THATS THE LAST OF THE FENCING DONE

[@HootMaRoot]

I used these new style treated posts on my hen/duck run and within 5 years 2/3 of them had rotted at the base, while creosote posts my gran had fenced part of the land with, lasted 40 years and now 55 years later there is still a handful still standing

[@tinagibbs618]

I love watching your videos. you make me smile and laugh a lot. thank you for all the hard work you do for all of us. xx

[@adrianbew9641]

You want Richard to mix the old oil 50 50 with diesel this allows it to soak into the wood better, poor man's creosote. They only really need to be treated about 6 Inches above ground level, the rotting point is where air meets constant dampness at ground level above or below that usually lasts ok. I was also taught to only hammer the staples fully home at the straining points the rest just slightly loose to allow the wire to move with differing temperatures.

[@jtcorey9498]

Nice to hear some info on pricing, every penny needs to be spent properly. Good luck

[@sweed58]

We always take a tractor and loader with an old trailer we keep loaded with all the fencing stuff,because if we think we need 6 stobs it is usually 12 every time

[@2626stephen]

Funky farmer fenceing ......that's 3 f's nice one

[@The3broslife]

Really great video Richard as always. You always make me laugh 😂.My Nan always used creosote on her garden fence and it’s still going strong and that’s 48 years old.A farmers work is never ending. It’s so cold 🥶 here in the north east ice , snow ❄️ and really freezing. You need to keep warm. Take care.❤️🦋🥰😀🐓🐄🚜🐶

[@kenthammarstrom8255]

that fence tuned out fine ⭐️ we have sno on the ground and -12c out doors. soon it will turn to longer days again

[@trevorsidley7697]

McVeigh Parker are selling "Plastic" fence posts. They also sell the Steel "T" posts. However they are not cheap. Luckily I live in the South East and untreated chestnut lasts (Some of mine are 25 years old and still good. My local woodman sells they at less than £2.50 each.

[@stevepalmer8285]

Good morning Richard thanks for the video.have a great Sunday 👍

[@keithhill3027]

The fencing around my garden is over 50 years old and still good,I treat it every year with creosote mixed with old engine oil.

[@antonyfarming]

Great job👍they started doing plastic post wonder how long they will last🤞

[@arlenegariepy8957]

Working hard as usual Richard good stuff. some fencing here in Canada is metal posts with wood post strainers. Someone will introduce a new product that will cost much more of course so hoarding some posts is a very good idea. :) :)

[@Sooty]

Its mighty cold for faming, getting up early winter mornings to milk the cows, wishing you did not have to get out of bed and could have a lie in . Though I could not see you working in a office. Interesting vlog. Regards to everyone at New House Farm .

[@MrDbone75]

A very good Sunday morning to you all from Wellington Somerset

[@DavidJohnson-rj8zu]

Thank god we dont get the pea soupers of the 50s 60s I remember coming home from junior school and walking down our road and from the pavement near the house wooden gate and you couldn't see the front door or house number ended up going up the wrong front path 😂😂

[@davidesmond3474]

Can you get split chestnut stakes any more? They were produced from coppiced chestnut woodland in Sussex and we had them delivered in rail trucks using them ourselves and selling a lot to neighbouring farmers. They lasted for years and were produced from regrowth of the coppiced woodland

[@paulf2529]

Still produced, find a small estate sawmill, the posts always look a bit odd as the bark falls off and they go grey but they stay good for years. Other plus point is you don't ruin them if you cut the top down or notch for a strainer so no need to splash creosote onto cut ends.

[@byamrcn]

My condolences to everybody over there on the WC match. England played so well, they deserved a better result. I was pulling for them.

[@JDseller1]

Richard I can hire five strand barbed wire fence installed with all material included, for $1.50(US) per foot or $4.90 (US) per meter. So your 200 meters would have cost around $950 (US) 780 (pound sterling). So I repair my fences but I usually hire new fence installed by a fencing contractor. The last time I figured out my cost of materials for building the fence myself, the contractor was only about 15% higher with the labor included. He is buying post and wire by the truck load. So his cost is way less than mine.

[@thefunkyfarmer]

thats a great deal

[@time_and_tide]

It’s always annoying how stakes rot off where they meet the air, yet the rest of the stake is pretty good. I have been wondering about Charing that area of the stake with a blowtorch like the Japanese do, to see if that makes any difference 🤔

[@HootMaRoot]

Isn't there fencing grants available for farmland you have just acquired in England? We have some fencing grants in Scotland but it seems to be more easily available for new farmland acquired or young farmers compared to farmers that have owned the land for many years

[@s1mon1983]

There are but a stretch like he's just done (or tried to!) wouldn't qualify

[@HootMaRoot]

@@s1mon1983 yeah same as many of the grants in Scotland you have to fence a whole field

[@b2617]

-20c here. Bet it's warmer there lol

[@lesrose800]

Richard get your self an old finger Ferguson or Connell finger hedge trimmer , it works perfectly behind the wire .

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

It’s too bad they can’t figure out how to make affordable recycled plastic and wood composite stakes. They would be durable and last forever. 👍👍😁 Good luck with your fencing.

[@johnoverend1169]

We have a company here in New Zealand that's making fence posts out of recycled plastic bottles etc it's better than going to landfill.

[@davidwalsh4218]

Too expensive

[@paulnugent8225]

Morning 😊

[@mrvanahead]

Yeah.. fencing can get expensive really quick. I do fencing on a horsefarm.. all electrified fencing.. And about treatment of stakes. I think it also had to do with how long they dip em for. The longer they dipped the deeper the treatment goes. These days they go the proces quicker i guess.

[@DavidJohnson-rj8zu]

How about a six foot high brick wall Richard next time you win the Lottery 🤣🤣

[@irvenrathburn9421]

Good video richard your good at fencing.You sure have a lot of fog this winter is that normal for your area? CRACK ON SEE YOU I THE NNEXT ONE.

[@theoxfordshirehunter492]

There's a fencing supplier local to me that keeps on about some recycled plastic posts from new Zealand that have a lifetime guarantee. Cost about £25 per post and apparently they can can take the strain

[@thefunkyfarmer]

I've got a plastic post on the farm that's lasted 25 years. Local dealer sold them for a while, I bought 1 to try then he stopped selling them

[@markbradley5333]

good video again mr c shame farmer p didnt put the wire on lol

[@freddavidson3426]

Hi Richard great video will there be any hedge cutting videos this year

[@thefunkyfarmer]

yes in the new year

[@mistera2799]

Don’t forget to include the £50 for Farmer P’s curry night out!

[@valleyviewacres9120]

I put in a 5 inch top treated post in 3 feet than two 4 inch top 7 foot post in two foot. than a 2x6 from the top of the corner to the bottom of the brace than to the top of that brace to the bottom of the bottom second brace post. But I usually put 4 wires on a post pulled pretty tight with a stretcher. In canada we've had that cresoak stuff banned for a while. Dad used to soak his own out of a barrel. we have those pressure treated post here and they seem to last I got 30 year old post in the ground that are holding up. I don't know maybe its the amount of moisture or the fact that for half the year we are froze up pretty hard here. I will say the reason why it got banned in canada was a personal safety issue. Or least thats what I was told by dad.

[@leonkingston4034]

Same as farmer p, can't understand if you're spending good money on good materials why not spend a bit more and get a contractor to put the fence up properly. Shortly it makes sense, get the wire properly tight and it should last for years!!🤔🤔

[@lancepearson4035]

Guess the cost of not fencing = 20 years of frustration with cows getting out could help with the pain of the cost. Anyway well done you reusing good recycled material and totally agree with you re the nutty rules the stupid bureaucrats invent without considering the consequences

[@ebxo269]

61, you went from 59 to 50.

[@roba4297]

I hope you remember where you chucked those old posts when you are hedge brushing. (Sounds like the LAST POST as far as EU is concerned)

[@alexthomas637]

😎😎👍

[@ninjanana1272]

👍❤

[@peterobey491]

Hi Richard, You feeling the cold is probably a result of the tablets and pills your on for your Heart problems. Think you had similar heart problems to me and now I really feel the cold wereas before it never seem to bother me as much. Stay Warm, Stay Safe and Craic On 👍

[@sandymcghee3328]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheGazmurphy]

Include farmer p curry in the costs

[@johnpick6829]

Perhaps not as much

[@3koningen]

+ one lost hammer?

[@ritchieblackmore5204]

£500 just over it would cost you a lot more if you had a contractor do it around £5-10 a meter and that was in 2006

[@tomwainwright7102]

👍👍👍👍

[@tkinvy9750]

I dunno about environmental stuff when things get hard use your sump oil to treat - stuff em

[@rogernorman200]

Appreciate its you doing it but you haven’t got the labour cost in there either Rich. Old rule of them for ‘normal’ things in construction was always 50/50 as a starting point. So double your numbers for a true cost. Looking good for all that.

[@greggroome2791]

😀❤️🙏👍🇮🇪

[@KiwiJim13]

👀🙄🐾🐾🎄👍

[@jckhinks253]

we are not in the bloody eu so why are they still dictating what we can and can' and can not buy.

[@howarddustan]

😁

[@KiwiJim13]

Can you please let Ian Squire Pullen know that his post from Saturday night has been hacked

[@wyndhamhewlett8223]

Yes we do live in a bloody nanny state,!!!!!

[@johnpick6829]

900 hundred pounds

[@philipcounsell3533]

Great video Richard, you really need to brush up on your lyrics and tunes .