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Barnyard carpentry - fixing a busted gate!

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A weekend project - fixing a busted gate

On Saturday, the donk finally tested the integrity of the gate to the upper pasture, with devastating results. The crummy clowns I bought this home/land from had a badly rotting gate and simply painted it over out of laziness. When it broke, it was kind of like breaking through styrofoam.

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The bad fence after I took it down…

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Meet Miss Donk

Moody, sullen and stubborn but always classy, my Donk outflanks all the other stupid Donks in these here parts. Whether it’s honking for carrots or wuffling for oats, she wins hoofs-down.

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Assessing the damage

Almost as rotten as a politician! Must be replaced. The cattle panels were a quick fix. Fortunately I already had the lumber for the replacement.

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Taking notes and measurements

So much attention to detail. Enough notes to last a lifetime.

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Out in the pole barn with lumber and tools!

From a make-pretend artist to a livestock-owning redneck, life is just too crazy... All this effort for an ungrateful Donk.

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I now qualify as a mutha-truckin’ cowboy… Or maybe a donkboy.

It’s done! Could use some wood putty, paint and another latch, but I now have a much better path to feed Donks. Climbing under the fence twice a day was getting annoying, especially for a fat boy like myself. I mean seriously, I probably weigh more than the Donk!!!

Comments · 6

  • @petrarodriguez(71)· 1748d

    saludos amigo, mucha salud y bendiciones, aqui voy sobre la marcha ,nada facil pero ahi voy

  • @petrarodriguez(71)· 1752d

    saludos amigo, espero este bien y mucha fe que todo lo lograra, cuidese y agradecida de usted, saludos

  • @petrarodriguez(71)· 1760d

    amigo que lindo burro,tiempo que no veia uno y se ve que para tener eso debe dedicar todo su tiempo, eso un gran trabajo, que hermosos esos ambientes, saludos y muchas bendiciones muy agradecida de usted un abrazo desde margarita venezuela

  • @vincentnijman(74)· 1762d

    Climbing under the fence twice a day was getting annoying, especially for a fat boy like myself. I mean seriously, I probably weigh more than the Donk!!!

    This made me laugh!

    They say that people get to look like their donk(ey)s.

    Or was it dogs?

    P.S. Seems like you're living even more 'country' style than me now.

  • @lynds(68)· 1762d

    That's one beautiful gate! Nice work Mr. Fix It!! And great to see you posting too :))))

  • @manniman(69)· 1763d

    This is some serious DIY action here!