tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post5649853898988061070..comments2023-06-27T08:28:42.184-07:00Comments on Home on the Hill: Cock-a-doodle-dooArt Blomquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459183702519561248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-31938936492566921742012-03-25T20:20:20.025-07:002012-03-25T20:20:20.025-07:00Well as soon as I hit submit, I realized that I sh...Well as soon as I hit submit, I realized that I should have typed that our cattle guards were about 8' wide instead of 4' wide.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-16252696394043921402012-03-25T20:14:52.823-07:002012-03-25T20:14:52.823-07:00We have a handful of cattle guards on the farm lef...We have a handful of cattle guards on the farm left over from oil wells drilled in the '70's.<br /><br />They are usually about 16' wide, with two 16' long pieces of 6-8" pipe spaced about 4' apart. Usually, three 4' long pieces of 6-8" pipe are welded on top of the two 16" pieces (like a ladder).<br /><br />Then, 16' pieces of 2 3/8 or 2 7/8 pipe are welded on top of the 4' pieces spaced about the width of your boot apart. <br /><br />Sometimes, sucker rod is welded across the top of the 2 3/8 pipe (spaced about 4' apart) to help tie it all together a little better. <br /><br />After it's all welded together, some pieces of sheetmetal are welded on the 16' sides to keep the road fill from spilling into the space under the cattle guard (which would sorta make building the whole cattle guard a waste of time).<br /><br />If you want to hang a gate or a bar across the cattle guard, just weld a couple of braced upright pieces of pipe on the ends. <br /><br />I would think that you could buy all the steel for a few hundred dollars at the most.<br /><br />The trick with a cattle guard is the installation. You have to put the cattleguard down on a flat roadbed and THEN build the road up to the level of the cattle guard instead of digging a hole in the road and putting the cattleguard in the hole.<br /><br />I hope you can make heads or tails out of some of that explanation.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-16859364155501090272012-03-25T14:57:41.753-07:002012-03-25T14:57:41.753-07:00@Carol: I can only put them on my lap when there ...@Carol: I can only put them on my lap when there little. Don't think I will be doing it with full grown turkeys. Going to have 20 of those or so in time for thanksgiving..<br /><br />@Donna: The roosters are nice looking alright, not so the hens which are starting to moult.<br /><br />@Rich: Great resource! thanks a bunch. Ill add it to a fencing blog. Busy researching cattle guards ets. Want to make my own as commercial ones are going for $3500 !Art Blomquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459183702519561248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-35052226303194106332012-03-25T14:27:53.920-07:002012-03-25T14:27:53.920-07:00"...I've been pouring over Google Earth p..."...I've been pouring over Google Earth planning some fencing projects this spring..."<br /><br />There is a webpage at: http://www.acme.com/planimeter/<br /><br />It uses Google Maps and lets you draw lines to figure out acreages within the area you outline, etc. <br /><br />Depending on how far you can zoom in at your location, you can layout fencelines on the aerial photo so it is easier to build around obstacles like low spots, etc.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-72435156271953697522012-03-25T10:53:54.300-07:002012-03-25T10:53:54.300-07:00Oh Art ! your chicks are so beautiful. Several of ...Oh Art ! your chicks are so beautiful. Several of them up against a white snowy hill would make a striking photograph and I love how calm they are aroud you.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23399507.post-48633704645114219472012-03-24T22:04:36.421-07:002012-03-24T22:04:36.421-07:00I love that you put all your animals on your lap. ...I love that you put all your animals on your lap. You even put the baby lambs on your lap! I can't believe you have so many roosters. Incredible!Carol Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366962429733151563noreply@blogger.com