Also, put a 2x4 under the belting, next to the cut. This way as you cut the slice opens up and makes the next cut easier.
Also, I use a skill saw/circular saw to do bigger cuts, but then I use 2 - 2x4s, one on each side of the cut.
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First line of electric is up. Also put a no trespassing sign on the gate that my crappy neighbor can get to. Sorry not sorry, stay off my property.
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Seriously? With all the people and pets getting lymphoma from RoundUp you don’t think it can be toxic to horses? A friend sprayed RoundUp on my yard once and my dog had lymphoma afterward. Possibly a coincidence, but I wouldn’t risk it.
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In a 4" swath along the electrified fence line of a 2 acre pasture, allowed to die and dry and then whipped to the ground - no. It’s not an appreciable risk.
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Looks great! Put a padlock on the gate that neighbor has access to, trust me! Even if you have to hide a spare key somewhere for yourself
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That’s the plan, I haven’t quite worked out exactly how I want to latch it, but it will be locked!!
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Combination lock? We had to do that to our back gate, which had a two-way latch, for a while. Got one of those gold-colored locks with the long shanks, with the four number dials (not the typical Master lock with one dial that twists around).
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We just use a logging chain and a good heavy padlock. We cut the chain long enough to easily wrap around a horizontal bar of the gate panel and secure just around that bar with a double ended snap, then the other sides are cut long enough to fasten gate with padlock on either side. The double ended snap keeps the chain from falling off if we ever have to open that gate.
*Regular use gate do NOT get a padlock with us, Just the ones that get used a few times a year
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More electric. Lots of fussing with it to look good but it goes up fast and my hands aren’t constantly going numb so it has to be less strenuous than the woven wire lol
Some of this won’t be electrified, and is just to provide consistent asthetics.
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Count me in to your fan club @endlessclimb! I am seriously impressed that you have done all this fence by yourself. I want to redo an old fence line and have been debating between no climb and one of the Ramm/Centaur/Finish line coated wire products. I already have one roll of unused no-climb and your posts are inspiring me to just buckle down and use what I already have.
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They started on the barn addition today. I spent a long time spraying weeds and picking rocks in the fallow field, to get ready for (hopefully) seed down over the weekend. Here’s a picture of how close my neighbor planted her plants. I sprayed my fenceline, if her plants were in the way I’m sorry for that. (Note the corners are 6" wood posts that are set 2" inside my property. She knows I own both sides because of how she mows riiight at the property line)
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That’s pretty cozy! 
Yup. It’s fine, as long as I can kill under the fence and that junk doesn’t grow through the fence and/or touch the electric. I have a feeling it will do both.
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Are the post protectors set in concrete footings?
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No, screenings and dirt, on a footer/cookie
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Absolutely loving this thread! As someone who is DIY-inclined, this is the inspiration I crave. Thank you!!!
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It’s inspired me to clean up my definitely not horse friendly yard. Started today. Tomorrow is hosta splitting day if it doesn’t rain too much in the afternoon. I have more grass in the front yard I don’t want to mow.
I need to call around to get pricing for some work in my house too.
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Pasture seed is down. I broadcast spread it, passes in either direction. I win the award for the most annoying neighbor, because I then lightly harrowed with this contraption hooked to my jeep, kicking up a lot of dust. Sorry folks, it’s $500 in seed, want to try my best to get this right the first time.
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Is that chainlink with weight on it? Works well for smoothing things out.
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Yes mam! Left over fencing from the back yard. The front has a 4x4 wired in, then 8x8 chunks for weight.
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