DIY: Bucket-mounted T-Post driver

[dragoneggs]

I saw the youtube video of the guy in Oklahoma.

Tee post Driver System - YouTube

Any concern in driving the t post in at the side of the bucket - unbalanced force on the front end loader. I would take a blank quick attach plate and rig it up in the middle so you get even load on the loader arms.

"or bend it". My soils are too hard except maybe in spring in some areas.

When you're driving it into soft soil its not a problem. Try some rocky soil and then you have a problem.

Yep that won't work around here regardless if you are on or off center with you FEL force. Glacial till is tough to dig or pierce.

 

[spursjingles]

Yep that won't work around here regardless if you are on or off center with you FEL force. Glacial till is tough to dig or pierce.

I live it in the cariboo, british columbia. I miss the soft soil from back in texas.

 

[dragoneggs]

I live it in the cariboo, british columbia. I miss the soft soil from back in texas.

We are neighbors.

 

[TXHF]

After digging out there, i'm finding almost all soil. I had to dig over 3' into the ground to find rocks. I'm hiring out for the H bracing and corner posts (welded steel pipes) and line posts. We're going to fill in the lines with T-posts then stretch 5 barbed wires. I'm sure we'll find a few rocks and bend a few posts but I have over 300 of these to drive in... not interested in pounding them by hand. Looks like the fence project will commence later in Sept. We're quite busy for a spell then need to first focus on the driveway before the permit expires.

 

[17 Oaks]

I live it in the cariboo, british columbia. I miss the soft soil from back in texas.

GOOD LORD man, where did you live? Must have been E Tx as here in the Tex Hill Country, which is just one big, BIG Rock. Top soil if you have 6 in then you are extremely lucky...

 

[TXHF]

GOOD LORD man, where did you live? Must have been E Tx as here in the Tex Hill Country, which is just one big, BIG Rock. Top soil if you have 6 in then you are extremely lucky...

The property we bought is in Lampasas county. My only complaint is the honey mesquite... Giant weeds with big taproots!

 

[spursjingles]

GOOD LORD man, where did you live? Must have been E Tx as here in the Tex Hill Country, which is just one big, BIG Rock. Top soil if you have 6 in then you are extremely lucky...

You are so correct, houston, texas. But grew up in the texas hill country in uvalde county. My after school job was doing fences with my grandfather so I have lots of caliche experience, but the prarie soil is so soft and all east texas is also soft. There were many times when only a jackhammer did the job. In the cariboo canada I've had to hire fencing guys that have to pound a pilot hole before putting in a post. I've also dug many holes by hand and you are lucky if you dont hit a 40 lb rock. World of difference.

 

[spursjingles]

The property we bought is in Lampasas county. My only complaint is the honey mesquite... Giant weeds with big taproots!

Let me put it this way, we dug lots of holes in with an auger in texas. But the auger just dances on top here in the cariboo.

 

[spursjingles]

After digging out there, i'm finding almost all soil. I had to dig over 3' into the ground to find rocks. I'm hiring out for the H bracing and corner posts (welded steel pipes) and line posts. We're going to fill in the lines with T-posts then stretch 5 barbed wires. I'm sure we'll find a few rocks and bend a few posts but I have over 300 of these to drive in... not interested in pounding them by hand. Looks like the fence project will commence later in Sept. We're quite busy for a spell then need to first focus on the driveway before the permit expires.

Vibrating pounder on a bobcat works great.

Sent from my SGH-I337M using TractorByNet mobile app

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I don't need to "make something" to put in T post...

I load my loader bucket with everything I need, then I can get off the tractor and start a T post with a sledge, get back on the tractor and push it in with the bucket. Having a "helper" in a HUGE time saver...

Hard ground? For those, I use a bucket full of dirt to push them in, if that doesn't do it, then a post pounder won't do it either!

SR

 

[TomSeller]

Those T posts bend awful easily.

 

[spursjingles]

I don't need to "make something" to put in T post...

I load my loader bucket with everything I need, then I can get off the tractor and start a T post with a sledge, get back on the tractor and push it in with the bucket. Having a "helper" in a HUGE time saver...

Hard ground? For those, I use a bucket full of dirt to push them in, if that doesn't do it, then a post pounder won't do it either!

SR

**** yeah! Try finding someone to help and i pay well when i do find someone. Usually its the wife. Then she wants me to sleep with her as partial payment.

Sent from my SGH-I337M using TractorByNet mobile app

 

[TXHF]

Those T posts bend awful easily.

Are you thinking of the cheap formed metal ones or the solid steel ones? The ones we are putting in aren't Home Depot garden ones.

 

[TomSeller]

Are you thinking of the cheap formed metal ones or the solid steel ones? The ones we are putting in aren't Home Depot garden ones. dde09dde0e

The solid ones from any of the local farm stores. They bend if you try to push them into hard rocky soil.

 

[dragoneggs]

The solid ones from any of the local farm stores. They bend if you try to push them into hard rocky soil.

Yep! :mur:

 

[Sawyer Rob]

**** yeah! Try finding someone to help and i pay well when i do find someone. Usually its the wife. Then she wants me to sleep with her as partial payment.

Doesn't sound like you are very good at that job, cuz if you was, it would cover the WHOLE payment!!

SR

 

[spursjingles]

Doesn't sound like you are very good at that job, cuz if you was, it would cover the WHOLE payment!!

SR

*** doesnt pay the bills buddy. Lol

Sent from my SGH-I337M using TractorByNet mobile app

 

[dragoneggs]

There's places in Nevada that they would disagree with you!!

SR

The bills and then some... from what I am told.

 

[rusty842]

I saw the youtube video of the guy in Oklahoma.

Tee post Driver System - YouTube

Any concern in driving the t post in at the side of the bucket - unbalanced force on the front end loader. I would take a blank quick attach plate and rig it up in the middle so you get even load on the loader arms.

I made one that goes on the side of my bucket and it twist the loader a good bit when in hard ground. I'm going to move it so a hay spear I have and mount it in the center.