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Gatz

11-20-2004 20:07:12




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I put up a 200' snow fence this year to try to keep some of that white stuff from piling up on our street. (We live in the city, but are on the south end of a large parking lot that slopes upwards to the south....ideal conditions for large amounts of snow)
So...come next spring, I need to remove those same posts. (I even surprised myself by thinking ahead that far) What are some of your ideas for pulling posts?
I do have a tractor, but it's not all done yet.
Actually, a simple lever thing would work, but I dont know the dimensions or where to put a pivot.
Any help would be appreciated.
Gatz

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FarmerDave

11-22-2004 17:20:53




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
In some soils posts may well be easy to lift by hand.

Don't buy the post lifter from Harbor Freight. Oh, am I sorry.

Hi-Lift has a nice looking model. I think it's $45 at TSC.

Be careful pulling t-posts out of the ground with a lifter. If a rock or a big root gets over the flag, the flag is easy to tear off.



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Nolan

11-22-2004 15:47:40




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
I wiggle and straight pull by hand about 90% of the metal t-posts. Those last 10% that want to argue get pulled with a bumper jack and chain.



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caz

11-21-2004 15:36:23




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
I just use my ost driver. Put the solid end down and wedge the open end against one of the lugs on the T-Post so it forms a triangle and then pry the post back against the driver. Very few refuse to pop right out with little effort. John



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Allan in NE

11-21-2004 11:56:02




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
Hi,

Bigger wood posts & ties, use a loader or the 3-point hitch and a chain wrap.

Metal T-posts will jump outta the ground if you just 'wiggle' em a couple of times and just pull 'em out by hand.

I was over at my neighbors a month or two ago, he had just hired a fella with a tractor, over the phone, to come over and pull 20 or 30 T-posts.

I confess, I musta looked at him like he was crazy, walked out there and had 'em all laying in a stack before the guy with the tractor even made it to to his yard.

It will surprise you how easy they come outta the ground. :>)

Allan

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MichaelNEIowa

11-21-2004 20:35:25




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Allan in NE, 11-21-2004 11:56:02  
Don't suppose you work for beer? I have quite a few I need to pull out.



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JoeK

11-21-2004 08:32:06




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
We used to have one,made from a water pump handle,with a support leg,and a piece of chain clevised to the handle.A plate with a 3 cornered hole was welded to the end of the chain to slip over the T-posts and catch the nubs.



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JT

11-21-2004 07:01:16




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
go to WWW.Gemplers.com. They seel them, so you can get a picture, then make it.



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Paul Janke

11-21-2004 06:19:18




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
We wrapped a chain around the post at ground level and ran the chain up and over a support (usually a left-over piece of an old wood post) leaning against the post to be pulled and the free end of the chain to pickup or tractor to yank out the post. I don't know how to say it to make it more clear..... .



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john in la

11-21-2004 05:22:35




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
I like using a old car bumper jack.



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Leland

11-21-2004 00:17:22




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Gatz, 11-20-2004 20:07:12  
Most farm supply stores sell a T-post puller about 35.00 saves a lot of time tearing down fence and back.



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Mark - IN.

11-21-2004 07:27:36




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Leland, 11-21-2004 00:17:22  
Mornin' Leland. A couple of the railroad ties I'd put in a couple of months ago for my fence were in the way for the barn goin up, so I had to pull them. I concreted them down about 3', so I used my loader. Gave the first one a couple pushes and nudges, then wrapped a log chain around it, and hooked to hooks I have welded to a heavy piece of angle iron I "had" tack welded across the bucket. No problem. Got to the second, nudged, chained, lifted the back tires right off the ground. Ha Ha Ha Ha, now that can't be. Unchained, gave a couple of good wacks (rams) with the loader, chained back up, and took the angle iron right off the bucket - hooks, chains, right off. That post was in good. Well, spun the tractor around and lifted it out with the drawbar and 3 point. Sure did like them hooks on the loader, and now sure am gonna have to fix. LOL.

Now that I think of it, probably should've ran and grabbed the tire chains and slapped them on while the back end was up in the air. Missed the chance of a lifetime - dang it. LOL.

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Leland

11-21-2004 10:28:01




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 Re: Post puller in reply to Mark - IN., 11-21-2004 07:27:36  
We always used an little 933 cat for that kinda of light work, we never created ties just planted them 4 ft deep ,I planted one like that on the corner really keeps people from driving thru yard to miss pot holes in alley.



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