Hand Post Driver

That takes ambition.

When I pound T posts, I wear heavy leather gloves and let them do some slipping on the handles about the time that the heavy end weight of the tool hits the top of the T post as it drops. This time of year is the best time to put in posts, since the ground is still very soft, at least around here. Often it only takes 3 or 4 hits to put the post in as deep as I want it, unless I hit rock. I have put in more than 100 posts per day lots of times without my hands really hurting much. I wish I could say the same about handling barb wire!

You might try a few more posts and try to use the technique of not gripping the handles so tightly. If you have a real tight hold of the handles when the tool hits the top of the post, there would probably be a lot of shock on your hands. Good luck, hope it works better for you!

I agree with Hal if your driver is to light weight it will cause you more work than a driver of the correct weight, about 25lbs.

Mine is a piece of 3" pipe with a 3/4" plate end cap with 1/2" rod handles. Three to four blows and it'll drive T posts 18". I also let go just before the hammer hits.

T_Bone