Post Driver...anyone regret it?

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> Do you use the stands like that pic shows? I have never even used mine except to store it. </font>
Yep. I drop the driver down until the outriggers (see attachment) are almost on the ground (in case I have to move the tractor backwards/forwards), then I center the bubble, drop the driver the rest of the way so all the weight is on the outriggers, double check the bubble and begin driving the post.

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> what kind of power does it take to run a post driver? </font>
My TC25D does fine with the HPD-16 even though the Worksaver site indicates the minimum PTO hp is 30. The bigger issue is the gpm of the tractor. The gpm determines how fast the ram goes up.

<font color="blue">Also, even if you have the power does it require a sizable tractor to stabilize a unit doing that kind of work? </font>
All the weight of the driver is on the two outriggers. Set the brake on the tractor and pound the posts in. If you hit a rock, it does shake the 3ph area, but no worse than dragging a rotary cutter around.