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agman

11-23-2005 08:04:31




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I have 30 posts to remove that the previous owner put in for fence. He used 12" power poles from the local power company and they are in the ground 4' deep. The loader on my D17 can't pull them out. I got one out by jerking around on it and lifting at the same time, but am afraid I am going to destroy my tractor if I have to do anymore. Any ideas on how to lift these monsters up out of the ground short of renting a crane. Thanks.

Agman

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Jerry/MT

11-25-2005 20:17:19




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
Sorry about the multiple posts. Don't know what happened. Looks like I had the hiccups!



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Jerry/MT

11-25-2005 20:16:04




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
Sorry about the multiple posts. Don't know what happened. Looks like I had the hiccups!



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IHC Red

11-23-2005 23:46:18




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
If you can shovel at least a little bit of the dirt/sod away from around the post, that will help too.



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Jerry/MT

11-23-2005 18:23:11




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
A variation on the use of a wheel rim idea can also help you. Place the chain tightly around the post at the groundline and place the free end over a post or piece of 4 inch pipe (about 4 ft high)sitting upright about a foot away from the bottom of the post and leaning toward the post. Hook the free end of the chain to the drawbar and slowly drive away in low , as you drive away, the post or pipe will rotate vertically and pull the corner post part way out.

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Jerry/MT

11-23-2005 18:22:39




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
A variation on the use of a wheel rim idea can also help you. Place the chain tightly around the post at the groundline and place the free end over a post or piece of 4 inch pipe (about 4 ft high)sitting upright about a foot away from the bottom of the post and leaning toward the post. Hook the free end of the chain to the drawbar and slowly drive away in low , as you drive away, the post or pipe will rotate vertically and pull the corner post part way out.

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Jerry/MT

11-23-2005 18:22:13




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
A variation on the use of a wheel rim idea can also help you. Place the chain tightly around the post at the groundline and place the free end over a post or piece of 4 inch pipe (about 4 ft high)sitting upright about a foot away from the bottom of the post and leaning toward the post. Hook the free end of the chain to the drawbar and slowly drive away in low , as you drive away, the post or pipe will rotate vertically and pull the corner post part way out.

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Don-Wi

11-23-2005 17:57:02




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
I've pulled large posts from a blown down pole shed w/ the cat II 3 pt on our 1755, there was only 1 we couldn't get, so we left it in, cut it flush w/ the ground and then whiloe excavation for a new shed w/ a pull behind earth mover we just shaved it off on every pass.
Donovan from Wisconsin



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Jerry (AL)

11-23-2005 16:05:28




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
I've hooked a chain low to the ground and tight and pulled them with an old well tank by running the chain over the tank. Might have to put a chunk under the tank to keep it from running away but worked great. Pulled up that way. I've also heard of backing the drawbar on a tractor into the post and them chain to the drawbar and then wiggle the post in reverse as you lift. If you tractor is big enough that will get most out.

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fixerupper

11-23-2005 16:03:17




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
Just got in from finishing pulling 3/4 mile of fence. Boy do those muscles talk to me now! Anyway, all of the advice is right on. Another little bit of advice is to pull straight without binding against the sides of the post hole. If a post pulls easy, its no problem but when you need all the help you can get, keeping it pulling straight up might help. Usually a loader has more lift when it is down low. If you try lifting with the bucket with the loader raised high you might bend the loader cylinders$$$$$. I have seen this happen on three diferent loaders. Try the wheel rim idea first. It might save the tractor and loader. Now if I could get my wife to work on those muscles..... .... Jim

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BillyinStoughton

11-23-2005 12:28:16




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
Listen to Beanie on this one. Wrap a chain around the pole, tight to the ground. Roll the rim tight to the pole and run the chain over the rim. Back your tractor up and hook the chain to your drawbar and use your lowest gear. You essentially turn all your horizontal pull to a vertical lifting motion. I"ve pulled out railroad ties buried three feet down without so much as loading the engine on a WD-45. You are less apt to be replacing front end an hydraulic pieces using this method.

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beanie

11-23-2005 09:56:24




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
Years ago I pulled out some cloths line poles in town, no tractor/loader was available. So I wraped a chain around the pole as low as I could, then placed a large tractor rim next to the pole and ran the chain over the top of the rim and hooked it to the tow vehicle. Lifted the poles and cement right out.



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Dale in IN

11-23-2005 09:19:56




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
agman: If they are corner post they may have anchors on them. You need to push them all ways and loosen them up then you should twist them at least a 1/4 turn to break the anchors loose. I know if I had put them they would more than likly have anchors on them and the would be notched into the post about 6" up from the bottom.



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old

11-23-2005 08:59:30




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
I do that with my loader but I push on them on as many sides as I can before lifting them. I also hook behind the bucket as low as I can to do so. The tractor I use is a little smaller then your D-17.



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James2

11-23-2005 08:24:10




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to agman, 11-23-2005 08:04:31  
See if you can straddle the post and use your 3 point lift arm with a chain to pull them out. This has worked for us, but we have a larger tractor.



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steveormary

11-23-2005 10:18:01




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to James2, 11-23-2005 08:24:10  
agman;

beannie has the right idea. If you use the three point and try to lift them up with that put a cross draw bar in and lift with it. It doesnt hurt to bump around on them to loosen them up some.



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jd9295

11-23-2005 10:46:55




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 Re: Pulling corner posts in reply to steveormary, 11-23-2005 10:18:01  
after you push them around and get them loose put your chain down low on the post then roll your bucket forward (dump position) and hook your chain on the top of the bucket, when you raise your loader to get the chain tight then roll the bucket back, the bucket rolling back has more lift power than the lift itself does.
Just how I pull'em.



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