Removing fence posts with concrete

[QRTRHRS]

I would wait until the ground is plenty saturated. Certainly not now knowing that TN has been in a drought. What is the plan going forward? If you are replacing the posts with new, you would want to pull the concrete out, maybe break it up with a sledge for backfill. If your are not replacing the posts then you might want to break the concrete as you pull the posts for backfill so it won't take so much soil. Drilling a sidehole will work but if you are putting in new posts then you are in for a lot more tamping.

Your loader bucket will work just fine. Use a foundry hook on the post end so it chokes the post and grabs hold. Sometimes you need to wrap the chain twice if it's slipping. Go by the tractor sounds and the post. No verticle movement then you need to rock the post some more. Using a helper will make for a much easier job.

 

[zzvyb6]

Buy it or make one similar. The grippers are a key element.

Oz-Post Oz-Puller with Plug and Post Clamp-5 - The Home Depot

 

[s219]

I have always thought a brush-grubber could be repurposed for pulling out wooden fence posts. I suspect the spiked jaws could be modified for metal posts.

 

[two_bit_score]

Some old variations on the wheel idea, using leverage of a "tongue" on the wheels.

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Bruce

I like the idea of "stump split with dynamite" in the first picture.



TBS

 

[two_bit_score]

I need to remove several fence posts that are set in concrete. My tractor has a fel but not forks. Any suggestions regarding best/easiest way to accomplish the task.

So, did you get them out yet?



TBS

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

So, did you get them out yet?



TBS

No the posts are at my property 2 hours from where I live. I will be replacing a fence in front of my cabin that has seen its better days. I probably won't get started until early spring.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Buy it or make one similar. The grippers are a key element.

Oz-Post Oz-Puller with Plug and Post Clamp-58 - The Home Depot

Ouch. A little to expensive for my blood. Anyway I have a tractor with fel so I am going to utilize it.

 

[two_bit_score]

Ouch. A little to expensive for my blood. Anyway I have a tractor with fel so I am going to utilize it.

That and a chain is all you need.


TBS

 

[Barnbuilder]

Bobcat and 4in1 bucket.

 

[Egon]

Wonder if putting a mail box on it would help remove it?

 

[two_bit_score]

Wonder if putting a mail box on it would help remove it?

Seems to work well for a lot of people.



TBS

 

[PJSprog]

I removed a couple recently using the dig-a-hole-next-to-it-and-pull method. Works just fine. I also used a section of a log as a "wheel." Kind of combined two techniques, I guess.

 

[kevin37b]

Who is the guitar player?

 

[PJSprog]

Who is the guitar player?

Assuming you're talking about my avatar ... that's me a couple of years ago (2014?) when I was playing bass with RED - A Tribute to Sammy Hagar.

 

[masscity]

Back in 1969 I worked with a guy putting in chain linked fences and removed a lot of post in concrete. All you need is a come-a-long. Hook the come-a-long to the bottom of the post and hook the other end to the top of a another post and set the bottom on something sturdy and winch it out.