"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Working-with-your-hands Wednesday
I wish I lived on the kind of property where I'd need one of these (or rather, where the hiredhands would need one).
Granted, it's a neat idea for pulling fence posts, but I wanna know why they needed to pull the fence posts? They got rid of the fence wire, why not just leave the posts there? Are they in the way of anything? Yeah, I know. It's just me.
I don't know. Haven't heard about that lately. Still, why get rid of the posts? If they aren't in the way, they can serve a purpose, even without wire. Not saying they're wrong, just wondering why.
Well, it they're going to move equipment through, any part of a post sticking out could puncture a tire. But that only applies to where equipment can move, so the hill is out.
Possibly they had another use for the posts -- as firewood, if naught else.
Or maybe they didn't like the idea of abandoning anything out in the fields. I know that's a long standing farming practice, but maybe these guys see things differently.
Granted, it's a neat idea for pulling fence posts, but I wanna know why they needed to pull the fence posts? They got rid of the fence wire, why not just leave the posts there? Are they in the way of anything?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know. It's just me.
Probably the wooden posts deteriorated over time. Or maybe the open range ranchers forced him to get rid of his fences. Is that still a thing?
DeleteI don't know. Haven't heard about that lately. Still, why get rid of the posts?
DeleteIf they aren't in the way, they can serve a purpose, even without wire. Not saying they're wrong, just wondering why.
Guessing here ....
DeleteWell, it they're going to move equipment through, any part of a post sticking out could puncture a tire. But that only applies to where equipment can move, so the hill is out.
Possibly they had another use for the posts -- as firewood, if naught else.
Or maybe they didn't like the idea of abandoning anything out in the fields. I know that's a long standing farming practice, but maybe these guys see things differently.
I don't know the answers, but that post he pulled out had no rot and a point, so maybe it's being relocated.
ReplyDeleteThat's a smart hack; I've pulled poles out with a tractor and chain, and this would have been much faster. Especially using the clevis.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm disappointed that it wasn't really a cannon ....