Wooden Fence Posts

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Medic6340

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New member, & First Post. I’ve searched the forums, but it seems like I’ll need some time looking around before I know where to look. I’m looking to put in a couple hundred wooden fence posts, and am not interested in pounding them in by hand (I know, I’m lazy) , and feel that an auger is probably more then I need. What about a bale spear or a hollow piece of well casing pipe fastened to the FEL , would the down pressure of the loader (maybe some ballast weight in the bucket) be enough to push the spike or casing into the ground so I could then push a sharpened wooden post in?

Thanks in advance, and don’t worry about hurting my feelings…. I’m a total newbie to farming 🙂
 
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I guess it would depend on how hard your ground is.

Can you rent a post pounder from any equipment rental shop nearby?
 
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We are on marsh ground, so soft clay. And there are no post pounders in any of the rental locations near me, I’ve already called and asked.
 
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I’m planning on buying a PTO auger anyway, but it seems like a bit of overkill to auger 200 holes. I look all around me and see posts on the marshes that have been there for a hundred years, and know that they were pounded in by hand and a heavy fencing maul. So now trying to put a 2022 spin on the chore.
 
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And here I'm about to put in a bunch of cedar posts once I get them cut down.... :cool:
But in my rocky ground it will be backhoe time.
 
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So this guy seems to be on the same page as me, but no follow up on how it worked….

 
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We installed 40 9’ reclaimed railroad ties 3’ deep in 1 day including adding 1 bag of concrete mix to each Post hole. Buried them flush the next morning in a couple hours. Monday morning we stretched 6’ chain link with the old Ferguson.
It kinda looks like I’ll be buying the PTO auger sooner then later
 
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And here I'm about to put in a bunch of cedar posts once I get them cut down.... :cool:
But in my rocky ground it will be backhoe time.
When I dug my basement (23 years ago) there wasn’t a rock big enough to even notice in the pile of fill from the 36x58 hole 7feet in the ground
 
 

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