kenny thomas
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One strand of hot out 6-8" on the fence is worth a lot. Keeps everything from pressing on the fence.
Ky cowboy":1n9x8uij said:Put in an offer and they accepted it. 35 acres with only 5 in woods. They planted it in corn this year for the 1st time so I'll haved to reseed everything to grass. Thinking about planting some of it in a summer annual to graze while I work on the back side it needs lots of fence work and general clean up. I've always leased ground looking forward to be able to do as I please with it, just nervous about paying for it. I have about 20 heifers I plan to move to it and calf out there. I'm going with a fsa loan I think 3.75% locked for the term with 0 down. Has any of you ever used fsa loans before they said it could take up to 3 months to get it all done.
He said he is used to using Gaucho. That IS a high tensile wire.Jeanne - Simme Valley":29hdw00c said:Have you considered putting up High Tensile fencing? IMO, can't be beat. Will you have any electric available? 3 Strand HiT will keep them in.
Many don't like it but I've always preferred the little motto barb wire. It cheap. lasts forever, and it stays sharp.Ky cowboy":j568s1td said:There isn't a house just an older barn that's still in ok shape. Wife is already picking out house plans but that'll be a few years down the road. I'll still keep some cows on my lease and I'm always trying to find some more to lease. The main thing it needs is a lot of chainsaw work and new fencing.
Any recommendations on barb wire. We always used the gaucho wire and redbrand woven wire. Is there anything better that's not thru the roof?
It's the same as Gaucho isn't it? Bekaert's brand that is made for export and in some cases, made under license in Peru and Hong Kong?Lazy M":xyy9tb5z said:Many don't like it but I've always preferred the little motto barb wire. It cheap. lasts forever, and it stays sharp.Ky cowboy":xyy9tb5z said:There isn't a house just an older barn that's still in ok shape. Wife is already picking out house plans but that'll be a few years down the road. I'll still keep some cows on my lease and I'm always trying to find some more to lease. The main thing it needs is a lot of chainsaw work and new fencing.
Any recommendations on barb wire. We always used the gaucho wire and redbrand woven wire. Is there anything better that's not thru the roof?
But, that is barbed hi-tensile. I was asking about using smooth hi-t.greybeard":mii1nu37 said:He said he is used to using Gaucho. That IS a high tensile wire.Jeanne - Simme Valley":mii1nu37 said:Have you considered putting up High Tensile fencing? IMO, can't be beat. Will you have any electric available? 3 Strand HiT will keep them in.
https://fencing.bekaert.com/en/bekaert- ... arbed-wire
Things get real real fast don't they? Congrats on the purchase. Buying land is always good.Ky cowboy":295x11ka said:First 10 mins bushogging corn stubble on my new place and the ta goes out of my 1086. Not the start I was looking for. Found a guy to fix it but he goes in the hospital for stints tomorrow, he thinks he'll be ready to work on it in a week or 2. Labor and parts he said around $2500.
Ky cowboy":2dbyiah6 said:Any recommendations on barb wire. We always used the gaucho wire and redbrand woven wire. Is there anything better that's not thru the roof?