Easy Fencing Over a Steep Hill With Steel Posts

[@davemanning6325]

Love how the Kiwi’s put their posts in perpendicular to the ground angle, it just makes so much sense, particularly with wire spacings as you pointed out. Hope it catches on here 🤩

[@alanblyde8502]

Wished I found this tip last week, only put in a fence on slope ground, not to mention massive amounts of solid granite, was quite the challenge

[@tuppy]

Thank you. I have a very hilly property and putting in star pickets vertically on slopes has always stressed me for the exact reasons you give. About to enlarge the dog yard, and it is very sloped, so perfect timing. Will also look at the strainer! This would be the answer to so many of our problems because my daughter and I do all the fencing without help. We used poly wire, but to be able to use wire is so much better.

[@andrewsteele7663]

Good morning, Tim, as I drank my coffee, I was trying to get my head around the post question. And your answer makes complete sense, even though the Fart in a Bottle is going to be stuck in my head all day. Cheers

[@FarmLearningTim]

Yeah… naughty….

[@mano3867]

Always enjoy your videos thanks

[@FarmLearningTim]

Thanks mate much appreciated.

[@andreabond3501]

Thanks Tim

[@ginge3381]

yea . your kiwi mate is 100% correct.... posts and batterns should be at 90deg to the ground/wire on a fence running up/down a hill..... yes im a kiwi ... farmer / fencer. recently had quite a disscussion with another austrailian fencing and fencing equipment supply company ... ...

[@FarmLearningTim]

Hahaha. Yeah….

[@woofyland]

How do the steel post pin lock insulators hold up on the XL posts at the top of the hill where the slope starts to flatten out? I’ve found having any sort of tension on the them causes the plastic to deform and they fail quite quickly. I’ve been using inline insulators on direction changes with jumper wires and this seems to last indefinitely VW the pin locks under load.

[@FarmLearningTim]

Great tip. To be honest I’m moving across to the Gallagher ipost droppers. Super easy and really strong.

[@oriwittmer]

The advantage of building in any form as plumb, square, or level is that it is easier because it is a global datum and reference. Not only that, but when you were driving the post perpendicular to the hill you have to eyeball it for line, alone with fighting against gravity to keep the post driver in line with the post, and losing the advantage of the driver (imagine doing a long run of posts like that, you'd be stuffed!). Don't lose your mechanical advantage!

[@Bobbyjames1988]

Hi Tim great video. Can you please recommend me a crimping tool please, so many out there and no sure what’s right

[@FarmLearningTim]

I am a bit boring. I use the Hayes crimping tool with Hayes HC2 crimps. They’ve never let me down

[@Bobbyjames1988]

@@FarmLearningTim thanks mate. And is it the Hayes Professional Pro Crimp 4 in 1 Fencing Tool?

[@FarmLearningTim]

@@Bobbyjames1988 Dunno. I've had it for 30 years! Looks like bolt cutters. Buggers don't even sponsor me....

[@stilltuckered]

Whining pot riser are you using/. Thank you!

[@FarmLearningTim]

Hey, I think you mean what post driver? It’s a Horsley Engineering post driver with inbuilt guides

[@davidholmes3323]

I go around 40 metres then down a steep gully for another 30 then flat for 30 to 40 then up steep to moderate for 300 metres or so, on a boundary. does this work for sheep mesh? so far it is just a boundary line no stock on either side. couple of dogs, that is it.

[@FarmLearningTim]

I’d put an end assembly in for each significant change of direction. Strain to each. Minor changes will get taken up by the line wire crimp as long as you don’t overstrain it. Hope that helps mate

[@colvardy8691]

Some of my steepest ground is 45 degrees plus on boundry where i have no choice to move the fence , post matching terrain is the only way . Could you do a video on using the post drivers for big timber posts please. I'm interested in buying a tractor style , maybe to put on a small dozer for steep ground. Trouble is no mobs i have asked so far will say if it works on a steep slope. They take for granted you are putting posts in vertical saying if you get the machine there it will do it. When you say driving a post at 45 degrees they all say i don't know buy one and try it ..( either sliding or hydraulic )

[@FarmLearningTim]

Give the team at Thor a call. I’m not sure that anyone will put it in writing that lifting a couple hundred kilos off the ground on a 45 degree slope is a good idea……

[@colvardy8691]

@@FarmLearningTim Thanks , I agree 45 deg is probably too much, but no one so far will commit to a max working angle.

[@cyclingzero2353]

Contractor here You need one of the NZ branded rammers (fenceequip, fencepro etc).

[@FarmLearningTim]

@@colvardy8691 check out Thor in Newcastle.

[@gor4988]

Sounds logical But probably looks a bit weird Guess we can cope with that