What's the easiest way to.....

[GerardC]

Re: What\'s the easiest way to.....

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Cheap! Not if he is like my 15 year old son. He eats three times as much as I do and only does half the amount of work!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif


Wouldn't trade either of my boys in though /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif)</font>

LOL. How true that is. He helps me just to work off his food bill and I gotta pay his allowance! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif G

 

[GerardC]

Re: What\'s the easiest way to.....

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Put the spikes high enough on the post so that you can get under them with the bucket curled all the way back. This will help prevent any bending to the lip of the bucket.

Dave)</font>

I took this idea and just modified it. Thanks Dave /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. G

 

[rambler]

Re: What\'s the easiest way to.....

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( rambler:

The posts are only a year old and will be used elsewhere on the property.

Rambler and MikePA:

I thought about splicing but doing that is also work (on a ladder besides). I figured if I was going to use the existing posts elsewhere that I may as well just swap them so to speak. I think it will be easier but I could be wrong.
The weather today was rain so I haven't started yet. I will reconsider this option again.
Any more thoughts or options and I'm all ears. Really not looking forward to this project. Thanks. G )</font>

I'm glad you found a method that worked for you. Chain seems easier, but this worked too.

Puzzled on the ladder comment, you have a 4' high post, take 2 8' long treated 2x4s and some lag screws, lag a 2x4 on each side, & presto you have a 9' tall post. Don't see a need for a ladder?

Now, for a fence that tall I hope you are replacing it with 6x6 or round stock, 4" was a little small anyhow.

--->Paul

 

[GerardC]

Re: What\'s the easiest way to.....

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Puzzled on the ladder comment, you have a 4' high post, take 2 8' long treated 2x4s and some lag screws, lag a 2x4 on each side, & presto you have a 9' tall post. Don't see a need for a ladder?--->Paul)</font>

My fence posts are actually 7 feet above ground.
To splice the 4x4's, I would've notched the existing posts and extensions, and bolted the extensions to the posts to get the height I need. That is why I would need a ladder. G

 

[Fireman_dcb]

Re: What\'s the easiest way to.....

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I thought about that, but my bucket doesn't have any hooks on it yet. How would you go about wrapping a chain around?
I don't want to do any damage to the FEL. G )</font>

I'm in the process of tearing out 6 acres of pheasant pens (3" to 6" posts with 8' high chicken wire fence that is buried 4" to 6" below ground) with a friend whose running a CAT backhoe and me running a JD 790. He's pulling 85% of the posts using the teeth of the bucket and the ones that are 3 1/2" or smaller I'm using the FEL and an 8' section of chain. I wrap one end of the chain around the bucket (in the center - I've read that this can bend the bucket, but as you'll read later in this post I've raised the rear wheels off the ground and when the chain if off to one side or the other the tractor has a tendency to pitch QUICKLY to that side) and the other around the post then raise the bucket. If the post is stubborn and won't come out then I curl the bucket (more breakout power) which usually pulls the post out of the ground a couple of inches then I level the bucket and try to pull up again... if it still doesn't come out then I curl the bucket and get another couple of inches out of the ground and continue until I'm done. Side note.... I have pulled the backwheels off the ground while doing this (stubborn posts) and have pivoted to one side or the other due to the front axle, so make sure that you have your ROPS up and seat belt on!

Only 2 more acres to go! Then its going into pasture.

Doug

 

[rambler]

Re: What\'s the easiest way to.....

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Side note.... I have pulled the backwheels off the ground while doing this (stubborn posts) and have pivoted to one side or the other due to the front axle, so make sure that you have your ROPS up and seat belt on!

Only 2 more acres to go! Then its going into pasture.

Doug )</font>


As a side note, a much, much better plan would be to put more weight on your tractor rear end. Fluid, cast, concrete, on the 3pt, in the wheel wells. Something.

--->Paul