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Stoney Ridge Farmer, Josh I’m thinking maybe 10 - 16 ga posts ?

thanks buddy...havn't heard from ya in a bit...good to have ya here again!

That is awesome!

Good luck! That's the least employable band of misfits ever assembled! But I agree, it's pretty fun to watch them grow their skill set and businesses. Cheers

Any time!

Indiana is south of 70. You are in Michanada my friend.

Having the fence Expo here on the farm did save us on some labor costs for sure....also good learning experience for these fellas that don't build much pipe fence...a win win for everyone!

You kidding? I charge him double for all the clicks my tight body and pretty face bring in! Bahahahah

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Thanks!

I fear it may cost more than the rest of us just plain ole regular farmers could handle...

Amen!

yeppers that's whay we build or fences off from the edges of the pasture....keeps it clean and easy to maintain

Could you please elaborate on your above ground setup?

some of these guys have told me they've driven 500 post in a 10 hour day!!

We have around $100k in our fencing so far on the farm.....ya don't get into this by being broke or crying about it. We both work very hard...have saved our money...done without new cars and a McMansion so that we can build a farm to make a living doing what I love until I die....some say spending money...other's might say investing in our future and our land....much more secure of an investment than any 401k!

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer hope it works out for you, quailty is king. farming isnt easy and its a full time job. you are building what i call " your own prison" . i know becouse i have one, just smaller than yours.

We have them out your way. Call Mark @ SWI Wyoming if you want to try one close (er) to home.

@@farmfencesolutionsllc Thanks. I might just do that one of these days. That would be awesome! 👍

This was organized by Farm Fence Solutions....he does it several times a year...once on the east coast here on our farm...once on in Indiana!

Still yet to pull wire through there...you'll see more in the next vid...a bit frustrating to say the least

Yeah you can really see why he wanted it straight now. That's going to add a lot of extra braces.

Most coral isn't much trouble for the pipe we use. It has a yield strength of around 80,000psi, and with an experienced operator, it isn't too tough to peck it right through. If it's too much, we just swing the rock auger in, drill the pilot hole, fill the spoil back in, and drive the post. It's still stronger than concrete, as we've proven many times.

@@farmfencesolutionsllc That's good to know. We have rock that varies from pourous oolite to sandstone. There may be sand next to rock so when you drive a pipe in it will deflect in the ground or pinch off the end and cause the pipe to crunch up instead of cutting in rock. On filled in land you can easily drive those posts in.

@@farmfencesolutionsllc 80,000? I have hauled many loads of steel, and tubing in my life as skateboard cowboy. I used to haul out of mills from Detroit to Alabama. I have never hauled any tubing to my knowledge that was galvanized like this with a 80,000 spec. Usually i understand to be hi tensile it is gonna be cold rolled. But I have to be careful with tightening my straps on thin 18-16 ga 55,000 min yield tubing especially if my winch spool is empty or I can easily make it to tight and it collapses. 50,000 min yield is most popular. This looks like my grandfathers industrial chainlink fence that i had to cut out with a torch. Just common cold rolled SS40 if it's Allied, SPS40 if it's Stephens, or WT 40 if it is Wheatland. I've hauled it all. Usually like to look at the footage I'm hauling. A 4" 40WT is like a little over 6-1/2 lbs a ft. Very heavy and strong. But I haven't seen 80,000 tensile on any BOLs yet that I recall. Nascar racecars used to use a really strong tubing in their cars that was seamless and made in Detroit if I remember correctly but it wasn't ever galvanized that i recall. That's really incredible if its 80,000

@@ifyoutip It really is 80KPSI yield.

I think some folks just can't help but dislike everything they see....some even subscribe just to put me down...it's sad that they can't see the amount of work I put into sharing this stuff with folks

bahhahhahaha...dude...shoot me an email!

3 gates in this 1 mile section of fence..more gates will be in the cross fence

Check out Urban farmer Curtis stone...tell him stoney ridge farmer sent ya...he's doing it on less than an acre! Once we start marketing our products you'll get much more insight into earning a living on the farm. We plan on marketing our products online

To make a living on less than an acre one would have to sell veg at 1000 dollars a quart.... no one it their right mind will pay that. Now if you rely on making videos thats a different story. Long story short you need enough land to raise beef, crops that harvest at different times of year for cash flow. Can't be done on 5 acres.

sure...so we measured and mapped with GPS...but there is an element of error....and gps won't tell ya about corners...low spots..high spots and other unforseen situations like sandy or rocky soil. Best to drive it and plan it out...this was all planned 4 years ago my brotha

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Understood! Great work!

I'll remember that. I haven't had a chigger problem in the almost 16 years I've been here, but that's nice to know. Bleach is the way to go with skunk juice, too, BTW.

yep....we had a chat afterward about cleaning up after yourselves

He might've named it after some of his trespassers. ;o)

Still isn't totally solved buddy....but we're about to move the cows to a newly fenced pasture! Wooooo!!

this is our summer fence expo....maybe you didn't see the intro but this is a learning experience for all these guys...and it provides them some exposure to the world. Imagine watching folks build the fence you want...before ya build it.

lol....I agree Brit...folks have alot to say about having multiple tractors, tools or side by sides....truth is we need them on the farm...this place is big!

lol...our weed eaters go MOOOOOOO!!! lol

not too sure what ya mean....however we wear hearing protection for sure....you'd be a total fool to not wear hearing protection driving posts..its loud!

It is sprayed with a cold galvanizing compound after welding to prevent rust.

@@jmtebbens Thanks I guess I missed that.

yep...we paint them with cold galvanized paint....we also do periodic repaints on those welds

If that were the case, that's what we would take with us every day. We run very efficient and high profit margin crews, and we do it with the best equipment available. We keep a few Montana drivers around, and Farm Fence Solutions is even a dealer for them, but for true quality and production, you just can't beat an EVO from Protech Machinery. If you just need a driver for the odd job here and there, and already have a skid steer, the Montana is a fine choice.

there ya have it brotha

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer You should have the pigs install that thar fence! Save ya a bunch a money!

From the videos I've watched the protech just looks slower and theres no way that auger would drill through the rocks you'll run into in Montana.

I agree with the montana is the only way.. i want too see yur evo lay out, spread an pound 300+ wood post a day. We run a 5 guy crew an i wud have a hard time believing that the evo cud keep up with us.. we have no problem putting in 4k+ feet of 5 strand high tensile in a day