Nikkorott
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2015
- Messages
- 76
- Location
- Central Valley, Ca.
- Tractor
- MF 30E, BCS 832, Deere 3720, Ferrari 95
Welcome to the neighborhood!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
I've gone to the Trail & Error School of Fencing. What I've learned is that as the soil/seasons/critters change so does everything else.
- An auger on a tractor, either PTO or hydraulic, can make a lot of holes fast. Once you get into a rhythm you'll be surprised how fast it goes.
- For a couple hundred bucks you can get one person gas powered auger at Home Depot or Harbor Freight. I have a couple of these for when I'm only sinking a few posts. If you go this route your back will be complaining the next day.
- I tried a gas powered post pounder. My experience was a complete clown show. Your results may differ.
- In wet marshy soil, cementing wooden posts in tends allow them to rot right at the soil line.