There were initially 6 on us here on The Station, not a good number as we have but one car. After a couple of days, and a team meeting, the Australian couple travelling together decided they would move to another farm to help out there. Works for all of us. 4 is good for tools and car transport reasons. So me and a Korean, French and Canadian girl are the team at the moment. We work well together and getting the job done.
Settled in to a regular routine working from the shearing quarters 5km from the homestead. It's closer to the fences that need attention. First up was the laneway feeding the shearing shed. Then working our way out to the boundaries and wild dog exclusion fencing.
The 'dog fence' requires heavy machinery as it stands well over 2 meters tall and has serious end and strainer assemblies that our gear is not capable of handling. We are talking trucks, bob cat and a heavy loader. But we get to fit off the ring-lock mesh to the upper support cables and twitch the bottom and apron mesh to the bore pipe housing used as posts. These post have stays and welded supports to guard against the next flood event. At the base of the fence an apron extends out a meter or two along the ground to stop the dogs attempting to dig under the fence.
The two weeks so far have been punctuated by a Sunday trip to the Yaraka Pub for a BA lunch and food delivery pick-up. Also the Longreach show where the guys went into town for the night to see what living and socialising is like for the locals living in the country.
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| Twitching tool that twists a wire loop quick and easy |
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| Extra high crossing a washaway |
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| Did I mention the ever present flies? |
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| I love big machines doing the BIG work |
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| and even smaller ones |
