Fence Line App for my phone?

[EddieWalker]

I'd use it again. I have a lot of fencing to do. Most of the time I will use barbed wire to stretch my line, but there are a few areas that I would like to use string to set my line posts, then remove the string until I'm ready to set my t posts, and then remove it and not have to worry about tripping, or driving over the barbed wire until I'm ready to install the fencing.

 

[LD48750]

Is this to re-use the twine, or just collect it for disposal?

Maybe hammer a piece of 1.5" PVC pipe onto the tractor's PTO?

I like that idea.
Add a couple floor flanges to it & you have a good real.
Put a smaller pipe through it to unwind for next project.

 

[dodge man]

If anyone has seen pavers use a string line that’s the stuff to get. I don’t know what it is but it’s very strong.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

It’s hard to pull a string tight enough on a long distance. Wind will blow it.

 

[bcp]

Offset the line into clear space. Evening. Observer with high power flashlight (or maybe a laser) at one pin. Good driveway reflector at the other pin. Person in the center moves sideways with a vertical 2x4 until reflection is blocked. Mark the spot. Reverse offset distance to find your view-blocked line.

Light beams resist wind better than string or wire.

Bruce

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Yes, I could go 25 feet into my neighbors land and pull the wire there, then measure from the wire to my property line. That might work!!!!

Just wondering if you ever figured this out?

 

[EddieWalker]

I haven't done anything. My bigger project for the year is to add on a 3 car garage to my house. I've been taking out trees and moving dirt for that, but also fixing the backhoe and dealing with the weather has kept me away from the fenceline. My wife has had knee issues for years, but 3 weeks ago, she was going to open the door and our big male dog came through the doggy door and slammed into her knee, which crippled her. She had knee replacement surgery on Friday the 4th, and that's taking up a lot of time too. The fence is something that I want to get done, but I'm only working on it when I have a little extra time and the ground isn't too muddy.

 

[oosik]

Back in 1982 I fenced my 80 acres. 1320x2640. I had survey markers on three of the four corners. The forth corner is, smack dab, in the middle of a large lake.

Used the back sighting method and got the fence line in - +/- a foot or so. Close enough for anybody who might be concerned.

 

[JamesHW]

Eddie, you might find the USGS National Map useful for determining terrain and visualizing Plans. I took the liberty of overlaying your lines over a couple of screen grabs from the map. One is the stretched Hillshade and contour lines that are a product of drone Lidar. The second is an aerial with the auto contour lines included. You can move layers up and down and change opacity. There is also a measuring tool as well as determining elevation profiles, spot elevation, wetlands, etc. In our area of NY the hillshade shows small trenches and differences in elevation very accurately base on my observations. I did note the wetlands and hydrography in our area is offset a few yards from the terrain captured by the Lidar.

 

[airbiscuit]

Eddie,

Did you ever figure out a method to layout the line?

 

[EddieWalker]

I haven't gotten to that area yet. Last year, my neighbor bought a dump trailer and he spent months working on his side of the line. He built that area up several feet, to fix a huge erosion issue that was caused from loggers and other people driving there when it was wet. Then he planted it all in Bermuda that's really looking good right now.

I've been focusing on the other end of the fence that's not on the map. It was a thick jungle that I've cleared and then I found a huge ditch that ran almost on the property line. My goal is to make the fence so both of us can mow either side of it easily, and not risk having any trees fall on the fence. He loves this idea and I'm allowed to take out every tree that I want to do this. It's become a much bigger project then I anticipated.

I'm also building an attached three car garage onto my house. While doing both of these projects, and my wife's never ending "must do" projects that come up almost weekly, my brother got sick and then passed away. He had 40 aces with livestock and a a bunch of stuff that I had to deal with. Just recently I got to the point that I could get back to work on my garage and the fence.

I have an added push to get the fence done because I'm keeping some of his cattle, and I want them to be here. Fortunately, the grass on his place is growing a lot faster then my place, and it's better to keep them there as long as possible. I'm feeding my goats and horses hay at my place, and the cattle are eating pasture grass while the last bale I put out is rotting away.

For the area that I started this thread about, I'm comfortable with where I believe the property line to be. My neighbor and I put a temporary post where we think the line is and and I've done several measurements to see how accurate it is. I think it's within an inch or two of being on the line. Since my posts are 6 inches thick, this is about as good as it can get.

 

[airbiscuit]

Thanks for the update. So, what else do ypu plan to do with your spare time?

 

[EddieWalker]

Baby chicks have become an issue for my wife, along with her vegetable garden. We're doing Easter today, so tomorrow I'll mount cages on the wall of the big chicken coop so the chicks will be safe from snakes. Last year we lost a chick to a snake and she is terrified of it happening again. She has her garden planted, but there are a few areas in the walkway that need mulch, so I'm buying 4 pallets of red mulch from Lowes on Sunday. They are $2 a bag on sale right now, and it's too good of a price to pass on. They do this every year, and I buy several pallets every year. I'll be spreading mulch to keep busy for the next couple of months!!!!

 

[airbiscuit]

Sheesh. I was going to recommend maybe taking a nap!

 

[oosik]

My property was surveyed in 1892 and had a meet/bounds description. It's 80 acres - 1320x2640. It was fenced back in the 1890's. I still have the original meets/bounds description. Signed/sealed by a government surveyor. It was all done for land transfer under a form of a homestead grant.

When we came on the property in 1982 - all that remained of the fence were the corners. That was good enough for me. In 1982 I fenced the entire 80 acres.

Subsequently - three of the four corners have been survey since 1982. Neighbors selling off all or parts of their land. My fourth corner is smack/dab out in a large lake.

You can actually see my fence line on Google Earth. The cows eat the grass right up to my fence line.

A Google Earth Pro picture with my fence line superimposed -

 

[lman]

I don't see much grass.

 

[oosik]

Iman - you are correct. This Google satellite shot was in mid-August. What little green grass I have is mainly bunch grass. By mid-August - most all the green grass has turned tan and going on to dust. What the satellite pic shows - five acres of open water( Martin Lk) - going into five acres of cattails - the water flows out of the cattails - turns left thru the moat( the green strip) - into the big lake(Alkali Lk). My five acre lake is 80 feet deep. Alkali is basically a worthless body of water. Average depth is seven feet. If you are having problems with plugged bowls - half a glass of water from Alkali will cure all that. The cows drink it - but they don't have much choice and exceeding poor taste.

Alkali is the exact shape of an old Army boot. The water from the moat flows into Alkali at the heel of the boot. The shank of the boot - to the left and out of the picture.