Years ago I made my own field fence stretcher out of 2 2x4x4. It has been leaning in the corner of my pony shed for 20 years. One day I got the idea to use it for one of my major nemeses. A couple of weeks ago I tried it out.
I slid the assembly a few inches onto my loader forks, and was able to reach over a 4' barbed wire fence, and mash down the evil Himalayan black berry bushes. It worked so well, I'm going to make a similar one about 2x4x6.
Thanks. Old school is accuate. This pic is after the new house was built to replace the one that was burned during the civil war.
The history goes back a lot farther than photography though. The property was deeded to my ancestors by King George III prior to the Revolution. The previous inhabitants/owners were the Shawnee.
Visited a neighbor and ran the box blade up and down their driveway for an hour or so. They need some more stone, but at the end, a rutted, messed up driveway became smooth and clean. They were very happy. I got cookies and coffee for my efforts, which made me happy.