Five Quick Fencing Tips

Some basic and hopefully interesting tips to try and get you working faster and smarter as you put up your fences around the farm. We start out with a few simple things like using INOX spray to run wires on end assemblies and avoiding blisters when you use a fencing bar. After this I check out the difference that standing your tools up makes for ease of use and show you how to set the height of wires using a piece of wood and a few nails. I hope you enjoy this week's video. Subscribe for a new video each week! New content uploaded every weekend.
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[@aussiefarmer8741]

Another tip for you, Don't bang the staple dead verticle in the post 12 to 6 oclock. They work themselves out eventually. Instead place them in a 1 to 7oclock line with the grain , just off verticle. This way you are in a slightly offset grain set. If its verticle its like putting a wedge between the grain and spreading it making the grip weaker. the slight offset grips each point of the staple separatley . I hope I explained this well enough.

[@brucem7390]

Keep producing cobber. Never gets old unlike us all.

[@arekpea1973]

Thanks Tim! I'm heading off to Braidwood to help Blaze Aide put up fences around 80 properties that have lost fences in the recent 2019/2020 fires. This video will help me look like I know what I'm doing!!!!

[@soyoucametosee7860]

I really like this. Good, quick, sound, no nonsense advice on fencing. Keeping costs down.

[@rickharrell77]

Love the measuring stick tip!

[@DownUnderDualSport]

I absolutely love your work. I’m a young guy getting into the ag industry and you’re a great source of information.

[@cammy470]

As someone who uses a crowbar almost every day, no more leaving it on the ground. Thanks for the tip Tim!

[@juanernest1363]

Thank you so much Tim, very useful tips.

[@davidallen3801]

Thanks Tim I'm so glad I found your fencing channel,it's so nice to be able to refer back to my neighbor did some work for me before he passed and left a bar that had all the measurements on it so handy.

[@ajg624869]

Great video with very good tips - Thank you.

[@BacktotheBasics101]

Great video and great advice thank you.👍🏼

[@pauljohnson3669]

Tim, I am New to farming and your videos make sense, and ease to understand. Thank you so much,

[@CodPlaya68]

Happy new year tim. Keep the videos coming they're great.

[@mehkhasur]

Last tip was very innovative n effective one 👍🏿 Tnx

[@TheTorkerman]

Another good one Tim

[@justinhowell1913]

You’re a true funny guy Tim! I thought it was just me that says burny burny when I pick up my crow bar in summer, keep up the great content

[@sapphirepilot]

My post lifter is painted white. It stays cooler than other dark painted tools, and it is easier to find.

[@kierenlewin1510]

Nice tips Tim, for stay wires i tend to run them around first then staple but the inox is a great idea, oh and stsnding the tools in the sun is always a great tip

[@joemc111]

Ha mat nice trick for the wire. Joe in FLORIDA USA.

[@plantnerdguy]

great tips, the wind would also keep the bar cooler too

[@andrewmarsh9505]

Some great tips Tim, thanks. A comment on your bar temp experiment though. The upright bar offered a much larger surface area to the moving air current which I think accounts for most of the temp difference. Try it again on a still day, I think the two measurements would be much closer!

[@FarmLearningTim]

I’ll stick that in the memory bank and might try it out next hot summer! Thanks!

[@nathanmunro-donohue4330]

Legend

[@celerystox]

Thanks for the tip on the tool to set wire heights. We have a stick with the heights marked on it, never would have thought about nails. That will make all our future high tensile fencing easier.

[@Bernie5172]

my old dad told me most of that 60 years ago , Hes 92 now and still farming

[@FarmLearningTim]

Great stuff

[@gavinelliot3564]

Squrt bottle diesel on hook nails etc easy slide.couple bucks litre.goes a long way.

[@lancesay]

i dont even own a farm or have enough room to do anything, but what you are teaching may come in handy... one of these days, i reckon. just sub'd 55.9K+1.

[@FarmLearningTim]

Thanks mate. Much appreciated

[@harrypehkonen]

I think "Fluid Film" is similar to Inox here in Canada. They sell it at Canadian Tire, eh. I want to pick some up, including a pair of fencing pliers, and I don't even own a farm. At least my tools won't rust, plants won't be hurt by the lubricant on my gardening tools, and I'll have a fun new toy to wrap wire with. Thanks for the video!

[@woofbark4475]

Nice mate great advice!!! Proverbsc 12:15 The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

[@craigwillis3372]

Tim you should try the Texas fence fixer for Barb and plain wire! I also use WD 40 on my large drill bits when drilling through a post to hang a gate...makes the going so much easier!! Happy 2019 and keep the tips coming!

[@gunsandgear2689]

Tim Thompson we have them here they are called tight as wire strainers by Horsley engineering

[@Bernie5172]

my dad said. The height of the post is measured to our breast bone. wire spacings is the length of the hammer handle

[@jamesliddell3038]

Likening your work man. Very helpful. Was wondering if you might do video on a creek stop, considerations, different approaches, etc. You seem to have a lot of great knowledge and I’m glad your willing to share

[@jamesliddell3038]

And maybe some basic stuff for some of us noobs, like the different types of wire, what we should use for different situations and how to identify different wires

[@jamesliddell3038]

Yep I haven’t seen them all But I enjoy them. Feel free to drop around to my place and do some fencing videos anytime😂 Thanks mate

[@thewanderer2246]

Hey mate, haven't done any fencing in over 40 years but now need to help some friends (Collins Street Cockies/Pitt Street Farmers) and I find your site fabulous for relearning everything I had forgotten. Only trouble is times have definitely changed, there is a plethora of misinformation on the net and you have too many 🙂 good videos to sift through. Is there some sort of index one could sort through first? Or could you please do one video that explains from start to finish, your ideas on fencing with a brief explanation as to why you do it that way and put links to your other videos for more details? For example, some websites suggest you should strain from the bottom wires first whereas others say from top to bottom and yet again, some say bottom wire first then top down. Look forward to your reply.

[@FarmLearningTim]

Hey mate, way ahead of you... I've released a basic fencing course here tim-s-site-552c.thinkific.com/courses/basic-fencing

[@gunsandgear2689]

Great video mate. Another tip I’ve found helpful is turning your mains powered box off before touching the fence to fix it. Usually results in a lot less profanities 🤣. In all seriousness, running a cut out switch in line every so often can be a massive time saver when you run, kms of electric fences

[@ishtzavah]

I was thinking the same as I saw him lean against that top wire😂😂. Was waiting for the jump.

[@gunsandgear2689]

ishtzavah I had the worst experience recently with that, I had a standoff electric wire on a boundary fence, mains powered. Was working in the pouring rain and my shirt got soaking wet, went to close the gate and my back with a wet shirt on contacted the hot wire, worst pain in my life, lunged forward, shit myself, fell over and screamed so loud the cows took off running 🤣

[@WarwickMerry]

@@gunsandgear2689 I am so sorry but this made me burst out laughing. You poor bastard!!

[@gunsandgear2689]

Warwick Merry don’t stress mate looking back on it now I have a giggle too lol

[@rej1960]

I can vouch for letting the weight of the bar do the work!!

[@DebacleWhimsical]

Hi Tim, what are the possibilities when you want to drive a star picket into the dry dirt? Can you use water prior or is it simply a lost cause?

[@abox6989]

I came here for sword fencing, but somehow you kept me interested.

[@stevep6160]

Another great video Tim. I notice you use a 1200mm picket driver. What length of star pickets do you use for your sheep, and is it recommended to make the height of the fence different for cattle or is it just different types of materials that go into a fence for cattle? Thanks for your videos and your great advice.

[@stevep6160]

Tim Thompson Just bought myself a 1200mm Australian made post driver. Cheers for the advice

[@jodiebaker8529]

One tip DONT BLINK!

[@oby-1607]

Now I know when I am working on my tractor that I should lay my wrenches standing up so they will be cooler.

[@scotttty22]

Gidday tim cheers for the tips. Ive got a question regarding placing in the end assembly post. Is it worth while having the posts water jetted in or simply drilling holes substantial enough? The soil is a red loam mix and the longest run will be around 170mtrs. Thanks for the viesoes mate, its given me confidence to have a go at this myself. Cheers

[@scotttty22]

@@FarmLearningTim excellent thanks for the tips its appreciated, its easier to get a hold of a digger with a post whole attachment and do it myself (putting in 2.7mtr 150-175mm posts) rather than find a contractor so thats awesome. Cheers 👍🏼

[@coen555]

Can't do without inox, I used to use a can a day when doing strainer assemblies flat out. We used to use the dropper trick but 4 strands of plain locked in Fencing staples, drag it just past the post then nail the insulators, that way you know all your wires are in order and not twisted.

[@highphysics3617]

Fry an egg hot day. Yeah! Nasty one Tim,and,not by choice, I was fencing on that day,thanks to a rebellious little group of lambs who are pressing my buttons EVERY DAY, sneaking through neighbour's cow fence{the only section that is Not ringlock},and,working their way onto the front road,eventually finding the front gate,bleating their heads off because they cannot find their way back in!! Yesss I will now give second thoughts to just dropping the crow bar,on the ground. Let's face it, it has to be easier than bending to pick it up all the time. Ramming it into the ground is always risky. It WILL fall when you least expect it,more than likely on your hand,or,head.Leaning it against a post,or a strainer assembly is the way to go. There will be no escape today,you little rebels, I am going to make you all NAKED! It's been many years since I made a "Y" stick to stop lambs going through 5 line fence. Any clues on that,Tim? Awrabest for the coming year,and,keep the hints coming. Sometimes we need a "refresher" jolt.

[@erdemir5641]

LOL in England we don't lay our handles on the ground because they get covered in rain water and shit

[@erdemir5641]

@@FarmLearningTim Yeah.. our 11.5 months

[@doctorboy5892]

Thank you Tom. Why no concrete when putting in the posts? Is it because concrete rots wood, concrete is expensive, concrete is hard to remove, or some other reason?

[@CrazyWhiteVanDriver]

Moisture rots wood, not concrete :)

[@user-tg6lg2ev8y]

Hi Tim Do you have any content on Wire Cutters

[@FarmLearningTim]

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[@jillgeary125]

Sheep shearing competitions

[@go5582]

Hi showbus how you use an augur?

[@FarmLearningTim]

I wouldn't have thought of that. Easy... Keep your eyes open.

[@coen555]

I saw 2019, and I thought 'oh he's made a mistake, that's a year away'. Nope.. Living in the future #2019

[@billrand4138]

just use a hammers length between wires far easier

[@danielwilberforce7400]

That's not easier.

[@billrand4138]

@@danielwilberforce7400 yes it is all you do is walk the fence line with a hammer and belt full of staples not a piece of timber as well :),,,anyway you do it your way i will do it mine ,ive tried it and found it easier without

110 degrees Fahrenheit and you are not sweating?

[@LibertyGarden]

I think inox is like wd40 in America.

[@JoLynch0]

Inox doesn't dry out like WD40 does.

[@LibertyGarden]

Wow! The soil is 67 C. That's 152 F.

[@CentipedeGuy]

Anyone else come here to learn sword fighting