Building Cattle Pens - Part 3 Sorting Pen

We are one step closer to #workingcattle in our new facility. We have completed an outside pen/sorting area. It runs the length of the barn, 65', and is 16' wide. We have a 16' gate on one end. This is the end that will have a large catch area attached it eventually. There is also a 16' gate about halfway down in this new #cowpen. We can use this to sort cattle or to put pressure on our animals as we move them toward the #budbox.
For the corner near our bud box, we decided to do 2 45 degree corners instead of one 90 degree corner. It added a good bit more work (mainly because we are beginner metal workers), but I think we will be really thankful once we start working cattle.
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[@marlandmartin93]

🤣 "Measuremation" . love it, going to start using that 1.

[@FarmerHunt]

A guy that used to help us out some always said that. We always got a good laugh out of it!

[@billking5407]

Thanks for sharing,enjoy video

[@FarmerHunt]

Thank you!

[@floydfarms1578]

Great video series! I’m wanting to do something very similar so it is very convenient for you to be the guys doing the trial and error 😂 thanks for taking the time to video and share.

[@FarmerHunt]

Good luck with your project. We’ll be the guinea pig and can show you what not to do.

[@TheKajunkat]

if you have grain elevators near you, and know how to talk real sweet, you can get rubber belting material which make pretty good paneling and works well for traction in the chute.

[@FarmerHunt]

Thanks for the tip!

[@mohawkvalleyherefords4860]

I could hang with you guys! My kind of humor! That looks good. When I grow up or hit the powerball, I want a set up similar... 😆. Steel is sky high...Barb wire has went up along with woven wire and T Posts around here in TN.

[@FarmerHunt]

Yeah man that sounds good. We try to have a good time while we work. Luckily we bought our metal a couple years ago so we aren’t having to buy it right now. Priced some sheet metal and passed on it for now. Too high!

[@rudyrivera5256]

Just subscribe! Great video! Good job! Keep up the good work! 🤙🏻

[@FarmerHunt]

Great!! Thanks for watching!

[@wesleyradcliffe905]

Looking good. Can we get a full tour inside and outside of the barn when your finished

[@FarmerHunt]

Thanks! Absolutely. We plan on doing a full walk through, probably even with some cows and hopefully do some overhead videos with a drone once we finish everything.

[@adamthornton6982]

Where did you get your metal posts,panels, and gates from? Looking to do something similar. Great video.

[@FarmerHunt]

Thank you! We got most of it from CBI Pipe out of Guthrie, Oklahoma and got some of the panels and gates from Go Bob Pipe in Birmingham. There is also a place called Corbin Steel in Missouri that carries a lot of it too.

[@thomasdrennan6001]

When welding 7018 start up and start doing u and count 1 2 1 2 let the puddle fill up and keep going

[@FarmerHunt]

Thanks for the tip. So start at the top and do this going down?

[@buckstarchaser2376]

@@FarmerHunt Start at the bottom. Go from one side of that 6011's root, make a smiley face shape to the other side of the root. The 1212 mentioned by Thomas is speaking of is the rhythm you use for getting a good, consistent bead. 7018 makes a very pretty weld, but it's more picky about surface prep and technique. You make a slow, steady swing back and forth, like a clock pendulum, and pause a moment on each side. Keep stitching your way back and forth on the way up the previous weld. Keep in mind that bringing the electrode closer to the metal will increase the metal deposition rate (and increase amps), while pulling the stick back for a longer arc will increase the heat (and voltage), so you can burn off the crud and build your initial puddle. When you're doing that stitching bead, focus on timing and arc length, with your goals being to make a good puddle (penetration), and filling it up with filler metal, without burning through the parent metal. If you start having overheat issues, try raising the amperage on the machine, so you can put down your bead faster, before the part heat-soaks. If too large an area glows from heat, or you're burning through, your amperage is too low. If you're just laying a bead on top of the parent metal, without good penetration, your amperage is too high (or your electrode is too close before you establish a good puddle). ...at least I think so. I haven't welded in about 20 years. I wouldn't be surprised if the machine did a lot of that stuff for you now, while playing bluetooth music in the arc.

[@FarmerHunt]

@@buckstarchaser2376 Thank you very much for the advice. We don't do a whole lot of welding so we are still learning.

[@WesternWandererJM]

I reckon you have a gutter along that roof edge so your sorting pens don't get runoff from the roof in 'em? Did you build the continuous panels or does someone in your area sell them?

[@FarmerHunt]

It's on the to do list! We didn't build the panels. We bought them. They came in 20' sections.

[@WesternWandererJM]

@@FarmerHunt Yep a gutter makes a huge difference on whether you are in mud or wet dirt in the winter. You wont regret it.

[@derekgshrewsbury9964]

Hows this working out? Anything you do different ?

[@FarmerHunt]

So far we are very pleased with everything. Nothing that we would change. The 45 degree corners were definitely a pain on the part 3 video. After it was done though, we were glad we did it. We are working on the interior pens and finishing it out. That’s the part we are most unsure of. We want to have plenty of room around us when we work cows, but also want to make sure it functions well and we can send our cattle in whatever direction we want in the barn once they are caught.

[@reginaldpatterson5342]

What part of AL are you guys in

[@FarmerHunt]

We are in East Alabama not far from I20 and the Georgia line.

[@dwightharber4873]

You fellers are as handy as a left pocket ain't ya

[@FarmerHunt]

😂😂😂 Thank ya!