Fence project with pics

samhudson3 · Jul 25, 2013

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

Woody65 · Jul 25, 2013

stuckmotor said:
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 · Jul 25, 2013

Looks Great love the rope idea...

Woody65 · Jul 25, 2013

samhudson3 said:
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 · Jul 25, 2013

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 · Jul 25, 2013

Woody65 said:
The posts were cut within the last year. I bought them from a local guy for 3 bucks a piece.

Good deal.

sodamo · Jul 26, 2013

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 · Jul 26, 2013

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

Woody65 · Jul 26, 2013

Dirtdeere said:
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.