Powered T post driver

[BHD]

Been looking on the net and have found two that look some what promising, At least in my thinking,

First I have a gas mounted air compressor on one of my trucks,

so a air powered unit would seem the most logical choice,

The two I have found that is in the under $500 range is the,

"Man saver" Post Driver, T Post Puller, Post Pounder - Rohrer Manufacturing

and the

"striker", WELCOME TO Striker Tools

The reviews are not the best.
Striker Tools Air-Operated Post Driver-43000 at The Home Depot

any recommendations,

any one have one or the other,

or any other suggestions, or ideas.

 

[Ken45101]

I have the Rohrer. I haven't used it much, but it seems to work fine. I have no other experience.

 

[MNBobcat]

I believe it may be tippmann who makes a unit that uses the small propane tanks. Check out youtube videos and you may get some good ideas.

 

[BHD]

Yes I looked at the tipman, but there $2000 price tag . is a bit steep for me, Thank you all for your respones,

Ken would you buy it again now that you have tryed it out?

 

[J35]

I have the Man saver, its been well used, no complaints.

My ground is rock free, quite a few roots, I always wait on ground moister , dry hard packed ground would be a nightmare.

-----J

 

[Ken45101]

Ken would you buy it again now that you have tryed it out?

Definitely yes if I were going to be putting in many t-posts. As it has happened, I've pretty much quit putting in fence since I bought the driver LOL.

 

[creekbend]

I have the Rohrer. I haven't used it much, but it seems to work fine. I have no other experience.

I am following this Thread religiously. When encountering rocks, does the post need to be repositioned or does the post keep going into the ground?

 

[CalG]

Here in Vermont, The rock wins 9 times out of ten.

 

[zonta223]

If you have a portable generator you could use an electric jackhammer with a picket driver head on it. It drive T posts a lot quicker than the air powered ones. And it drives it in hard ground and limestone/slate without a problem. (well maybe one problem........if you want to remove the post driven into rock).

 

[CliffordK]

I guess it all depends on your needs.
Is this a one-time use?
Commercial business?
Ground Consistancy?
Etc.

I'd hate to be tethered to a vehicle all the time, although you would have to lay out the fence posts anyway.

For a couple hundred posts, I'd save the $500, and just put them in by hand. A few thousand posts, well, maybe.

I inherited my post driver from my grandfather. Home made. A long piece of pipe, with a heavy weight welded on top. No handles. The weight does half the work. I don't know if it is any better than the commercial drivers, but one at least works it differently. Certainly if I had hard soil, I'd want a heavily weighted driver.