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Redtail

07-17-2006 14:38:11




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Any of you fellas have any experience with a fence post driver. I am talking about the kind that goes on a skid-steer and can drive a wooden fence post directly into the ground without having to auger a hole or cement the posts in. One guy told me you dont even have to put a point on the post, you can just drive it in. I have about 120 posts to do and am looking at my options to see if it is worth renting one. Thanks for any advice you can give.

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Staffmope

07-18-2006 07:51:59




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 Re: OT- fence post driver in reply to Redtail, 07-17-2006 14:38:11  
When I was in the circus years ago, our stake driver was horizonal shaft lawnmower engine with a go kart wheel/tire on it. The engine was mounted on a plate with a big hinge with a handle on the mounting plate. You'd push the wheel against a vertical I-Beam with a heavy plate welded to the bottom and the spinning wheel would raise the I-beam. When it got to the top you'd release the handle and the I-beam would fall.
There was a plate with a vee notch cut into it mounted a couple of feet above the ground to locate and hold the stake. This whole thing was mounted on a bracket that I now realize was a 3Pt hitch. There were some guides above to hold the I-beam steady as it went up and down (I rememeber straight-run casters mounted on hinges with valve springs under the base plate to keep pressure against the Ibeam.)
OSHA would P*&P masonary building units now, but back then it was fine as long as you kept your hand off the top of the stake while driving it in. Unfortunately there were two folks who didn't have the sense not to pad the head of the stake with their hands. Hope they never bred.

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gshadel

07-18-2006 06:50:57




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 Re: OT- fence post driver in reply to Redtail, 07-17-2006 14:38:11  
Red..
I hired a local fence company to pound my posts, 6" diam. presure treated, every 10', around a 2 acre pasture. The guy showed-up with a 3Pt hitch mounted post pounder. Nice hydraulic unit with tilt features. No, don't need to sharpen the post, they just beat them right in. 2 guys, one on the tractor, one guy loading posts onto the pounder. They were pounding-in a post every 3-4 minutes! Amazing! I also bought my posts from the fence Co., and got a cut rate compared to the local retailers for the posts. Make a few phone calls, it might be about a wash to rent a unit, or just hire a fence co. to pound your posts for you.

Ever since then, I've been watching for 3Pt pounders at auction. All the units I see are class 2 or 3 hitch units, too big for a N.

George

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don t.-9n180179

07-18-2006 01:38:07




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 Re: OT- fence post driver in reply to Redtail, 07-17-2006 14:38:11  
I have no actual experience but here's what I saw.
A guy down the road fenced off (+/-) 5 acres. He had the same toys you described. At 0500 him and another guy were just starting. 12 hours later, it seemed to me, he had all posts installed.
This is in N-central Illinois, mostly clay after about 6" down, with some field stones in the mix. Clay varries from hard pack to a loam. HTH.....don t. .....

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Kelly Jewell (KY)

07-17-2006 14:49:12




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 Re: OT- fence post driver in reply to Redtail, 07-17-2006 14:38:11  
Redtail, the only thing that would be better is hire someone to do it for you. I'm don't know where you live and the soil is different but here in KY there is plenty of limestone rock but drivers work great here. It takes two people or more and I think a tight string or wire to go by helps. Straight post help. Driver comes with a fork on a handle to help hold the post in place while driving, keep your hands away. The last ones we drove, we used a short pocket level which helped keep them plumb.

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