Posted by Dan in North Houston on January 12, 2010 at 15:23:59 from (38.100.70.66):
Growing up we were bordered by a railroad and a river, so we had no shared fences with neighbors to deal with. Now I got a place with two shared fences. One side is a scrub wood lot, some big oaks and lots of yaupon (a big evergreen shrub that gets about 12' high and just keeps spreading). This side is owned by a family trust with an address several hundred miles away. I had a couple of big oaks down over the fence that I've cleared out, and cut out a lot of the yaupon on my side. The oaks have been down for years, no evidence that anyone on that side has even looked at their property in years. Barbed wire fence is pretty old but was holding the cattle in because there was nothing attractive on that side. Other side owned by a retired cattle farmer, pasture land that has not been grazed in some years and will badly need brush hogged in a few years. Some yaupon and thorny scrub trees trying to take over the fence row, but not too bad right now. I'd sure like to take my brush hog and make a few runs down his side, would benefit both of us. This guy has a large tractor, but it doesn't look like he's done much to maintain his property recently. Haven't met him, but I suspect it may be age or health related. it may be age, health I'm clearing out my side as time allows, but what are your experiences in getting neighbors to allow access on their side? How about getting them to chip in for some new posts and barbed wire? Any luck in getting them to chip in when their large trees fall across the fence? I have no idea who originally built the fences, but I'm going to have to upgrade before I turn any cattle in. I've resigned myself to doing it all myself, but I'd appreciate any comments. Note: tractor related since there's a tractor inside this fence.
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