MOORE ON SHOW AT US EAST COAST FENCING RIVALRY
The East Coast Fencing Rivalry, one of the major events in the US fencing industry, draws competitors and visitors from right across North America.
Organised by veteran fencing contractor Derrick Cox, this year’s show takes place on August 16th and 17th at Galax in Virgnia.
Brandon Moore from deepest Arkansas is one of those looking forward to the challenge of pitting his skills against some of the finest fencers from across the US.
Based in the River Valley between the Ozark and Ouachita Mountain ranges in the town of Paris, Brandon started 1 Moore Fence in 2016 after moving back to his family’s ranch from Colorado.
He explained “I grew up in the agricultural industry working on ranches in Oklahoma where we built several corrals and fences. I always enjoyed being on the fence line and seeing the progress of a new fence come together and the pride I felt when we built a superior product to what most people in our area were building.
We run 2 full time guys, one being my nephew and right-hand man Trevor “Pockets” Moore. We have a CAT 259D with a Montana 1000e and Montana t-rex 350e for our drivers and I have a homemade wire unroller that attaches to front of the skid that unrolls 4 rolls of barb at once and can be converted to unroll woven products as needed. We mainly build 5-strand barb wire on pipe braces with t posts, pipe
fence systems and pipe corral and livestock handling facilities.
“The thing I enjoy most about fencing is being outside, working with all the local farmers and ranchers and helping them install a product that will last for years on their farm or ranch and hopefully help them be a little more profitable. I take a lot of pride in my craftsmanship especially on my barbwire fences, I take extra time to terminate the ends to look cleaner and build a bigger and better brace to hold the force of the fence and keep the gates swinging straight.
“I will be at the East Coast Fence Rivalry in August. These events really send me home motivated and re-charged with new knowledge and ready to put to use what I’ve learned.
“We have a lot to learn and teach about the benefits of high tensile wire, better bracing and better terminations. From what I see around the US we are on the right track and there are a lot of contractors and great fence builders out there willing to help and teach better ways of higher quality agricultural fencing.
“As I’ve always said, the day you quit learning is the day you start going backwards!” concluded Brandon.
