![]() Push back on the t-post away from the pounder, then push the top of the pounder so the rim sets beneath the lowest knob possible on the t-post. It should be on the side of the post with the knobs. To do so, put the closed end of the post pounder on the ground about 6 inches from the t-post. ![]() The post pounder can also be used to remove t-posts. The tool is difficult to use on slanting posts. It is not suitable for posts which will be shorter than the length of the tool, or for posts which do not fit easily into the tube because of bulges or curves, or their over-large diameter. ![]() Because the tube guides the striking force consistently in line with the post and strikes it across its full width, a post pounder usually damages the top of the post less than a maul. Unlike a maul it can be used easily on tall posts, such as those used for deer fencing. The closed end strikes the top of the post, driving it into the ground. The open end is put over the top of the post to be driven, then the tool is lifted and dropped repeatedly onto the top of the post. A lot of my posts are in the woods and impossible to get at with a tractor.An early type was developed in 1933 by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to aid the installation of fencing along roads and highways. ![]() I've pulled hundreds of posts using this method, and you don't have to drag around any jacks, chains, levers or tractors. About three ratchets and it will be loose enough to lift out easily. It will "ratchet" to the next handiest nubbin, and then you pull the top of the post back to you again. Now push the post away from you, holding the driver against the nubbins. This will pull the post out about an inch or two. Lean the bottom of the driver in under the handiest nubbin. Turn the post driver upside down and put the top of it on the ground about six inches in front of the post. Walk up to the "T" post on the nubbin side. Re: T post puller in reply to BTD, 01-13-2002 13:36:40Īll you need is a hand operated tubular "T" post driver (the kind that you lift by hand and drop like a mini pile driver). ![]()
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