tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post3061395104231084118..comments2023-11-07T06:51:41.301-06:00Comments on The Beginning Farmer: Muddyfield FarmEthan Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01333115493519268802noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-32633313192814560882009-04-30T14:10:00.000-05:002009-04-30T14:10:00.000-05:00The mud here this Spring has been incredible. We'...The mud here this Spring has been incredible. We're still getting snow, and the moisture, which we always need, just won't quit. I slid right off the road the other day into a field, and it took me about three hours to get back out. I had to chain up, etc., and during that time, not one soul passed by. That part was okay, but now my truck is making an odd sound. Uff.Yeomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907293659510877574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35188043.post-61156604824293185952009-04-30T13:18:00.000-05:002009-04-30T13:18:00.000-05:00"...I need to pull about 20 more old fence posts....."...I need to pull about 20 more old fence posts..."<br /><br />After a tornado, I rebuilt/repaired most of the fence on my grandparent's farm. Initially, I tried to salvage every post I could, but I finally just started cutting the wooden line posts off flush at ground level with a chainsaw <I>(I still pulled the corner posts or t-posts that needed replaced)</I>. I just cut them as close to the ground as I could, then drove the 'stump' a few inches underground with a few hits from a sledge hammer. <br /><br />Cutting the posts instead of pulling them saved a lot of time, was much safer <I>(no tractor to roll or get stuck, no flying posts, etc.)</I>, was easier on equipment, <I>(no worrying about ruining a tractor tire on hidden hazards)</I> and was much less tiring <I>(no getting off and on the tractor, no struggle to pull posts by hand with a puller, etc.)</I>.<br /><br />The value of the salvaged posts needs to be compared and balanced against the amount of fence that can be built in the time saved.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.com