One man fencing crew

[@utube1818]

The ingenious thing I find about this is the chain, at first I was wondering what it was for but then figured out it's his sprit level. Brilliant.

[@farmerbill6855]

And depth gauge.

[@utube1818]

@@farmerbill6855 Thanks for that, again brilliant.

[@oldfart5063]

@@farmerbill6855 i thought that also but I'm not sure he was looking at it

[@axelknutt5065]

@@oldfart5063 I reckon he’s done so many posts he could put them in plumb in his sleep 😀

[@mattpollis3537]

It's for post pulling lol

[@benjaminpbarrett7607]

I know this guy. He's passed now but he's alot of fun to hangout with. RIP Tim you always was one "crazy" guy !!!

[@markocarroll9424]

What part of the world is this ? It is a great idea

[@benjaminpbarrett7607]

@@markocarroll9424 Saskatchewan/Montana border. He's a Canadian rancher !

[@markocarroll9424]

@@benjaminpbarrett7607 thanks

[@manoloperez6383]

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[@donverit_ass5959]

Rip ! Smart alive and inspiring for ever! ❤

[@pattwidale4045]

A man who knows what he is doing. Great work.

[@davesstuff1599]

Now I've seen everything, that is so awesome. No post hole diggers, no stringing each strand by hand.

[@stephenrice4554]

Ingenious, brilliant machine . Hats off to the gentleman. I agree , the chain is his straight vertical. Astounding . 👍🇬🇧 When I think of the hours , days , in all weather's with a post rammer , rolls of wire , pouch of staples , and a claw hammer and bar . Sigh .

[@otis6791]

Chain moves too much to use for plumb line. He uses the barbed strands to get the post kinda straight, but he's not trying to be perfect. The chain is simply a general depth gauge for the post. This outfit is for crude function to hold livestock. He's not concerned with aesthetic appeal.

[@stephenrice4554]

@@otis6791 aesthetic appeal is for gardens and pedants , I once had a job putting four and a half miles of fence around a golf course , you could see the greenkeeper with his bubble every so often in the distance . Nightmare job that was . Strange how it went over estimate .

[@Fingers1596]

Best fencer I've ever seen 10 out of 10 for you great machine

[@davyp2993]

Not just the fact that it tensions the wire as it goes, but the fact that the free hanging chain tells the depth/height of the post. The simple things are always the most genius.!

[@JeromeHermbert]

He's just an old retired man.

[@laszlovass7326]

He ain't building a piano folks. Its gonna be buried in snow drifts and the cattle are gonna scratch their asses on it. Looks good enough, only 6 miles to go. This man is a legend!

[@dutch9664]

Laszlo Vass yes sir Russian and Chinese are watching or spying this technology..great man at work

[@chadgregory9037]

i guess Im randomly asking but does any of you know of a way to log back into an instagram account? I somehow lost my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me!

[@mikeywalsh5941]

If hes doing it professionally though he should run a tight guide string line from brace ends and pound them in. Not saying it doesn't work or wont. I wouldn't be snaggle toothing those posts in like that for a customer.

[@logancarter2134]

The thought and engineering that went into the creation of this machine is amazing. Then the actual building of it shows extraordinary craftsmanship.

[@theponderosa3489]

Wow what a machine. And looks like it’s capable of going on some pretty rough terrain. The guys that invent this stuff amaze me.

[@rodsapyta7059]

I needed this tool back when I put in 900 LF of field Fence. 18 years ago> Thanks for the Video.

[@bigbootyboy2988]

Wish I had a machine like that growing up, fencing was hell when it comes to handmade.

[@davisphillips7792]

Great machine. I see the brakes on the rollers that tighten as you go. I would use longer posts just because cows will push on anything. But way faster than digging them all first!

[@VegasJPH]

Looks like a seriously custom rig. That's pretty awesome

[@robertbragg9364]

Someone's always got something to say negative but I think that's awesome. There's people that think "simple folks" ain't smart. Only if they knew the truth. They call "simple folks" every time something they have breaks down. Great machine and great job operating it 👏 👍 💪 🙌 👌

[@watwell]

I was 12 and helped my friends family fence a 6 acre ranch. 5 strands of barb wire. Posts drilled and pounded by hand. Was the hardest work i have ever done. But i was a kid i didn't know i was slave labor i thought (at first) it was "fun." Hands raw, cut to hell, sunburned, dehydrated, This almost gave me PTSD. LOL

[@erod4489]

Imagine 3 miles. I thought my family owning ostriches was an awesome idea. I enjoyed the pigs and cattle best.

[@alanyoung7655]

Kinda reminds me of the ending of the film Jeremiah johnston..... "and some say hes up there still"...great vid ...man obviosly knows what hes doing

[@joelbellJB]

The best part about this video is that the camera spins 360 and there’s no building in sight

[@crandonborth]

Welcome to the prairies of the upper Midwest… we say “where you can watch your dog run away for three days”

[@joelbellJB]

@@crandonborth I’ve heard it was two weeks

[@piratecat4519]

Was looking for the attachment on the back that spits out cows.

[@tractortalkwithgary1271]

Wow! That was pretty slick. I have made a lot of fence over the years and would loved to have had this system.

[@Bowfinger6383]

I see the fencing experts have gathered in the comments section. Didn't know there are that many.

[@sheepdog271]

Some of them just learned

[@tylerrosborough9566]

Lots of us out there, I don't install much farm fence though just clicked because that is one slick unit .

[@youbikewithatube]

Anyone who has actually put up a fence with multiple strand barbed wire knows that if you really hate someone, trick or lure them into laying or mending some fence line. It’s one of the hardest jobs on a ranch or farm there is. It sucks so bad it will make an honest man out of you by the time your done. What this man made here is an engineering marvel for everyone who knows the pain of laying some fence line.

[@torodaman]

In my days back at the Acienda Ranch all by hand, starting in cutting the post from trees...Wow this is amazing....

[@HerrSchwaar]

. . .yes, and the blacksmith made the barbed wire . . .

[@andyhobaugh3104]

With practice I bet a fella could really get good use out of this. Everybody that have negative opinions seem to think this machine is good from start to finish. I'm sure the ol'boy running it will even tell you it's not for every post nor for every application. But if you have long stretches needing fenced it sure would make the work go by faster.

[@sheepdog271]

Where it could be used it would make life a whole lot easier!!!

[@farmshopchronicles]

Thank you, it seems like people expect something to be made for every situation at the same time and do well at it, also why has nobody heard of: “First version”, or “work in progress” or “prototype”?

[@matthewhayes7765]

Comment section: "back in my day, we had to dig the holes with our teeth"

[@brettcrook9362]

BOSS MAN you had dentures!? LUXURY! Back in my day we started young. Before teeth even grew! And no dentures..... Put up a mile or so before school. Aye we dreamed of having dentures. ..

[@02887727356]

@@brettcrook9362 stop ffs

[@marionwoodward5186]

Wow. This is amazing. Is that really how they do fence post when I was a kid it took a hell of a long time. With the cedar posts every hole I dug had to be 36 in deep packed the soil. I got a quarter hole. And I was happy. But really can somebody honestly tell me if a regular person can hire someone to do fences these days like that?

[@lucyloose2841]

Great concept but pretty temp type fence But love what your doing I suppose it would obviously work with splits and star pickets to

[@Fultonfalcons86]

Man wish I had one of those back in the day could have saved my hands some misery lol

[@hahaha9076]

Brilliant machine. I'd really like to see you be able to get those controls out so you don't have to stand in that crush area between the posts and tractor.

[@beniaeschbach2626]

Not too worried about getting it straight? Tension on these barb wires won't be too high.. Cool rig though!

[@Firestormlover]

That's what the chain is for, to mark it straight, must have escaped your notice...

[@MD-uu5nt]

@@Firestormlover and it must have escaped your notice that they still aren't straight...or even close to it.

[@Firestormlover]

@@MD-uu5nt About as straight as a bent fence post and a cheap camera lens can be, much like yours.

[@oldfart5063]

@@Firestormlover i think he's questioning the overall straightness. the chain is for marking plumb and depth

[@billhouser7897]

I wish we had one of those when I was growing up life would have been a lot easier

[@scottbabstock5580]

That's for sure, Hell I'd like to have one now

[@joedoakes8307]

THAT's the best HALF ASS fence I've seen !!!!! Wire is loose.........looks like a WINO with a Hangover built it !

[@koda7820]

Looks good..

[@randolphbutler1832]

Have never seen one of these before. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@saracinosalvage6062]

You Sir, are a genius!

[@domenicoieracitano2138]

Great man. Congrats on the hard work.

[@AstridinGeorgia]

Things sure have changed over the years.

[@carlosfinlay874]

This is the BESTTTTT machine for fences ever.

[@petemunoz7148]

This is where the saying says don't work hard work smart

[@diyguy446]

Wowzers… I love that machine…. Very creative.... goooooot joooooob!!!!

[@darrinrentruc6614]

I see you have a disk brake system to prevent the barb wire from getting loose, I love it.

[@kfiscal01]

Looks awesome, my only concern would.be the depth of the posts.?

[@atVVV1]

Laser steering for a couple grand or even a simple guide wire that was preset to indicate off of. Great machine though, wow

[@zps4173]

I like the chain depth gage/plumb indicator.

[@1millionsubswomovieschalle796]

Mass produce them! They will sell. I’ve been in fence industry for 26 years never seen anything so fast and quality

[@WiIdbiII]

You obviously never seen our Mexicans in Texas.

[@mikeywalsh5941]

Youve never seen a wheatheart high and heavy hitter on a skid steer?

[@johnnelson9309]

Don't pay any attention to the haters, they're jealous that they didn't have the idea. It's ok to have an opinion but why throw thier negatively out to you. Anyway, good job. You show off 😜

[@fourfortyroadrunner6701]

Works great in open country. Much of Dad's old place was wooded and brushy. You'd need a dozer to go along with this, and some of that hilly stuff would still be "hand" and "hike."

[@stuartklaus2153]

Did commercial fence job in NE Sandhills, this would have been a godsend! Still would have to put deadmen (2' pieces of post buried sideways and 2-3' deep with wire running up to and wrapping all 4 wires) if you didn't you could tension at the H braces and pull 10-20 posts right out of the ground. Yes actually suspended on the wire...

[@ianburton8050]

Ok... now how much extra would you charge to put those posts in perpendicular? edit> having another look at the video i just noticed the chain hanging from the hammer part, this chain is obviously intended to give the operator a perpendicular "sighter", because in theory the chain will hang perfectly vertical with gravity... but in practice it's bouncing around so much from the hammer blows it doesn't get time to settle in a vertical position.

[@OnlyFacts11b]

Yeah you're clearly not from a farm....you think he cares about shit being pretty? There's never enough daylight for what they have to do you think he's gonna sit there and make sure the posts are perfectly perpendicular 😂 it functions exactly the same way. Quit being a tool

[@ianburton8050]

@@OnlyFacts11b i've done plenty of one man fencing including after midnight in storms to keep cattle in, i've been soaked in blood from fighting barbed wire, so i know all about "ruff enough" for the circumstances... and i've still got a sense of humour...if you want a review of that comical machine that's probably not sold a single unit... i could go on... the wires are spaced too far apart and are not tensioned enough to keep in a geriatric grandmother.

[@oldfart5063]

@@ianburton8050 they probably stretch it later . it didn't look like the stapler was setting them too tight

[@ianburton8050]

@@oldfart5063 I dont think that fence was intended as a serious fence at all...more a demonstration of the machinery. The barbs are only about 4 inches apart, and they will still be stopped by the stapple no matter how loose. You'll end up pulling the tops of the posts towards the strainer tool. That's why with very old fences as long as you have a heavy gauge (unbarbed) "strainer wire" at the top you can always tighten the fence up no matter how the posts lean all over the place, you can tidy it up and pull all the posts back in line in about 2 minutes.

[@robertberryhill4033]

This has to be the best deal since slice bread. I wish my dad had one of these when I was a boy.

[@lazarusramaube8291]

Too late to have a happy childhood now

[@psilocybe4623]

iv gone mad about this guy and machine....rip....its brilliant

[@treebuzzard5796]

Very innovative, how good is this??..., well done sir.

[@niceguy235uk1]

"Sorry, did you want it straight?" Lol.

[@kirkmartin2223]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Looks like a good way to not ever get called back to build more fence.

[@timothyyoungblood6269]

I'm so annoyed by this man's laziness while running a machine that does 99% of the work.

[@farmshopchronicles]

Timothy Youngblood That’s... literally the point of having a machine that does most of the work

[@timothyyoungblood6269]

@@farmshopchronicles - Absolutely not. Why spend all that money to have advanced technology and deliver a finished product that looks like shit. That man in the video didn't buy that machine to do a good job, he bought it to do the job fast. Low standards and careless attitude.

[@farmshopchronicles]

Timothy Youngblood He custom built the machine, and also it doesn’t need to look good it just needs to be a fence

[@plainwornout3964]

Very cool indeed. One thing though, 18" in the ground don't cut it.

[@1millionsubswomovieschalle796]

plainwornout3 you clearly don’t know 18” from 24-32”

[@plainwornout3964]

@@1millionsubswomovieschalle796 You must be related to Adam Shiff. I spent my life setting poles and spent everyday with a tape measure in my hands. A minimum of 30" below grade would be a sturdy set. The poles I saw set were 18" +- deep.

[@killingoldgrowthsince]

@@plainwornout3964is that's what you tell the wife?

[@killingoldgrowthsince]

@@1millionsubswomovieschalle796 I'm with you on that one.

[@plainwornout3964]

@@killingoldgrowthsince How did you know?

[@ricepadi29]

That is a very impressive rig.

[@tonysharoneubanks2762]

Wow! I don't live on a farm but this makes me want to buy one of things anyway. Nice!

[@deerhunter7482]

What all did you do today, not much just working on a fence!

[@Desert10075]

Thats so cool, both of my grandfathers were country people, one had a 4000 acre cattle ranch, the other had a farm which grew crops like spuds, corn, etc. But fences back then, whew, one post at a time, the farmer or ranchers hired hands WERE the post hole digger, barb wire stringer do it all people. Fixing a fence, like a barb wire fence of my grandfathers who owned a farm, after a buffalo ran through it without even slowing down, is hard to do. These new machines are cool.

[@dajb90]

Many people still do it that way..

[@stanjelinek62]

Don't listen to the haters they're stupid but that's a great video . Thanks for making America great

[@slipperyskittle5889]

There in Canada

[@CaptainCurt07]

Great machine u made, it does look like someone fabricated this at home, Perfect

[@belstonefence3442]

Yes we made it in our shop

[@belstonefence3442]

Breaker style hitter, the wire tensioner is our own design

[@farmshopchronicles]

Bel Stone Fence You should make and sell them once you work out any kinks it has, it seems like a good machine.

[@srad98ful]

people laughing hell I like to rent that for a day

[@michaelbagley9116]

Like the guy that made rehabbing Volkswagens Beetles after retiring from the Army in Central Texas. He had a job that a lot of people did not want and seemed to find a good way to do it. Too bad he has passed.

[@scoutdogfsr]

Steer would push straight through that. No bolsters between the post? Maybe enough for a dairy farm but not western steer.

[@aussieearthmoving392]

Awesome machine Needs something to get the posts more plumb and straight though

[@Michael-ij6kg]

The chain is a giant plumb bob

[@awy1977]

Fantastic machine, but going over those low spots and back uphill means the tension on that wire will pull those posts right up out of the ground in no time. Either that or the wire will pull free from the post.

[@killingoldgrowthsince]

Says you.

[@awy1977]

Yea..says me, the guy that's built a few miles of fence. Barbed wire, high tensile, panel wire...any type with tension will pull the fasteners out of the post or eventually lift the post up from the ground where there's variations in terrain levels.

[@killingoldgrowthsince]

@@awy1977 that's the thing, any fence with tension....really not seeing it there. Are you?

[@terryanderson4366]

The only way to keep posts in the ground at a low point is to terminate fence at lowest point. Restart and build second stretch at low spot and build to high spot. I have built net wire cages filled with large rocks as a heavy dead man and tied each stretched wire to the basket. Having large rock baskets is not an option if not available.

[@adamfooks7248]

No it isn’t 🤦‍♂️ you fit foots to the posts with upward pressure 🙄 some serious people here quilting all sorts of rubbish with absolutely no idea what they talking about

[@diegonicholas4716]

Beautiful 👍🏼machine

[@newq]

Whereabouts is this? The countryside looks really familiar. Looks like eastern Kansas.

[@crandonborth]

Saskatchewan, Montana border

[@Kevin-zh8bj]

Man that's the coolest thing ever wished we had one of those.

[@chinesepizza8888]

Hell yeah getting it done 💪 pappy you should of see the crew on the neighbors fence a bunch slackers

[@customs486]

Where are you from and do you contract yourself out to do this?

[@derekwilliamson7024]

SO many questions.....How do you keep it straight? How do you keep the wire tight? to start

[@SolarTechFL]

Looks like you come up with that yourself bad ass man Very clever

[@1kinotikenya]

I would like to own the same machinery, any leads on how to acquire one?

[@paulinahernandez1682]

yes please, i also want to know!

[@chadachwilliam5515]

When you have money, but good help is hard to find, you work smart instead of hard. I’m assuming the distance you can do in a day lies solely in the soil type your driving post into? Those are going in like butter there, but some place are not so easy.

[@SuerteDelMolinoFarm]

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain

[@randyscrafts8575]

Both of my grandfather's were each a one man fencing crew. Did it all with a hand post hole digger. That's when men were men.

[@officerfoxtrot3633]

I’d like a smaller version for metal t-posts that could fit around something besides an open field. That would make my dads life a ton easier and my life easier too lol

[@clypeum5063]

Just start building. Ive rebuild a honda tracked dumper with hydrostatic drive (the geared ones are crap), fitted a hydraulic Pump, Reservoir and valves aswell as a hydraulic arm to it. Now its a 300kg tracked beehive crane you can Drive around to load and unload the hives. No more heavy lifting (a full hive ist 90kg) and its light enough to get Transported with the hives on a Trailer. Towable with a standard car, No Truck ore SUV needed. Never have i ever Seen my dad so thankfull and proud! Save your Back. No Matter If its about fences ore Something Else. (Keep in mind hydraulics are kinda expensive, atleast for me because im a poor student) greetings from Germany!

[@coen555]

@@clypeum5063 Would love to see a video or photos of that.

[@clypeum5063]

@@coen555 i will let you know when i Upload a short video ( have to do some painting First).

[@Zoro.d.uchihaa]

You didn't level one post. What about the brace posts? Can you do woven wire or only barbed wire I guess? Still pretty cool set up.

[@oldfart5063]

the chain plumbed the post and was used to set the hght

[@jonathanwillard663]

The money you could make with that machine, AND give people a very fair price on a huge fence. It'd be a good quality fence too. Those posts are set in the ground extremely solid. That's just fucking cool. The quote from a crew of guys with an auger $40,000. The quote from this guy - $25,000 or $30,000. Really, you could save people alot of money with that thing. I'm no fencer and don't know how fences are put up. I'm sure you want it solid and you don't want to hand dig or use a hand auger for 2 months straight, and then come back and string wire up.

[@angeldelacruz7254]

Freaking awesome machine....

[@rsmith3033]

yep ! use what cha got an make it work dam good ! i got a do it all my self, i was taught to work smarter 2 😎

[@risky1]

1) How do you keep it straight 2) What about Rocks under the ground ? 3) What if I want to use steel posts? 4) What about braces or corner braces ? 5) What about wire splices ?

[@risky1]

@Mr. Sunshine because I have questions ?

[@risky1]

@Mr. Sunshine Well it's amazing that you can point out those dumb questions. What does that make you ?

[@risky1]

@Mr. Sunshine Well I call your attention to 2:51 time in the video. You can look down the line and see the posts are crooked, leaning and not in a straight line. And it looks like the posts are only going 12 inches in the ground. I have built alot of fence in my day. And 12 inches is not deep enough on wood posts. Again...if your posts were in a STRAIGHT Line, it would help immensely. Evidently you are making a Temporary Fence there (especially with only 4 strands) because the tension on the wires and the depth of the post, and being CROOKED as shit....that fence will only last about 6 months with Wildlife going under it and over it let alone your cattle testing it. That fence will not hold a goat or sheep either. 1) The bottom wire is usually stretched from point A to point B for your "STRAIGHT" line. 2) That same (straight) bottom wire is how you line your posts up to make a straight line with the posts. 3) When you have posts in a straight line run the rest of your wires because the wires will be straight and the posts will be straight. The H Braces along the way and on the ends are what takes the strain of everything. Now that I have taught you how to build a fence (at no charge) .....go shave your balls you old fart. And now, I think I will block you as well.

[@risky1]

@Mr. Sunshine I feel kinda bad about the way I signed off with you and I apologize for that. I was up working all night configuring a CISCO Switch. But I got a nice 45 minute nap in the Data Center and now I feel much better. I admit i don't know everything about fencing, but the way I was taught and the fences at my Family's Ranch are still up and they were built in 1970. I am not a Professional Fence Builder, but I just know what works. And I was looking at the comments below and some others tend to agree with me about the quality of that particular fence. I applaud the man for coming up with that contraption, but I still feel it needs tweaking.

[@MUCKFOOT399]

quit whining

[@discordwoodpodcast2148]

Back in my day all we had was a bucket and a stick

[@Whiskeybuisness]

And when the stick broke the bucket was useless.....lol

[@letssee6960]

I remember when the stick was used to dig and the rock was used for nailing and use our teeth to cut and twist the wire lmao

[@michaelleftwich8186]

I could of used this back when i was younger & working on farms with alot of pasture ground. Had to dig post holes by hand, one strand of wire at a time that had to be stretched before stapling it to the post. Dangerous work. If that wire broke, it would'nt be one of your better days. And most times i was by myself. But it had to be done. This would of saved a lot of time.

[@joegodfrey549]

an old boy would have told you to stand on the opposite side of the posts to the wire, when it goes twang, you are a lot safer

[@MichaelSHartman]

Shucks, that makes T-post look hard.

[@marshalltaylor6498]

Where was this when I was a teenager digging holds all day long. I still remember the calluses and hands hurting.

[@MaddogIV9]

NO MORE FOREIGN JOBS, NOT COOL MR JOHNSON, WELL DONE USA, GOD BLESS AMERICA 🥰🥰 GREETINGS FROM GUATEMALA

[@rjf205]

Cool, love it, good machine, my only question is, farms near me make the middle and top line with insulators for electric.....u r clearly not using electric , just barbs..... is that enough? Around where i live everyone uses electric fence....

[@tomohia1428]

We add the electric wire later, but you could make two strands, electric as you do this

[@oldfart5063]

when you're fenceing between crops and pasture you need electric but i think they were sectioning off pasture so they could rotate grazing . they wouldn't let them eat it down to bad so the cattle wouldn't be so hard on the fence

[@letssee6960]

What's the prices perfeet in your guys area around USA or where ever you are chicago is about 8 -20 bucks a foot

[@spo307]

that is a great set up

[@gardencornrobber]

All looks well until lightning strikes. Put a steel post in every so often.

[@danieltranchida4009]

Pretty cool, I 've seen Clark Kent do this faster. Even in the movie tremors . But seriously very nice I use to put these in for my dad it was 0 labor but the meals was great. None of this fast food crap. Anyone remember when bread would turn moldy just after 24 hrs. Makes me wonder about all the ingredients to keep bread good for weeks?

[@belstonefence3442]

Thanks

[@talhakarim2603]

What is the cost of this machine and how much can it do in 1 hour??

[@magnatenews2879]

I wish I had one of those.... I love machines

[@Infinitely_Lily]

You should put a sponsor on this video!

[@Nudnik1]

We have rock.. This is nice rig .

[@dirtyrowels]

Neat machine. But my god is that fence nowhere near straight. Going to be tough to keep the wires tight over the years. A straight fence is much easier to maintain as the fence ages. Look down the fenceline at the 2:42 mark. Posts aren't in line or straight up and down for that matter. Upon further review of the video I see he has a line on the ground but it isn't helping him getting a straight line. And there is no shame in putting a small level on your posts or the pounder itself to get at least a straight post

[@outdoorluxuries2887]

What kind of gun is that. Would be nice if it was battery

[@bharatprajapati5179]

Awesome 👏👍👍🎸🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@darryl0173]

How do you splice the barb wire together with a new spool?

[@pdalko]

I wish dad had one of those 55 years ago instead of using me to put fence in. 🥺

[@CowboyStag]

Farmer brown has it easy these days I sledged them in as a teenager