We have been super
busy building fences for awhile. The way the hubby wanted it done the fences should not be going anywhere for decades...unless a semi or something plows into it or something then it's a complete different story...
We bought a bunch of 4x4x8s, field fencing, and A LOT of quikcrete. The wood posts go about 30 inches deep, then we put the posts in then pour concrete in to secure the posts. That's a lot of work! Originally we got an auger from Harbor Freight, which for a little over $200 worked pretty work. But after digging about 30 of those holes you get pretty tired...so we finally broke down and bought a post hole digger that you attach to the back of the tractor from Tractor Supply. Man, why didn't we just get this post hole digger sooner? This thing worked soooo well and cut our digging time probably by like 80%! No kidding! We just wished we would have just gotten it sooner. But oh well, this beast is worth every penny!
Now we have probably 70% of the fencing done around our property and the cows have more pasture area to graze and roam around. We might not have done a professional job on the fence, but it looks good enough and we saved a bunch of money. And now I have a new found respect and appreciation for manual laborers!
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| This is the County Line post hole digger I mentioned. |
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| It works so well we are pretty pleased with it. It made digging holes so much easier! |
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| See our fence doesn't look too bad. And we can see our cows when we look out our front window. |
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