Horse Round Pen - Page 2

Lloyd_E · 08-28-2008, 01:55 PM

Just finished 5.5 hours of seat time. Used loader to cut into bank and box blade to level. I am about 90% there and the misses will probably note the other 10%!

When it comes time to set the posts and rails I will be using an air nailer with 3" ring nails.
This should hold and hopefully the ten foot span/angle will not create too much space behind the post and rails.

24 yards of sand will arrive in the morning. I will spread and level and than do posts. Rails will arrive next week. I have a bunch of 16' rails but I don't want to cut them to ten feet.

Lloyd

Lloyd_E · 09-01-2008, 12:20 PM

A few more pics... slow going.

Lloyd

bigballer · 09-17-2008, 12:56 AM

Lloyd - looks good i finished my roundpen this summer (2nd one actually) and had quite a slope, i pulled alot of dirt, mostly with my box scraper to level it. in order to keep the water off of it i added a french drain on the high side and built a rock wall to keep things in place. i decided to use the corral panels that lock together so if i need to, i can move them to get my tractor in. i still haven't gotten the right footing in though - started with hogfuel which was a waste of money, so i'm going to put sand in before winter but first i must do some more leveling. overall i'm pretty happy with it and more importantly my wife is too - she's the one that uses it! here is my post, you can get an idea of the wall from the pics i posted..

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...d-round-2.html

HD03King · 10-10-2008, 08:33 PM

any updates on this project???

HD03King

Lloyd_E · 10-13-2008, 02:06 PM

See farm days...

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...farm-days.html

Lloyd_E · 10-13-2008, 09:12 PM

Big Baller,

We have room behind the rails to add a slate wall. I will be starting this in the next few weeks. Your wall looks impressive. Unfortunately we don't have squared edged granite for building...all the stuff out of the field is round and some of it huge.

Lloyd

Egon · 10-13-2008, 09:27 PM

Lloyd: All you need is a drill and some feathers and wedges. Then you have life time of rocks at hand.

Lloyd_E · 10-14-2008, 01:08 PM

...and time. A lot of time.
Also, if you drill and fill with water and cork with wood plug - when they freeze they will split too. So I am told. I will try a couple...have to make the wedges first.

Lloyd

08-28-2008, 01:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lloyd_E Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Shore Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 254	Re: Horse Round Pen Just finished 5.5 hours of seat time. Used loader to cut into bank and box blade to level. I am about 90% there and the misses will probably note the other 10%! When it comes time to set the posts and rails I will be using an air nailer with 3" ring nails. This should hold and hopefully the ten foot span/angle will not create too much space behind the post and rails. 24 yards of sand will arrive in the morning. I will spread and level and than do posts. Rails will arrive next week. I have a bunch of 16' rails but I don't want to cut them to ten feet. Lloyd Attached Thumbnails __________________ Work hard to get it down - play like tomorrow may end! Small Horse Farm: 12.5 acres: Kioti Dk 45SC with Cab, FEL, BH, 6' snow blower, 7' back blade, 7' box blade, 6' bush hog, 9"& 14" auger, 8' chain harrow, 4" chipper, sand spreader, 7' landscape rake, 3pt quick attach & coffee holder. Last edited by Lloyd_E; 08-28-2008 at 04:56 PM.

09-01-2008, 12:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lloyd_E Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Shore Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 254	Re: Horse Round Pen A few more pics... slow going. Lloyd Attached Thumbnails __________________ Work hard to get it down - play like tomorrow may end! Small Horse Farm: 12.5 acres: Kioti Dk 45SC with Cab, FEL, BH, 6' snow blower, 7' back blade, 7' box blade, 6' bush hog, 9"& 14" auger, 8' chain harrow, 4" chipper, sand spreader, 7' landscape rake, 3pt quick attach & coffee holder.

09-17-2008, 12:56 AM	#13 (permalink)
bigballer Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PNW - Washington - The Evergreen State Posts: 302	Re: Horse Round Pen Lloyd - looks good i finished my roundpen this summer (2nd one actually) and had quite a slope, i pulled alot of dirt, mostly with my box scraper to level it. in order to keep the water off of it i added a french drain on the high side and built a rock wall to keep things in place. i decided to use the corral panels that lock together so if i need to, i can move them to get my tractor in. i still haven't gotten the right footing in though - started with hogfuel which was a waste of money, so i'm going to put sand in before winter but first i must do some more leveling. overall i'm pretty happy with it and more importantly my wife is too - she's the one that uses it! here is my post, you can get an idea of the wall from the pics i posted.. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...d-round-2.html __________________ cheers, bigballer ************************************************ ************* L3400hst (105hrs) w/ la463 fel, backhoe, toothbar, brushhog, boxblade, rake, disc harrow 4 horses, 3 1/4 dogs, 2 barn cats, and a chicken

10-10-2008, 08:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
HD03King New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7	Re: Horse Round Pen any updates on this project??? HD03King

10-13-2008, 02:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lloyd_E Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Shore Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 254	Re: Horse Round Pen See farm days... http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/p...farm-days.html __________________ Work hard to get it down - play like tomorrow may end! Small Horse Farm: 12.5 acres: Kioti Dk 45SC with Cab, FEL, BH, 6' snow blower, 7' back blade, 7' box blade, 6' bush hog, 9"& 14" auger, 8' chain harrow, 4" chipper, sand spreader, 7' landscape rake, 3pt quick attach & coffee holder.

10-13-2008, 09:12 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lloyd_E Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Shore Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 254	Re: Horse Round Pen Big Baller, We have room behind the rails to add a slate wall. I will be starting this in the next few weeks. Your wall looks impressive. Unfortunately we don't have squared edged granite for building...all the stuff out of the field is round and some of it huge. Lloyd __________________ Work hard to get it down - play like tomorrow may end! Small Horse Farm: 12.5 acres: Kioti Dk 45SC with Cab, FEL, BH, 6' snow blower, 7' back blade, 7' box blade, 6' bush hog, 9"& 14" auger, 8' chain harrow, 4" chipper, sand spreader, 7' landscape rake, 3pt quick attach & coffee holder.

10-13-2008, 09:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
Egon Super Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 9,924	Re: Horse Round Pen Lloyd: All you need is a drill and some feathers and wedges. Then you have life time of rocks at hand. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Egon 50 years behind the times Livin in a Worn out skin bag filled with rattlin bones

10-14-2008, 01:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lloyd_E Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Shore Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 254	Re: Horse Round Pen ...and time. A lot of time. Also, if you drill and fill with water and cork with wood plug - when they freeze they will split too. So I am told. I will try a couple...have to make the wedges first. Lloyd __________________ Work hard to get it down - play like tomorrow may end! Small Horse Farm: 12.5 acres: Kioti Dk 45SC with Cab, FEL, BH, 6' snow blower, 7' back blade, 7' box blade, 6' bush hog, 9"& 14" auger, 8' chain harrow, 4" chipper, sand spreader, 7' landscape rake, 3pt quick attach & coffee holder.

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