Fence project with pics

[Woody65]

I decided to put up a fence dividing my property and the neighbors piece. I surround him on three sides in which he has 3 acres with a house and barn and I have 106 acres with a travel trailer. We both purchased the properties at the same time as they were once one piece. I put the fence in just sot that anyone who is there with me or others who I allow to stay there don't infringe on his land. The fence is just to mark a boundary so I didn't want to go with a post and rail, or something to block a view or keep anyone or anything out. I came up with an idea to use locust fence posts and manilla rope. Was looking for a natural look. The posts vary from 3 to 5 inches in diameter and are 6 foot long. I put them in 30 inches. The rope is 600 foot long and 3/4 inches round. What a time digging the post holes. Put in 450 foot of posts 10 foot apart (45 posts) . As soon as you got 3 inches underground nothing but rocks and boulders. Used 50 shear pins during the install. Well here are the pics. Let me know what ya think.

 

[brin]

Wow , Woody it looks great and I know what you mean about those fence post holes...we have a lot of rocks and heavy clay here....Nice job.:thumbsup:

 

[Gale Hawkins]

While that was a lot of work and something to mow around a well marked line will be a good think when the properties change hands some day.

Nice work. I like the rope idea too.

 

[Woody65]

Wow , Woody it looks great and I know what you mean about those fence post holes...we have a lot of rocks and heavy clay here....Nice job.:thumbsup:

Thanks.

 

[Woody65]

While that was a lot of work and something to mow around a well marked line will be a good think when the properties change hands some day.

Nice work. I like the rope idea too.

Thanks. Yes, I thought of the extra work weed wacking down the fence line too. But figured that even though I get along well with the current neighbors, who knows what happens down the road. At least the line is surveyed, pins in the ground and a fence line so there are no disputes. These property boundaries are brand new since the parcel was divided for the sale. I researched the rope idea and everything I found led me to the natural manilla rope. Durability, exposure to the sun, etc.

 

[GGB]

That is a great looking fence line! I may use yours as a model for a section of fence I need to put up. It's also just a boundary fence, and I would never have thought of using manila rope.

 

[forgeblast]

Love the rope Idea, looks real nice.

 

[stuckmotor]

The fence looks great, Woody. Did you have any trouble attaching the rope? Old dried out locust is some of the hardest material I ever attempted to drive a staple into.

 

[Woody65]

The fence looks great, Woody. Did you have any trouble attaching the rope? Old dried out locust is some of the hardest material I ever attempted to drive a staple into.

Sorry for the delay in responding. I used 1 inch clamps that are used to attach electrical conduit to a structure. 1.5 inch galvanized screws did the trick.

 

[stuckmotor]

I don't guess it's too hard before it dries out. The posts that gave me so much trouble had been standing for over 20 years.

 

[samhudson3]

Nice fence! Hope you are enjoying your 4300, sure do love mine...

 

[Woody65]

I don't guess it's too hard before it dries out. The posts that gave me so much trouble had been standing for over 20 years.

The posts were cut within the last year. I bought them from a local guy for 3 bucks a piece.

 

[hr3]

Looks Great love the rope idea...

 

[Woody65]

Nice fence! Hope you are enjoying your 4300, sure do love mine...

Thanks. The 4300 has been great. It is my first tractor and has, for the most part, been a pleasure to operate and work with. I have found many uses for it around the property.

 

[PAGUY]

Nice job. The saying "Fences make for good neighbors" is so true. I have 4 ft chain link fence around 2/3 of my property with the back 1/3 planted with apple, chestnut,black walnut, oak and crab apple for the critters that live in the woods behind my place. I also planted 51 white pine trees over 20 yrs ago to go along with the hemlocks that grew there on their own as security cover for birds and animals. It also was a way to keep weeds from growing there for my old age. I have a spring on my property and what is left of the small pond I had built for my Lab. Now that he is gone to doggy heaven I haven't kept up with the maintenance it took.

 

[stuckmotor]

The posts were cut within the last year. I bought them from a local guy for 3 bucks a piece.

Good deal.

 

[sodamo]

Great looking fence.

I'm planning on a 5' chainlink, about 300 ft. Goes around my pool to keep my dogs in and stray people out - rope wouldn't be too effective, but I sure like the way yours looks.

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[Dirtdeere]

What's the lifespan of the rope? Looks nice.

 

[Woody65]

What's the lifespan of the rope? Looks nice.

I believe it should last a good number of years. Manilla rope is used on ships and is around salt water and direct sunlight on a constant basis. So, I figured it should have a descent lifespan. All of the man made options had a problem with UV light and seemed to get brittle after a few years. Hopefully I am not reporting in a couple of years replacing the rope.

 

[RxRatedZ71]

Wow, you do beautiful work. Keep on eye on brush control b/c if a wildfire ever came through, there wouldnt be anything except staples left..