pulling up T-posts w/ hyd.

[ugabulldog]

Is it ok/not harmful to use hyd. lift and drawbar w/ chain to pull t-posts up out of the ground?

 

[k0ua]

Is it ok/not harmful to use hyd. lift and drawbar w/ chain to pull t-posts up out of the ground?

I dont see any problem with it. I would just center them on your bar, and pull, I have used the front end loader to pull them. Metal posts are not usually that hard to pull

James K0UA

 

[Deere Dude]

Is it ok/not harmful to use hyd. lift and drawbar w/ chain to pull t-posts up out of the ground?

3 Pts and FEL's work great for pulling fence posts out of the ground, and FEL's also work great for pushing them in the ground. Just wrap the chain around it a couple times so it doesn't slip off. :thumbsup:

 

[zzvyb6]

It works a lot better and safer if you drain out the tractor's hydraulic fluid and replace it with water. As you all know, water is incompressable so this conversion to hydrolic action will keep your tractor from getting away from you. Of course, the recommended way is to break them off at ground level and then fill your tires with foam or Slime so the post stub won't flatten them. Then throw the broke-off part of the post over the fence so your neighbors mower will hit it. That can sure be a lot of fun to watch.

A real man would just pound the posts down into the ground with his fists and be done with it. No tractor required. Be sure to save the old fluid because it makes for a good fuel when roasting them baby backs on the burn barrel.

Of course, this being the first of April, you don't have a lot of time to get this all done before the ground hardens up and the price of new posts goes threw the roof.

 

[ugabulldog]

thanks, no fel so lift it is...although zz's got some good ideas too