The Official Farming Thread...

[exSW]

get that yella Dolmar out and make a top

That would be a little over kill. This stand is about the size of a milk stool.

 

[amberg]

I hadn’t thought about using em on barbed wire

They work damn good with the big crimps. Will try to get pic of the crimps.

 

[Mastermind]

They work damn good with the big crimps. Will try to get pic of the crimps.

I have trouble finding the long crimps in bigger lots. Buying just a few at a time ain't too cost effective.

 

[amberg]

On farm gas,
Just set a 500 gallon tank for regular gas, as not to drive 16 + miles to purchase gas when I need to get it.

 

[amberg]

With the Anderson connectors.

 

[nickw]

This may be an old subject, I'm new to this thread, but does anybody use Jakes Fence tighteners. Persoanlly I like 'em

 

[amberg]

This may be an old subject, I'm new to this thread, but does anybody use Jakes Fence tighteners. Persoanlly I like 'em

Yes, but not much, as the wire usually breaks when they are pulled tight.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

This may be an old subject, I'm new to this thread, but does anybody use Jakes Fence tighteners. Persoanlly I like 'em

No, I've switched everything to 4-wire high tensile, and use the ratcheting tensioners. Much easier to keep in good repair, as when a tree falls on it, usually you just have to cut the tree off, and possibly re-staple.

 

[Mastermind]

Had to fetch this one outta the creek.

 

[PA Dan]

Had to fetch this one outta the creek.

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Sounds like fun!

 

[Car wash guy]

Bad time to be in the creek. The mud will kill them. If you got a mud hole around a hay ring. Keep a watch on it.


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[GCJenks204]

Had to fetch this one outta the creek.

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Same mom that made you do that last year too?

 

[Mastermind]

Same mom that made you do that last year too?

I'm not sure....

 

[GCJenks204]

I'm not sure....

And you call yourself a rancher? Having binged a couple seasons of The Ranch this weekend I was sure you’d know. Best try and keep track of this one, might be something to be mindful of in the future.

 

[Mastermind]

And you call yourself a rancher? Having binged a couple seasons of The Ranch this weekend I was sure you’d know. Best try and keep track of this one, might be something to be mindful of in the future.

I'm not real smart. If I was I wouldn't be messing with cattle.

 

[amberg]

No, I've switched everything to 4-wire high tensile, and use the ratcheting tensioners. Much easier to keep in good repair, as when a tree falls on it, usually you just have to cut the tree off, and possibly re-staple.

Very true, we have done everything from 2 wire ( electric ) to 16 wire in feed lots with the ratchets, mostly 4 to 6 wire farm fence with 1 or 2 hot wires. Also have some 9 wire lot fence here at the farm with 5" spacing with 2 hot wires. Very easy to fix, cut the tree and the wire comes back up. We started putting up high tensile wire back in 1977.

 

[CLEARCUT]

 

[amberg]

Had to fetch this one outta the creek.

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Lucky you saw it in time. We have lost at least 3 in the last few years when the old cow will lay down in a creek then start to have a calf. Take a chain or rope and pull her up the bank before the calf comes out, because she will not be able to get it out of the water before it drowns.

 

[Only the Tony]

Gentle young cow came up and sniffed my head while I banded and tagged this one. Not like the one earlier today that my dad ran around the tractor with while I was under the loader. I'll remember her come sale time.

 

[Only the Tony]

Feeding yesterday morning. Now calling for rain starting Sunday through possibly Wednesday turning everything into a mud hole.