Stretching The 8 Foot Deer Fence, 500 feet, in Traverse City - Heartwood Ciders

In this video, we start stretching the first side of our deer fence (10 acres in total). We get 500 feet tight to the posts and show you how we do it. The material we are using is 20/96/12 Fixed knot 12.5 gauge woven wire wildlife fence. Welcome to Cidery from Scratch! We are David & Rachel, and we've given up our corporate careers to build a Cidery (Heartwood Ciders) in Northern Michigan. This channel will document our journey. Thanks for following us! Please keep in mind that this is our first attempt. Let us know if you have any tips or tricks to make the process easy.
0:00 Explanation
0:28 Positioning fence
1:11 Standing fence up
1:29 Securing first end
2:20 Unroll fence
3:06 How to apply tension
3:58 Apply tension with tractor
5:34 Securing end
6:29 Release tension
6:41 Staple fence
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[@pinevalleyfarm4941]

I just finished my 6 acre deer fence install! Thanks for posting these videos!

[@CideryFromScratch]

That is awesome!!! Super glad we could help :) theres a lot of hard-work and sweat in a deer fence

[@AshlandVisitorsMap]

Sure was fun watching y'all work so well together. Inspiring. I may have a fence building BBQ, and invite some helpers. Thank you. great stuff here.

[@CideryFromScratch]

Thank you!!! It was a lot of work; but, fun at the same time. We are really excited to look back and remember "We Built That!" A BBQ is an excellent idea, hard work is a lot easier when you are doing it with Friends and Family. Good Luck 👍🏻

[@j.g.7054]

Your fence looks amazing! Great work! Thank you for sharing!!!!

[@CideryFromScratch]

Thanks so much!

[@SustainableDan]

Man, you guys are really doing it!!! I can’t wait to see your beautiful orchard!

[@CideryFromScratch]

We are trying haha lots of hands on learning and instructional youtube videos!

[@clayadamson8104]

Quit fencing around that looks great. Great job!

[@CideryFromScratch]

Thank you :)

[@lancekraai8040]

How deep did you auger down? Are these 12 ft. 4X4s 4ft. down? Do you just pack dirt around them? Looks like the corners are 6X6. Any reason to use standard lumber like this rather than round posts I often see. Lastly what is your approximate cost per ft.? Thanks!

[@CideryFromScratch]

Hi Lance! Thanks for watching. The auger was 42 inch long and then we dug out an additional 6in so we were 4ft deep. We packed dirt to fill the posts in and then on some of the 6x6 corners we added gravel for more support. The only reason we used square posts was availability, the waitlist for round 12ft posts was 2 years. So far they look great, other than some of the freshly treated posts dried crooked. When all is said and done, it cost around $4 per foot for the deer fencing. Hope this helps!

[@Jack-It-UP]

Hi folks, the nail gun would almost make fencing a joy.🔨🔨🔨

[@CideryFromScratch]

Battery and c02 powered, she’s a heavy beast!!! Thanks for the comments Peter!

[@christopherfeenstra8139]

Link for the fencing? I’m doing the same north of Grand Rapids. I was going to do 45° braces but I like the H-braces which i guess could double as a frame for a gate. Any advice on the elevation changes?

[@CideryFromScratch]

Thank you for the comment! We got the majority of our supplies from Nevill Supply in Clare, MI. Usually their wood is on backorder, so we ended up getting square posts from Biewer Lumber in Lansing. When it comes to elevation changes, we put our posts significantly closer together and we screwed in square blocks to the bottom to prevent them from being pulled up. So far it seems to have worked really well. One thing to note, try to make sure the wood is dry before putting it into the ground. Because our wood was freshly treated, some of the posts curved as they dried out. Hopefully this helps!

[@ELIRAXPRT]

What kind of staple gun is that? I’ve never seen one

[@CideryFromScratch]

Hi!! It’s a cordless gas cartridge and battery combo! Very handy out in the farm - we rented it for $50/month. Paslode is the brand

[@brandonjames6797]

What spacings are your 4x4s on

[@CideryFromScratch]

Hello and thanks for the comment!! On level ground we placed our posts 18ft apart, whenever we had an elevation change we put the fence post much closer together around 12ft! Bekaert and some of the other fencing companies have guides on their website to help you determine your spacing based on distance and materials :)

[@tammysherman-barnard435]

What type and size of Fence Staples did you use, and did you buy or rent the Fence Stretcher?

[@CideryFromScratch]

Hello and thanks for the questions :) ! We are using 8gauge barbed fence staples and we did rent the stretcher bar!!

[@julianlupulesku7251]

Hi looking good, what is the distance between the posts .

[@CideryFromScratch]

Hello and thanks for the comment!! On level ground we placed our posts 18ft apart, whenever we had an elevation change we put the fence post much closer together around 12ft! Bekaert and some of the other fencing companies have guides on their website to help you determine your spacing based on distance and materials :)

[@pinevalleyfarm4941]

@@CideryFromScratch has it held up good so far at 18’ spacing? I’m putting up a deer fence just like yours this winter and your videos are great. Thanks!

[@CideryFromScratch]

@@pinevalleyfarm4941 yes!! The fence is holding great. Only thing, we didn’t wait for our treated fence posts to dry so some of the posts aren’t straight anymore haha

[@pinevalleyfarm4941]

@@CideryFromScratch thanks for the reply, I plan on doing 18’ spacing but with t posts. I’m sure I will have more questions for you before I get done with the fence lol. Thanks

[@CideryFromScratch]

@@pinevalleyfarm4941 keep us posted! Love to hear about other folks progress :)