1 Just starting The old fence is down, one row of new holes is dug. 2 Posts in holes A line of fence posts ready to be set 3 Cutting to fit We ran into boulders in a couple of the holes, and needed to cut a couple posts down to keep them level 4 Starting to look good We have the two end posts in the line set, and are adding rails to line everything up 5 Setting sun on the new fence We were just about ready to wrap it up here 6 The end of a day's work We started out the day with some more layout work, and finished with six set posts and two nice sunburns! 7 John adding cement to a post hole Dad came over today and helped John dig some more holes. 8 They set the gate posts The gate post is the one on the far left 9 We painted 8X8 wood posts for hanging gates There are 6 bags of cement down there... I don't think they are going to move! 10 One day, two short runs, two gate posts It was nearly 100 degrees, but John and Dad finished the two ends up to the gate posts today (6-25) 11 North end gate Here is the gate hung on the north end of the fence by the barn 12 South run of North pasture (riding ring) This run is complete with a gate to grass paddock (which is not started yet) 13 West and South runs a shot down the West run by the pine trees 14 Leveling ground John is working with the tractor to level out the high spots... it will look a lot better to have the fence level 15 Best tool to have... a post level 16 Rocks in the hole There were several rocks in the way that John dug out 17 This one was too big half of the rock is still covered with dirt 18 The rocky hole... and the big one never did come out. John udercut the hole to push it out of the way 19 Caught in the act! Yes, I DO help some! Here I am tamping cement in the post hole 20 How the gates are hung We used the hardware that came with the gates, and hung them on 8X8 wooden posts 21 The latch 1/2" eyebolt mounted in a vinyl post (it has a steel sleeve inside it) 22 A well hung gate... check out the gate wheel... helps support the gate, and makes it easy to open 23 Finished North end Looking good! We got the holes augered for the East side the same day (7-2) 24 And found more rocks! This was only about 1 1/2 ft. down in the hole, so we had to get it out of there
