Hamish Harley, Oklahoma: “As part-owner of a 4,500-acre ranch with 650 cows and 500 stockers, we used to spend a lot of time fixing fences. Sometimes it takes two or three workers, and it’s a slow, tedious job. We built our own mobile device, which helped somewhat, but the Rappa Winder is 100% more effective (www.rappa-international.com).

“Fencing used to be a real daily grind, and now it’s a quick job the team looks forward to. It’s even a fun family activity where I can take my young kids along, and they can actually help me. They even asked me to wait until after school so they could help!

“In addition to building and fixing fences with the Winder, I can use it for 2 min to easily block off stock ponds so cattle will move toward clean, fresh trough water. After one summer of use, I’ve found that cattle are healthier and experience fewer water-borne issues.

“I also use the Winder to easily create new pastures in areas with longer grass. I can do that with less labor and fewer workers, and now it’s an easy, simple process that hardly feels like work. The Winder is 100% more effective than the system I built. Fencing is now a fun job, and it doesn’t even feel like work.”