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04/15/08, 03:06 PM
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removing t posts
Does anyone have a trick for pulling t posts out once they've been pounded in? Or do i just need brute strength? Our ground is pretty soft at the moment and I need to pull up and reset 4-5 tposts so they line up with the gate.
Thanks!
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04/15/08, 03:10 PM
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Depending on where the posts are located, we use the handyman jack or chain them to the tractor bucket and pull them out.
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04/15/08, 03:12 PM
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they sell post pullers that work great I found a pic of one but I think I only paid around $30 for mine
http://www2.northerntool.com/product/13224.htm
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04/15/08, 03:14 PM
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I use a jack, tie a chain around the post, then tie a loop around the jack, if the ground is soft, a piece of lumber under the jack is advised.
Ed
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04/15/08, 03:20 PM
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04/15/08, 03:22 PM
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Wiggle it around a lot! Every direction until it works loose, then brute strength and pray no roots have grown over the flanges.
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04/15/08, 03:23 PM
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I've jacked them out with a bottle jack, and used the hydraulics on the back of the tractor - either works great.
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04/15/08, 03:24 PM
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we got a t-post puller from harborfreight 2 yrs ago 
everytime we use it my dh says it's the best thing we ever bought 
they go on sale all the time
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04/15/08, 03:25 PM
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Car bumper jack and a chain can be used for that few posts...Anymore then six then I'd recommend buying a T-Post popper. It's a real labor saver.
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04/15/08, 03:27 PM
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Harbor freight has them on sale just got the flyer in the mail they are $18.99 here
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04/15/08, 03:53 PM
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We use a chain and the tractor bucket. A bottle jack if we can't get the tractor close.
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04/15/08, 04:01 PM
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Wrap a stout chain around t post 2or3 times then take a steel wheel a 16 inch 8 lug will do roll the wheel up to t post as close as you can put the chain up over the wheel and to a pick up or tractor or car or team of horses and pull.
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04/15/08, 04:45 PM
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My friend was pulling them out with his DW New Pickup,then had to explain how he put a Post through the back Window and through the Roof of the Cab.
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04/15/08, 04:53 PM
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We pull them by putting a chain around the bottom, about 6" from the ground, then attach the chain to the truck, but in between prop a piece of firewood or a cut-off 2x4, sitting vertical with the chain running across the top of the wood. So it goes from T-post, up across wood, down to bumper of vehicle. Then pull forward with vehicle. Post comes right out.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danaus29
Wiggle it around a lot! Every direction until it works loose, then brute strength and pray no roots have grown over the flanges.
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That's the way we do it.
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04/15/08, 05:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by celticfarmgal
Harbor freight has them on sale just got the flyer in the mail they are $18.99 here
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If you try one of these, you will never use anything else. I bought a similar one about 15 years ago and have pulled hundreds of posts. It doesn't bend them so you can use them again without straightening them. One of the best tools made for the farm. Sure saves the back.
Bob
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04/15/08, 05:13 PM
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I recently asked a friend how to remove chain link pipes and he told me about making a 1/2 inch plate @ 4" by 10" with a hole just large enough to slip over the pipe/"T" post. Weld a chain to the other end and pull up or jack out. He has pulled hundreds that way-he is a school maintenance geru and should know. We use our winch truck where posible with a chain but will be building a puller asap. wc
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We love the t-post puller like the one from Harbor freight! Been using one for several years and would hate to be without it. I actually LIKE pulling posts with it. As my dad is fond of saying "that sucker is worth it's weight in gold!"
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04/15/08, 08:30 PM
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I have brute strengthed them, bumper jacked them, and t-post pullered them.
After using the T-post puller, I aint going back to the other ways!
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04/15/08, 08:43 PM
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You Deserve a Break Today
Quote:
Originally Posted by doulanobles
Does anyone have a trick for pulling t posts out once they've been pounded in? Or do i just need brute strength? Our ground is pretty soft at the moment and I need to pull up and reset 4-5 tposts so they line up with the gate.
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We have jiggled and pulled, and poked with a spud bar (husband and wife). Yeah we can do it; It's rough on our backs though! We're gonna get a puller!
Rck
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