Pullin Old Fence Posts

[xlr82v2]

Yep, you still have to get off the tractor and pick those suckers up too... might as well do it with a chain, then at least you don't have to bend over to pick every one up.

Digicamnut: Pics coming soon! Just got home...

 

[jimmyj]

Before I had a tractor I found a chain wrapped around the post and then around a jack-all worked great. Just jack up the jack-all and the post comes with it as with a loader.

 

[Buster57]

For regular field steel fence posts I used a chain attached to one of the three hooks welded to the top of my bucket. Wrap it around and pluck it out. You may want to get some one to catch it when it comes out so you don't scratch your bucket

For serious fence posts like 4" x .25" , I used an angle grinder and cut it off below the surface and left it.

 

[patrick_g]

Yep, you still have to get off the tractor and pick those suckers up too... might as well do it with a chain, then at least you don't have to bend over to pick every one up.

Digicamnut: Pics coming soon! Just got home...

Tain't neccessarily so...

My home brew attachment (previouisly posted drawing) holds on to the post so long as the post's weight is being supported. If you let the post's weight rest on a trailer or a pallet or the ground you can "jiggle" the FEL and release the post. Admittedly, I don't get 100% of the posts to stay on the pallet but I don't have to get out of the tractor to handle every post.

Pat

 

[bjcsc]

Since my post puller of choice is the tractor/FEL and with the little attachment I welded up I don't usually have to get out of the tractor to pull a post so I don't get out and get down to manually wiggle the post either.

Neither do I. I walk down the line of posts prior to pulling any of them and wiggle each one a bit to loosen them up (6" posts). Then I walk the dog from one to the other...

 

[xlr82v2]

My T-post puller pics... This should be enough to get you started...



















Enjoy!!

 

[xlr82v2]

Tain't neccessarily so...

My home brew attachment (previouisly posted drawing) holds on to the post so long as the post's weight is being supported. If you let the post's weight rest on a trailer or a pallet or the ground you can "jiggle" the FEL and release the post. Admittedly, I don't get 100% of the posts to stay on the pallet but I don't have to get out of the tractor to handle every post.

Pat

That's good... I didn't think about having another trailer or a pallet or something tagging along.

 

[mechanic]

I took some 2 inch tubing and welded some ears on one end and drilled holes through both for a bolt. Then drilled holes through another piece where I wanted the leverage to be from. Then I put them together by putting the one piece between the ears and running a bolt through them. I then drilled a hole all the way through the second piece at the end of it. Then ran a bolt through it and welded it in. Heated it up and bent the ends up on both sides. Welded a foot for it to stand on then got some chain to wrap around the t post and used the welded bolt to pull the t post out of the ground. It' easy to make and does the job. Cost a little time to make.

 

[digicamnut]

I guess I failed to mention that the posts are from an old hurricane fence.
Brian... I think your puller would also work on these.

 

[patrick_g]

I walk down the line of posts prior to pulling any of them and wiggle each one a bit to loosen them up (6" posts). Then I walk the dog from one to the other...

I too use 6ft T posts and drive them fairly deep placing the top of the post just below the button on my shirt ((can I say nipple on here?)

Maybe your dirt holds posts better than mine. Every once in a while I run into a post that acts like it put down roots, but not often. If that were the average situatioin here, I'd no doubt be doing things differently, perhaps the way you do it.

Pat