Fencer 3000 Rotating Platform Makes Fence Repair Easier

Item #: 20250041

CONTACTS

Implementing Organization: Region Four, Scipio Station
Implementation Lead: Kasey Brunson
Development Team: Kasey Brunson, Ellis Gentry, Kenny Sorensen, McCrae Thatcher, Paul Johnson

Article Written By: Winston Inoway
Innovation Council Liaison: Winston Inoway
Innovation Team Coordinator: Winston Inoway

STATUS

Implementation Date: April 1, 2025
Adoption Status: Fully Implemented
Adoptability Note: Are there other heavy-lifting tasks that could be replaced with this idea?

APPLIES TO

Topic: Maintenance Practices
Organization(s): Central Maintenance / Facilities Management, Equipment Operations, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4
Job Role(s): Mechanics / Equipment, Transportation Technician
Tags: Highway transportation, capital productivity, infrastructure preservation, labor productivity, job satisfaction, occupational safety, injuries, value of life, value of time, inventions, mechanical engineering, equipment, maintenance, front loader.

PROBLEM

Maintenance crews often repair broken and damaged fences along the roadway. Carrying fence supplies and spools of wire is difficult and requires heavy lifting and multiple workers.

CHANGE

Using salvaged sign boards and sign mounts, the Scipio Shed created the “Fencer 3000” rotating platform tool. The metal deck can hold three spools of fencing or wire upright. A rotating base allows the desired spool to be positioned for easy access and unspooling. When mounted on the forks of a loader, the supplies can be raised to the necessary level of the fence repair.

RESULT

The Fencer 3000 tool eliminates the need for multiple workers to carry heavy spools of wire to a worksite. It improves safety and makes the job easier. It requires fewer workers to complete the same job, and it reduces the required labor hours.