I appreciate that I clicked on a video about setting up an electric fence and didnt have to sit through your breakfast and dog training.

Best electric fence video I could find. Too many either assume you already know certain things, don't explain things, or just ramble on for half an hour and put you to sleep. A crash course is all I needed and this helped to fill in a few gaps as far as what I was missing. Cheers!

@OldReddingFarm

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful !

@nicoleb8059

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! Thank you for the helpful and concise info on how to protect our new chickens from bears! Also, hi neighbors! Lol. We live in Ct too!

Learned from an old electrician... drive the ground rod it as far as you can, remove it, fill the hole with water, drive it in again, remove, repeat. Works pretty well in our rock hard clay soil.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

We have heard that too (now, not at the time of filming this) and its def. something we will try. I feel like I was just hitting a big rock and not sure water would have helped. rock clay soil sympathy to you from fellow rock and clay soil.

I’ve been beyond confused trying to figure out how to set up an electric fence. I’m not the sharpest knife lol, but this video made it soooo easy. Thank you good sir.

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh well thank you so much glad to hear it helped! I had the exact same experience trying to learn to do it so made teaching it right important. or at least as right as I could manage

@nichole5186

5 ай бұрын

I am the type of person that has to see something to be able to set it up I can’t read it and do it this has been so confusing for me I hope this video helps

Thabk you so much. I have spent hours in the store, on you tube and rereading the manual and all to no avail. Everything and everyone assumes you know things like wire gauge, how to hook up the hot wires and what it looks like, ext... Finally someone did a video that assumes nothing thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that's so nice!! That was the hope!! Really really glad it was helpful and also really really appreciate the comment.

Great job! You actually did it like a "real" person and not a 35 year expert! All the things you said out loud are exactly what so many of us "beginners" think word for word! lol! Definitely subscribing!!

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! So glad it was helpful!!

@jannyiverson3084

Жыл бұрын

Good job..looks very good.

Great video. You did a very good job at planning and researching the items needed to make your project successful. Kudos to the Mrs. for hanging in there and helping you get it all together. Enjoyed the short burst of music between steps!

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

You’re right. Other vids seemed to just skim over what I would consider pertinent information. Appreciate your detailed recommendations. Also appreciate you taking the time and effort to make your video.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you! I've watched a bunch of videos on bear proofing now. Folks are weird, take forever to get to the point and don't really give you a good play by play. I'm getting my first bees tomorrow so I needed to see a good video like this along with the materials list. So helpful!

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Super good luck with your bees!!!

Very well explained and you are right, most other channels leave out a lot.

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

My husband got the grounding rod in the same way, but he did it after a rain. He got it done in about 10 minutes. Thank you! This is exactly the video I need to see. I'm getting my first bees on Friday. Posts are in the ground, have to finish wiring them. We have the post to hold the solar controller. Just need to hook it all up and get a few more handles, right now I only have one.

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Good luck with your bees !!

Terrific! Now I understand how electric fence works. Before watching this video, I always feel confused about how the electricity comes through the fence and forms a circuit. Now everything is clear.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome glad you found it helpful !

Just found this video. By far the best video explaining, that I have found yet! Thank you for taking to the time to film, edit and post. You just saved me a lot of wasted energy talking to people at tractor supply who know nothing. Thanks again

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so glad it was helpful to you !!

Great job. Looks like your ready for your bees. I need to get my bees started again. Have a great day and weekend!/ Jim

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Great explanation in lay terms (which I need), and there was no time wasted in the video. Very concise. I use my legs more with the post-driver so I can drop most of my body weight onto it and use less arm muscle 😉 great video!

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

If you're about to sink a grounding rod the comment I got over and over which I believe would have helped would be to pour some water into the ground where you're stuck to help move whatever rock you're stuck on out of the way. I wish I had known that before.

I've been researching all day as I need to get an electric fence set up ASAP, and you're the first person to mention the cut off switch- great idea! Thanks!

@OldReddingFarm

Ай бұрын

glad it was helpful good luck with your fence!

You can drive the rod diagonal to get around rocks or you can also bury the ground rod horizontally in a trench.

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for those tips! both good suggestions

Thank you sir for the only video that answered my questions and showed me a visual that I understand. Maybe I’m slow as why it too this long for me but thank you

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!! Nothing to do with you I had the exact same experience trying to learn that's why I made the video. found people blowing through things I was stuck on.

Thank you for making this!! I couldn't find anything that really explained it well for those of us who have never done anything like this. Very helpful!

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you from Australia! Like a lot of other comments and like you said in your video a lot of prior knowledge is assumed on a lot of info resources! I feel much more confident about doing my electrical fencing now :)

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Hoping that anything you are trying to keep safe is safe and happy with their fence!

Great update on fence and bees.

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you !!

My loving spouse is trying to install his very first electric fence without me as I "type". Your video is the only one I feel will be useful to him. Thank you.

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Good luck with it !

Good video. I had a hard time finding a good video on this part of the subject.. Just what I needed to know.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Post hole drivers and sledge hammers work great for ground rods but if you live in an area with really dense soil you can also rent large hammerdrills from most retail hardware stores, makes it really easy.

@danmartin4398

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly how I do it. Large Hammer Drill. Best way for sure. I can put one in the ground in a matter of a couple minutes without all the extreme effort.

@hubbahubbazootzoot

Жыл бұрын

@@danmartin4398 Not to be pedantic, but do you guys mean a "rotary hammer" instead of a "hammer drill"?

@danmartin4398

Жыл бұрын

@@hubbahubbazootzoot Actually, NO. I do mean Hammer Drill. It can be used in either drill fashion or chizzle or both depending on what you are trying to do and what bit you use. In driving the rod I've found this hammer drill to be the fastest and least effor of any method (not using a bit but rather insert the rod into the bit slot)

Thank you very much this explained a lot,I've been to a bunch of garden centers. I've looked it all the types of electric fences but I haven't bought it because I didn't know exactly what to do. Thank you so much this explained a lot more then I know before this video and everything I've looked at I have a better idea on how to set it up and not buying more than I need or less than I need!!! I think tomorrow I will go by what I need!!!! Thank you!!!!!

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much ! Good luck with your fence if there are any other ways I could help message me on Instagram @oldreddingfarm and I will do my best!

This is good to learn from-clear, concise and simple to follow. You are an articulator

@OldReddingFarm

3 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly

Of all the vids I’ve watched researching electric fence installation, this has been the best by far!

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much appreciate that!

@jenniferbee1500

Жыл бұрын

Love your icon, btw. Is this the new one the artist did for BLM?

@compound63

Жыл бұрын

@@jenniferbee1500 Hi, the artist did for whom? I’m not familiar with that organization.

@jenniferbee1500

Жыл бұрын

@@compound63 The creator of The Punisher. This is a Black Lives Matter symbol

You clearly are a smart guy man. Great job! Going to purchase my materials this morning for my cows and probably buying more sheep lol..Congrats on the fence and hopefully it has been sufficient! ✌🏾

Great tutorial thank you very much very well presented thanks for sharing, with steel pickets or earth rods there is pneumatic post drivers on the market which drive posts in very hard ground with relative ease.

The ground rod pounding was hilarious 😂 GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU for the information and the comedy

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great way to keep your bees safe!😊

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

We want to do all we can to protect them!

@AAB463

2 жыл бұрын

@@OldReddingFarm did they survive? Mine died during the winter :( I gave up. Coulda bought a heck of a lot of honey for the price of the hives, bees, etc

Awesome tutorial...thanks for explaining in layman's terms...learned alot

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

You live in CT, there is rock an ledge everywhere! It's not you. LOL I live in Stamford and ground rods are impossible. I would make one comment... Your connections to your fence should be 2-4 loops around each wire. Great Job!

@enamias

3 жыл бұрын

Here in Torrington. Need to keep the bears away

Great video. Especially for someone like myself that knows nothing. Thanks!!

Bro great job,. I've just watched a few tubers,( like more than 10) of how to electric a fence and yip you win as far. Example Explained like a champ. Hope your guys bees are doing great.

@johnfitbyfaithnet

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I would say that your cut off switch should be turned around with the top of switch above fence post. This way if you needed to disarm the fence it would be easier to reach and pull down then after pulling down there wouldn't be a chance that it could become accidentally charged. For instance after years of use the switch became loose. With the switch being in reverse position once it is disarmed it will stay disarmed until it is armed.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we got that suggestion and flipped it around! Its a good suggestion something we didn't think of as first time electric fence installers.

@texrcanna

3 жыл бұрын

@@OldReddingFarm I wanted to say I appreciate the video. I looked through some of the recent comments and didn't see that comment. Thanks!

@SeaSpOtS

Жыл бұрын

It's also a standard. Power up/switch up Power down/switch down.

Best video on electric fences I've seen, thanks!

Looks very good! I need to set up one of these for my goats! Keep them out of the garden! L#19 Happy Friday guys!

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! You too !!

@garrywood5908

2 жыл бұрын

Hello I'm looking to rent a small piece of property soon Do you know anyone in A derson that wants to rent?

Like a previous commenter, We had to soak our ground with a hose prior to installing our t-posts since we had a very dry summer. This made it a lot easier to drive those t-posts in and would probably help get the ground rod in also.

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

Yes that was a comment many people left I hope that anyone who watches this video gets to try that rather than struggling like we did 🤠

Good video. This was helpful. I need to install a energizer soon.

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah we thought better safe than sorry in our neighborhood facebook group they love posting photos of bears in backyards. We haven't ever seen a bear but it will be okay if we never do !

I use a jackhammer for grounding rods, I just take off the the chisel and use the rod itself, a three foot ladder will be very helpful and some strong arms, jackhammer is kinda heavy, but still way faster and less exhausting than actually hammering in any other way, unless the ground is soft

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Yah they make something like that thats for T posts it would have done the job for sure.

Thanks for the video. Very clear and simple instructions for us beginners. Instead of driving my grounding rod into the ground vertically, im going to lay mine down horizontally and dig a trench to lay it in.

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

I think a trench is a great idea!

@-Dwight-Schrute

Жыл бұрын

Just make sure it's a very damp area. Very hard to properly ground in shallow dry dirt. Using more than 1 rod may help too or just wet the area pretty often.

Great how to vid bud ! Thanks for sharing

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

You bet!

great informative video. i had to sort through so many that did not teach me anything. thank you!

It's going to happen sooner or later, might as well get it over with and give us the content we need 😄

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Lol do you mean the actual bees? Tomorrow!

@Citystead

4 жыл бұрын

@@OldReddingFarm the getting shocked part 😄

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

@@Citystead OOOOOOH. maybe next week!

@EventheSparrowHomestead

4 жыл бұрын

Ha!

Really nice explanation, the one thing I can tell from your video that no one talks about is that you make complete loops. Every wire touches all the way around and then you run the power to each “loop”. The fence I’m trying to repair is missing the last connection back to encircle the fence, I’ve read it’s okay to leave it not fully connected in a loop. Because the animal will still complete the circuit to ground. What say KZreadrs?

@OldReddingFarm

2 ай бұрын

i'm not 100% sure, the way that i understand that most fence electrifiers work is that they need a complete circuit, so the current goes out and back in. but i'm no electrician!

Thanks for this. You should use a deep cycle battery, like those made for solar power, instead of a starter battery, like those used for lawn mowers. I got my battery from Harbor Freight

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they would probably last a lot longer but the price we didn't want to get into right off the bat.

This is clear and simple to follow. I will try to do something like it as am having similar problems

@OldReddingFarm

2 ай бұрын

Good luck with both your bees and your fence

I have a old jackhammer bit I welded pc on tube steel about 12” long , turn on jack and drive it down but u need to be able to support when hi up

That fence looks great! I’m not a great builder of things.... I do it anyway though 😂

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you're great give yourself proper credit!! And the more you build the better you will be !

The grounding rod. LOL LOL LOL OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Haha glad you enjoyed it. True story. 😂

Wow thank you for your demonstration 😊

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

NEW SUB HERE! Many ppl over look the importance of grounding the fence line. Good video cheers 🍻 from Prairie Sunset Ranch!!

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Great video on beginner electric ⚡️ fence setup!

@OldReddingFarm

11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Hugely helpful, thank you

Awesome! Love the video. Only driving the ground rod looks intimidating

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

There were a lot of helpful tips in the comments of people who live in equally rocky and crappy suggestions of how to do it better.

Best explanation, by far. Well done. Thank you.

@OldReddingFarm

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for sharing bro.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

No problem hope it was helpful !

Very Good!!!

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

Concise and informative, thank you. BTW, you have an electric fence, at some point you will get zapped nature of the beast. It is not that bad, a little worse than wearing wool socks and shuffling across carpet then grabbing a door knob. Best of luck with your apiary, little guys need all the help they can get!

Great job

Thanks for the tips!!!

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

No problem thank you for watching !

Pour water in the hole and swirl the rod in a circular motion. Then pound it again.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

interesting! If we ever have to pound another grounding rod into the ground we will keep this in mind for sure.

Good job

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great job and explanation. You can rent at any big box or equip rental place a pneumatic driver with an attachment to drive rods for +/- $100 day. Easy peasy...

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. If we ever need to put in another one we have gotten lots of helpful suggestions of how to make it easier

Thank you. It helped a lot

Pounding the ground rod into the ground can also be done with a hammer drill. utility companies use them frequently.

BEES!!!!!!! Yippee!

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

About time right !!

We had a hard time putting in a ground rod one year. We ended up running water to soak the ground. That made it much easier to pound in the ground rod.

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

That is actually the best suggestion! Lots of people have suggested better ways of getting it in but I can't imagine any actually working, but water makes perfect sense to give some of the rocks a space to move out of the way.

Very detailed.....awesome

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I got a quote for an electric Fence install. Even the price had me Shocked! message for quotes

@OldReddingFarm

3 жыл бұрын

LOL Shocking prices are never a good thing!

Good Job I learned a lot. Thanks

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Cookie sure loves carrots 😊…. Grass looks great👍

Connecting to the ends would be a more stable connection, and put jumpers up to each run of wire; right now you’re depending on wires twisted around each run that depends on another wire twisted around another run of wire. It would be more stable to connect to the ends and use something more stable for jumpers to each run.

That will do the trick ... Thanks...

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Nicely done , the cut off switch is a great idea👍 I have unfortunately shocked myself with the electric fence lol, I don't suggest it ~Dustin

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure I'll find out sooner or later ! Hopefully it's on video when it happens

Get an SDS Max hammer drill a ground rod driving bit, easy

The grounding rod cracked me up...I hope it's not that difficult when we go to do ours!

@davemontgomery2930

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, looks like they cut it off rather than pounding all the way in.

Nice tutorial, very well organized and easy to follow. If grass and weeds grow up and touch the wire, will that cause the system to short out?

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Depending on the strength of the charger, it might. But most chargers are built to withstand some grass growth. Ours is easy to weed whack around though. Thanks for watching!

I like this video with you and Catherine

Thanks for the great basic, but helpful, video! Questions: how big is your enclosure? How may hives do you plan on keeping in there? What was your approx cost for all materials? Thanks again!

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

This was about 12*12 ish we kept 3 hives in there but there was space for more. Buying everything new at that time was about $1000 but it's probably more than that now. The description of the video has product links for almost everything we used.

Pour water around the ground rod as you drive it in and it will help soften the dirt as you drive it in! I’ve had to drive many of those as an electrician! No one likes that part of the job lol Also, you can rent a jack hammer that has a tool that fits over the end of the ground rod

Oh come on now that is cheating using a meter! Grab that sucker and show us it is working is the only way to know if it is! LMBO. Did I see you having that battery on top of a brick? If so ya want to switch that around as you never want a battery sitting on concrete or brick as it will harm the battery over time. Good job done putting this all together. Looking forward to seeing the real human testing happen. Stay safe and have a great weekend!

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks for the tip I'll switch that around. Thanks!

Gas powered post driver. Most equipment rental stores will have them. They are very handy

@OldReddingFarm

Жыл бұрын

That sounds just like what we needed

Thanks enjoyed it

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I just got all the parts and will be trying to start the installation tomorrow. It is to protect my chickens.

Thank you

Can you use one continuous wire? Like when get the corner run it down and then when you are done with the second run take it down but only cutting it once?

You cut the ground roddddd!!!!!😂

Thanks for the great video. This is definitely on the list of things for us to do. We are not too far away from you and in bear country. Btw, it’s great to see you both work as a team, it makes everything so much more fun!

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you!! Yah since we filmed this video we moved only 40 minutes north but here there seems to be WAY more bear activity and we are definitely more worried about bears than we used to be.. Not just for the beehives but for them breaking into our chicken coops as well

Make sure your battery BOX is inside the fence area. A bear can and will open your battery box and pull your connections apart leaving it to get through your fence.

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Wow good suggestion ! I hate to think of a bear coming and like, defusing the electric fence like a bomb technician! so tricky. But that would keep it safe.

Thank you much. Great explanation for beginners.

I wish the guys at my job talked to me like this. They just mansplain everything instead of teaching me anything NEW🥺 Idky I’m here but I’m glad I clicked on the recommendation👸

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

ugh man splaining. sorry you have to deal with that.

No shocks yet ?

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Not yet !

does the wire on the Tpost have to circle back? I dont think it does but wanted to make sure how it ends

great video, im just concerned that the battery sitting on a concrete block will drain faster considering concrete draws, Also, how will you keep the battery charged?

Great video, very much to the point. Few questions though. Wouldn't it be better to put the switch between battery and the voltage amplifier (transformer/s)? Shouldn't the switch be covered from weather (freezing rain )? I am not an electrician/expert/farmer.

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

we put it between the charger and the fence since the battery is inside of the fence and it wouldn't make sense to interrupt the flow between the battery and the charger; you want to interrupt the flow of electricity between the charger and the fence. (I think!) you can cover the switch but it is only plastic and metal so there wouldn't be anything at risk by being out in the elements. you could definitely do that if you wanted to

Husband: "Say: hi, Catherine" Wife: "Hi, Catherine" 😂

@OldReddingFarm

2 жыл бұрын

She understood the assignment. :)

great job I am going to do something like this.

@OldReddingFarm

Ай бұрын

Good luck with it !

you have bears where you live? how much voltage/power do you need to keep a bear out? I think Bee keeping and jarring your own honey is a cool hobby, best of luck with it

@OldReddingFarm

4 жыл бұрын

Supposedly. Have never personally seen a bear, but don't want our first time seeing one to be him pawing apart our hives and eating all our honey. What we read online was .5 joules will keep a bear out, not sure how that relates to voltage.