Now that I'm full-time ranching, I've been working towards two major priorities: 1) finishing the perminant fencing around the entire property, and 2) expanding the pasture. Thanks to the tractor, the first goal shouldn't be a problem. With the front end loader I can clear trees from about 1,000 feet of fenceline a day and the auger makes post installation relatively easy. However, my second objective is a little more difficult. In the above image you can see the western edge of our upper pasture currently fenced in with high-tensile electric fencing. You can also see a portion of a thirty acre section largely covered in saplings (the red line represents the property boundary). Using the tractor to clear this is a daunting task. I made a stab at it the other day which you can see in to image below. That was a whole day's work, so I bet you can guess what I'll spending much of my time doing for the next month or so.
