Fence Posts

I've been thinking of a small diameter post hole digger, but I have a medium duty Farm Star post hole digger with no down pressure. They do have an attachment for down pressure.

Any body else had this problem.

Phil

I checked at a well drilling supply last night and he will rent me an air compressor to pull behind the tractor and an air hammer drill. Looks like I need a drill bit about the size of the post, use the hammer drill and air down the shaft to blow out the hole. The post fits tight and will wedge into the hole as I drive it.
The only problem as I understand it, is that the air hole in the drill can plug with dirt and be a bear to unplug.
Costs $100 for eight hours on the hour meter. I'll stretch one wire, just drive what posts I can, and go back and drill holes for the others.
Only bad part is I'll need to cut a path the width of the tractor alongside of the fence for the compresser.
I wish I was about 10 years younger to drag this rig around.

Phil

I do have some places where the bedrock is at the surface. The only way to set a post in the ground there would be with a jackhammer and big compressor, which is too expensive for me. I have used old steel barrels filled with loose rock in some of those areas. I wire a treated board to the side of the barrel as a nailer to staple the barb wire to. My guess is that any of those "posts" will outlast me and since I have a bunch of barrels, all it costs is time. And no cow is ever going to push one over!