We were able to accomplish a lot this weekend. Things worked out to where everyone but Sammy was able to come down to the prop and help with projects
One of my ongoing projects is to burn a big brush pile where I want to put my pole barn. the problem is the stupid pile wont burn. My third try, below, was unsuccessful as well.
It started off well, but when I came back later, I was frustrated to see that it'd burned itself out and barely made a dent. I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and douse it with $4 a gallon diesel.
The main project of the day was to continue fencing in the new goat area. We're excited to get this large area fenced off.
Not only will it make for less maintenance, i.e. feeding, it will also allow us to grow a bigger herd. One of my milestones was to increase the herd size if we were able to keep our original group alive for a year. Well, it's getting close to a year, so I guess it's time to take the next step.
The hardest part about putting the fence in is clearing the fenceline. One technique we use is to lay out the proposed line by putting down a string.
Seeing the string really helps give a sense of the best route to take. There have already been several times we changed the fence line after seeing the string.
As you can see from these pics, we had a lot of clean up to do. It worked out well pulling the truck through as a measure of whether the road was wide enough. Its also nice having all my gear sitting on the tailgate as we work.
So far, we've been lucky and able to do really longs runs. One of the biggest time killers is hooking up all the chains and stretchers. However, we have some sections coming up that are not going to be as friendly. The serpentine section will be a killer.
Suz was a great help. She went ahead of me with the clippers and cut out all the smaller brush and tossed aside the stuff I cut up with the chainsaw.
Sarah was a big help too. She would help me stretch the fence and hook up all the bolts and chains. It saved a lot of work having her get the low bolts and grabbing things from the truck. She even saved the roll of fence from hitting the ground by catching it with her head. Way to take one for the team Sarah!
It was very enjoyable having such nice company to work with.
Below is an example of how we stretch the fence. It's makes things alot easier when we get a well positioned tree to tie the chains to. Notice the nice vertical stretcher and the right angles to the come-along? Excellent craftsmanship! Very nice!
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