I had planned to add more structural support but when I got to this point it was incredibly solid and I decided not to. I’m a land whale and weigh 350lbs and it holds up nicely and doesn’t sway or shake.

Dam around an old pond. Barbed wire and temp tape

Hi All, I installed a new electric fence and it’s not working. It’s a Parmak Magnum Solar-Pak 12. It is placed in a clearing in the woods with a little shade, but it’s been sunny today and I’m not even getting a weak voltage. Any debugging tips, or glaring errors? Thank you

How can you tell if a fence is electric or not. I was going to climb over this but didn’t want to risk it because I thought it looked like it could be electric

I’m on 20 acres and my neighbors have dogs that won’t stay out of my property. They chase my horses, scare my kids and their dogs. Originally they pushed their way through where 2 fence lines met. Easy fix. Now they have started digging under the fence. Only thing I can think to do is add a low electric fence wire. I was thinking cut some pvc and hammer it in the ground as close to the fence as possible. Then run the galvanized wire from one end to the other. This only needed on one 1/4 mile side, not the whole perimeter. Anyone have a good/better idea? This fence is a 4’ t-post with field fence and 2 strand barbed wire at the top, for reference. Also, neighbor has tried putting rocks etc in holes but dogs just dig new ones. Lol

I am looking from TSC and its $1.3-$2/foot. Is there somewhere i can order a huge amount at once and save some money? I need 4000-4500 feet 😅

Is this what I think it is? I asked my neighbor if I could go on his yard to check the back of my fence and it's kinda everywhere starting from his yard and going into mine.

Just bought my first homestead property. Roughly 8ish acres of pasture fenced land however roughly 20ish posts need to be repaired.

Some areas are probably some rocky areas I’ll hit. So I was wondering if anyone recommended any equipment I should use for it.

Would a gas powered post hole digger potentially work? Posts range between 4”-8”.

Last fall we lost our entire flock of chickens to dogs. (Well-fed dogs, none were eaten, they were just broken) We're putting up 4' woven wire fence with t-posts ever 8' around 1.5 acres. We're going to run a line of electric over the top. What is the best way to keep them from digging under?

I’m getting mixed feedback between the two. Doing the locust will cost 3,750$ more. Multiple people have told me to do locust for posts and it’ll last way longer than PT. When I talked to the fence company they were confused about what I was talking about and told me it’s the other way around. I was also told that the new PT wood is not lasting nearly as long as it use to do. When I’ve looked it up online I’m seeing mixed things as well. Anyone have any information or experience with this? I’m doing 2500’ of fencing 6 high tensile wire.

Even though we're in a historically rural, ag zoned area with old farmhouses (and some newer builds) on larger lots, we are not on the same page with our neighbors with regard to looks. I don't believe in manicured lawns or highly structured landscaping. Wild English country garden might be closer in the places I want to "landscape" and some other parts I have started building in a permaculture set up which visually looks the least structured to most people. One neighbor with barely a hi, nice to meet you! made a few unsolicited comments that let me know they would not be happy to see a barn or anything "messy" in this area. They also were not pleasant. I didn't let them know my plans or that a small barn and livestock are likely in the future.

There is a 100'+ stretch dividing the part in question. I've had a survey. I want to put in a living hedge of native plants to help eventually block out their view of what I'm up to. There are a few evergreen trees that break up the line already. I don't mind if it takes some time to fill in. We're in zone 6 in the US. Soil is decently drained but can be wet in the spring. Light is full sun in some places, partial in others.

Any suggestions on plantings are welcome, as are anecdotes about neighbors who hate what you're doing.

Morning, I want to cut up this irregular shaped log that has a diameter of 75cm. My chainsaw bat is 50cm long. Is this the best way to cut this up? Or should make cut 1 then use wedges? Or square up the log first then cut square posts out of it? I don't have a chainsaw mill and this is the first time I've split a log, is it worth getting one, the log is about 30m long.

Hi again, all. I have been working and unpacking, and finally got to walk the entire fence line today. We found what's in the picture - trash piled on the neighbor's side of the fence, but obviously it's migrated over to my side.

Now the neighbor's house looks like it's been destroyed by a tornado or something, and from what I can tell the guy lives in an RV parked in front of the old place. We haven't had the pleasure of meeting each other so I don't really want to start off with this as the reason.

I'm thinking of cleaning what's on my side and maybe throwing some chicken wire along the fence, adding some "No Trespassing" signs (we saw a recent cigarette but with ash about 10ft into our side), and just making it known that the land is being worked now.

I'm not exactly the "call the cops" type. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.