I click on your videos for your dry dad jokes. I stay for the humble, grounding advice. Thank you for being you.

You know the weather has changed when Pete can wear the same shirt for the whole video. :-) Good choice, BTW!

I love your persistence in getting it done. Your humor is just up my alley, even if I groan sometimes, and your wisdom is spot on. I will continue watching for a long time. Very refreshing.

Don’t worry about the fence. When you go around it again, you will find it and say to your self “why didn’t I see that before”

What did the carpenter say when he finished his house? "Nailed it !" Keep after it Pete, you'll get it squared away, and then it'll be cold beer time.

I feel like a weed eater could've been more efficient but then again my hands go numb after using one for a long time 😂 gotta love Carpel Tunnel

First of all, GO PENN STATE! Secondly, you really should consider a fault finder fence tester. They make finding the leak(s) SOOO much easier. Just my 2 cents.

I think that it was St. Augustine who wrote that patience was the companion of wisdom. You clearly demonstrate the truth of the idea!

Ya know Pete, I read all of the comments just to see what folks say. I’m so glad you are centered and have a good sense of humor. Loved the videos. I’m a new subscriber. Born on a farm 76 now, retired nurse. Bye for now❤️

2:04 the new version of "touch your toes"

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️ 🎀 ❤️

I still suffer from "The cows are out!" PTSD to this day.

Loved it when you called the cows "miscreants". Lololol.

Young ones listen to these wise words from this man. Very good advice. Thank you Pete

One thing about it you don’t give up and I really liked your corny jokes you make me laugh every day thank you

Hang in there Pete ! You will get the fence fixed!!

The cod laying in hey watching you work is priceless

Just a suggestion on an insulator, if you got an old garden hose you can use it for insulators by cutting em up and sliding them down the fence

Hello Pete, I'm just a viewer and a new subscriber 🐖 I'm going through some rough thing in my life right now, and watching you and your family on your farm is making my issues less bothersome. I do love your jokes! I have been binge watching your stuff and its helping me get through mine, thank you for showing what life is like on your land. I love your philosophy on things. Thank you and happy farming🐮🐂🐖🐃

"Thought of the day".............. Love it!!

Just wanted you to know how much I am enjoying your video’s while being locked down in Melbourne 🇦🇺.

that fence would drive me crazy also. thanks for taking us along with you God bless.

I remember using a elec fence for my goats i watched my nannys slip through , i was like i know its working . Until i saw my billy follow behind and when he straddled that bottom wire. well Low hanging fruit got shocked! poor guy before I could get it unplugged he was waded all in it had to cut him out it lol ! Good job with your videos, farm big fan . Felt id share my electric fencw story

I pray you get that fence fixed soon ... remember to stay safe and stay blessed

I am an 81 year old Iowa great grandma. I checked out your channel to learn something about farming. No, all Iowans are not farmers. I keep coming back for your “fireside chats”, your philosophy of living. Thank you so very much for sharing your life with all of us.

Some things are out of our control, others get that way because we think we'll get to them tomorrow. The problem with tomorrow is, it becomes today faster than we think it will. See ya tomorrow!

Y'all have a great weekend Mr. Pete!...fire up that grill at some point!

Thanks for being real about things that we struggle to fix - the fence! It is encouraging to hear that you are sticking with ongoing tasks to fix it and not giving up!!!

Ive had troubles the last couple years with them getting out.Last year I bought that charger. I installed it where the line is stretched over 150 feet above the field. It blew the fuse about 10 times because the solid smooth wire vibrated the unit so much. This year i figured it out,I put a 10 foot strand of braded copper from the unit to the smooth wire. Now she hits 7000. Keep the videos coming and dont let that little ground problem discourage you Boss!

Thanks for your words of encourgment each time. Keeps my head on straight and realize im not the only one. Thanks again❤

You wore my alma mater the whole video! We Are!

Persistence goes a long way. I learned that when thru hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. All you have to do is get up every morning and walk north. Just keep going, day in and day out. Some days you knock off 30 miles. Some days only 15. Either way, its progress. Eventually you'll get to Canada. Just keep checking & fixing the insulators and cutting the brush and grass back and you'll eventually get to a fully energized fence. Persistence will pay off.

I tell my kids something similar. When times get tough you gotta take a lesson from the old plow horse, just put your head down and keep pulling. You'll be surprised how quick you can get through a tough day that way.

A joke in the first 2 minutes great 👍 have a good day Pete bless you all

Pete, I would walk my fence at night. In the darkness I would see it make an arc & that would usually be where the problem was. Maybe that will help you.

Your fence reminds me of Christmas lights. They give me issues so I give up. I shouldn't do that. You've inspired me to get it done. Take care and I enjoy your videos.

That trick with an AM RADIO off channel full blast to detect shorts or breaks is handy. As you get near the short "click click gets louder and louder."

Pete keep it up and never stop doing these videos..... Still need to get that UNLV running rebels shirt to ya

Pete I give you a lot of credit for sticking with your fence plan. I would spray a strong safe mixture around each post to kill off the grass/weeds. That would eliminate the biggest time consuming problem.

Hello Peter. Animals look great! Hope you find the problem with the fence. Be well.

Keep on persevering, your get there in the end . Love your content..Don’t give up,,,🤔👏👏👏

I liked that the repaired fence would be shocking. 😁

John from MN We used to have 40 registered holsteins and alot of electric fence. We sprayed an 8 inch band of roundup under the wire which worked very good. I know you don't like to use chemicals but using a backpack sprayer worked really good. Enjoy your videos.

Thank you for sharing your video... we love your pigs...

Pete. Thanks for the great video. It's like sitting down with an old friend and chatting about life.

I feel for pain when it comes to Electric fences! We had our first dexter born yesterday, all thanks to you. You inspired me to get Dexters and now we have a small herd of registered cow.

Yup pain in butt to fix fence. However perfect time of year to deep clean up plant material and weather is decent👍👍 Good job and good luck😊😊

I walk all my fences every couple months with clips and and staples. I need to clean it again as its that time of the year. Its a yearly thing for me to clean as I'm barbed not electric. I keep the pastures mowed nicely during the year. I let my neighbors cattle roam, but he has been making hay this year on the fields.

Hang in there buddy, you'll figure it out.

I hope you get to fix that fence Pete! Good luck!

Another great one. Thanks Pete! God Bless.

Hayyyyy Pete ! See what I did there ! So glad you threw in a joke today ! Thanks for that! I consider that part of your great person. We're not quite sure that the fence is all that's on your mind. But just so you know...were with you...we support you and you and yours are in our hearted and prayers! 😊 you always manage to make us chuckle and smile ! Stay strong buddy ! God bless y'all.

The Fence is always broken in the last place you look. Hang in there we are pulling for you, keep your stick on the ice.

This is the time when hooking the bolts up helps to have all those great barbecue dinners....yes yes yes

So happy you are farming your way. Your videos are a bright spot of the day. I like that your not selling the viewer anything.

Funny🤣shocking!!!!🤣🤣🤣 Pete, you got to stay on top of that grass, it did get out of hand! Don't give up! You can do it Pete!!!!

I know you're not usually keen on advice on how to farm, so I'll say this: if I had a feeding set up in my barn like you do, I'd put a board or a wire or two across the bottom of my "manger" feeders to keep the calves out of my hay until they are too big to fit through the bars.

Keep "plugging away" ! LOL

Collective eye roll from the peanut gallery on the SHOCKING joke, ha! My neighbor has a 240 mile fencer that doesn't slow down with a tree lying on it. Looking forward to the conclusion of this mystery!

Enjoying the channel. Tks for sharing.

Ahh I see you’re wearing the proper tee in this one.

I find your sense of humor very charming... cows are alot like teenagers... my mom used to say, 'if you don't laugh, you might just cry! Let's not cry, when a nap is so much better!' :-)

Great advice Pete, I agree!!!

1:05, Excellent shirt!

I watch your video and it uplifts me. So be of good cheer. I am also a little jealous I miss farming. Thank you

Windy like crazy here in NE Pennsylvania. Now pouring rain.

I enjoy learning from your farm work. Thumbs up!

Maybe what you need is something like the old Jari walk behind sickle bar mower. I think Troy-Built sold one also. The cutting bars on them are center mounted but I bet it wouldn't be that hard to offset the blade to one side. It would be more maneuverable around all those fence post than the H with a 7 foot (9 foot?)bar. But no matter what, you'll have to get out there with at least a weed eater to do the final trim around each post. My dad used to send me out to do the electric fences with a pair of hedge trimmers and a knife. Have fun.

Cheer up Pete.....there will be better da s ahead. Take care....

They thing is Pete, you have great videos by themselves but the words of wisdom that come from experience is priceless. Thanks.

hard to beat the old massey ferguson with the pick up hitch but then again being from northern ireland we have to praise Harry Ferguson

Love the shirt! We are!

Thanks for the video Pete

I'm certain you will get the problem solved Pete. Great vid. Thanks. 👍

Love your tool shed, very organised!

hi my name is mike keady from galway ireland , i love your posts , and advice and your insight to the world we live in , i know times are tough for alot of people but i admire what you are trying to do , go neiri leat , as we say in gealec

Wishing u and your family a great day u all stay safe and healthy much love great vidoe

There used to be a DR mower made to hook to a tractor that was a string trimmer that was spring loaded for trimming fence lines, you come to a post and it rotates out then back under the fence without changing the tractors path. Time saved for you would pay for it pretty quick. Have a great day.

That was Great flexibility getting that bolt in!

Thanks Pete, keep at it :-)

so here's an idea: How about putting 3-foot wide weed barrier under the wire? it would cost a few bucks, but it might save you a lot of hassle.

I always like the education mixed in with your entertaining videos. Thanks👍

With our fence charger I find that the plants do not kill the fence. Whenever the green lights are not working on our charger, the hot wire is touching a ground, somewhere. We seem to have fat deer who cannot make it over a four foot electric fence. This continuously causes problems. The deer seem to twist the top hot wire with the ground wire. I also found that Tractor Supply has poor plastic electric fence fixtures. I buy Gallagher which seem to hold up much longer. Just a thought or two.

You will find it eventually and the satisfaction you will get will bring you great joy...as my dad would say it will be the last place you looked...

I forget to tell you; I watch every ad, so you should be getting top reimbursement for your videos.

Another Great Video...Just love watching you solve all the farm problems...Also, nice clean Penn State shirt...just wanted you to know we play football with Penn State October 9th here in Iowa City,

Fence driving me nuts! Lord i have said that all many to many times. We have lots of deer and they are pain. Thank you for last portion of your video persistence is something i needed to hear. I may not be talking about a Fence but you have inspired. Thank you very much. I needed this!!

Thanks for another great video!

What you need is one of your kids to get in trouble 😂😂 That's how I keep all my fence post Clear ... My kids know if get in trouble they will have to weed eat post around the cow pasture. You will find the issues soon tho . Good luck Stay Safe & God bless

I love your thought of the day. I wish the younger generations had the same mentality as ours and the older generations.

This guy is so awesome and funny we need more guys who turn a negative thing such as not being able to get the mower on easy into something funny and positive

That's pretty interesting in how you assess your hogs for proper weight gain. My wife performs the same observations on me. She tells me there's a penalty for exceeding the "feed limit"!

boy you sure keep your tools so neat

You can do ONE THING. One thing at a time. That fence doesn't stand a chance!!

HEY PETE, READ THIS! Ok, I hope I got your attention. When I had my fields bordered with electric fences I installed a cut out switch at the beginning of every run. This way if I had a problem I could start at the last switch, cut it off and test the rest up to that point. If I still had the problem I cut the switch back on and went to the next switch repeating the process. When you cut out the line with the problem you know immediately that it's between the switches. I could go out and find a short within forty five minutes. But, this also allowed me to cut out that section with the short so I could work on it without having to go all the way back to the barn to unplug my charger. This is a $5.00 knife switch from Amazon. Mine was from tractor supply but now there's options for less money. Have a great weekend and I hope you give this some thought. If you need any info feel free to let me know. -Russ (Florida)

Hang in there big guy if there's anyone who can do it, it's you!!!

pete as you say not to keep plugging along every day even if it is a head scratcher. i am sure you will to the bottom of it soon. thanks for the videos . i look for them every day. makes my day go better too. thx pete

Finally a PENN STATE shirt. WE ARE!!!!!!

i don't know what my father put under the fence wire....but it soured the ground and the only thing that grows there is moss...he did this 50 years ago...and most of the fence is still cleared...you might ask the county extension office, they might be able to give you a lead...

I so enjoy your videos thank you for sharing