighbor you take care of the right hand side, he does the left hand side. Also spraying the fence line with Roundup every few years keeps the brush down.

[@RideauLakesFarm]

I think that is such a dumb rule. If your neighbor doesn't have cattle why would they need to build a fence. I have cattle on pasture and I don't expect my neighbor to do the fencing if they don't have cattle.

[@farmerbill6855]

To keep the neighbor's critters out of your crop. That's why.

[@ronzezulka6646]

George needs new fencing gloves,,,lol.

[@normananderson1476]

Adams ranch-10 sections of land by Odebolt, Ia made their own cement fence posts, in WW2, 100 prisoners of war worked 60 days on this ranch

[@terryquaintance3634]

Here in Missouri osage orange also called hedge is the best post available. There are the densest wood in the U S. The only problem is the trees don't grow straight so you have to be creative in setting your post if you want a straight fence. A good hedge corner post will easily last more than 50 years. It is common now to drive pipe because of labor savings but who knows how long an open top pipe will last.

[@kevinbohn1047]

We have used hedge post for fencing

[@groomfamilyfarm]

I’m eastern Canada we use black spruce as fence posts. They last a long time and a lot of the bugs won’t eat that wood. My grandfather had his hole farm fenced with woven wire fence and black spruce posts.

[@stuartpickles6907]

We like to use hedge for post. Once it's in the ground, it's there for life.

[@patrickclement3243]

In Ontario we call netting, page wire, it is still the requirement for a legal boundary fence. It is stock proof but really expensive. I prefer hitensile 3 wire electric.

[@squeaklefty5047]

I'm surprised you can use a post hole digger? No stones where you are? Here if we drive posts, 98 out 100 will hit rock 😭 My Dad used to use dynamite, 1/3 of a stick would save a lot of work. We still have quite a bit of WWII era wire, a lot of it is better than the new stuff because it had some copper content. This last winter was awfully hard on fences (down trees).

[@dlzastera]

George it’s very obvious you love your cows

[@northhill9293]

We use black locust here. I still split them and sometimes saw on the sawmill.

[@colorado1088]

I was in the state of Georgia in the military and they had what they called "fat" wood. It was some type of pine with heavy pitch which did not decay. They used it for fencing. I think it came from the same trees that they gathered pitch from in a technique similar to collecting maple tree sap.

[@scottvogler-mk7dv]

Illinois. We use hedge

[@mackbeaulieu1099]

Cedar in Maine

[@randywilliams787]

Cedar they use for fence post also

[@Travis_Rivers]

We used to cut and make ours out of white or red cedar we have a ton of it around

[@sethpoffenbarger3919]

We use alot of hedge post in South Central Iowa

[@rockfarmer8095]

Here in the tip of the mit everyone uses cedar post

[@shamrock56gargan96]

Now just need a t post driver w a motor

[@chadedwards1968]

We cut wood post tops at an angle so water runs off

[@masonbaylorbears]

Mostly cedar here in Texas, some post oak but they dont last from what ive seen

[@discoverybricks3694]

cut your fence pole tops at a angle rain water and snow will run off slow rotting down

[@dennislang4375]

It's called "Woven wire"! good for sheep and calves, smaller critters.

[@northsconnienerd742]

Down south Osage Orange makes excellent fence posts. What spacing of T-posts do you recommend for 4' tall woven wire fencing and how often would you put in a wooden support post? The fence will be on level ground. Thanks! Keep up the good work.

[@chrisray6536]

Locust and tpost are popular here in central ny.

[@johnhenderson299]

Sheep fencing

[@michaellucht6351]

You guys thinking about stopping milking? Our farm at 40 head we shut down after a couple milk checks of less $100. Just beef now and selling hay.

[@joesteck6631]

Milking 40 cows and a milk check less than $100??? That isn’t possible

[@user-tl5os4me8i]

Back in the day the property line fence had to be woven wire. I think the line fences now if they are being put up new have to be 5 wire that marks a property fence.

[@johnhatt1219]

What about old telephone poles

[@Jamie-kb8ct]

🙂

[@bartdowd9357]

We have the rockiest hardest ground, get a post pounder it will change your life

[@GailZwick]

We used to use Cedar trees. Does your farm have any Rock piles?

[@chadedwards1968]

Hemlock if you can find it

[@Travis_Rivers]

I know this isn't an Oliver video but I had an idea about your sick Ollie. Does that tractor have an oil cooler on it ??

[@hvacmangoodman4]

Osage, orange, a.k.a. hedge

[@chadedwards1968]

Locust or hickory

[@allamericanTT7]

Best fencing gloves have duct tape...

[@bodiehot]

the only way to make fence. to many guys are to lazy to do it this way.they just put up electric fence.