maplehillfrm
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has anyone ever built a post pounder or driver that would attach to the front of a tractor, or for that matter a 3 point hitch?
I was thinking it could be run off the hydraulics with maybe a large piston,a nd a few hundred lbs of weight for the pounder,, I think I can figure out the lift of the piece, but am having trouble figuring a way to release the weight onto the post, it would have to totally release and free fall, I would think
another thought was having a chain on a set of pulleys and that would go aound the whole upright beam , maybe it could have a lip coming off the weight and a lip welded to the chain so they would catch on the bottom-- the weight would ride to the top, as the chain made its approach to the top and over it would just be pulled away from teh weights lip..
anyone ever build one of these before,, the concept shouldnt be too hard, just need to get it to release.. hydraulic piston only wouldnt work , would it, it would be a lot of down pressure on the cylinder on free fall,, if it would even freefall,,
any suggestions of sites would be appreciated,, I have about 75 poles to put in and do not want to dig them all with my post holee digger, then have to fill them in and tamp,, and I sure aint pounden em by hand,, I did that when I was younger,, never hadto go to the gym though,,
I was thinking it could be run off the hydraulics with maybe a large piston,a nd a few hundred lbs of weight for the pounder,, I think I can figure out the lift of the piece, but am having trouble figuring a way to release the weight onto the post, it would have to totally release and free fall, I would think
another thought was having a chain on a set of pulleys and that would go aound the whole upright beam , maybe it could have a lip coming off the weight and a lip welded to the chain so they would catch on the bottom-- the weight would ride to the top, as the chain made its approach to the top and over it would just be pulled away from teh weights lip..
anyone ever build one of these before,, the concept shouldnt be too hard, just need to get it to release.. hydraulic piston only wouldnt work , would it, it would be a lot of down pressure on the cylinder on free fall,, if it would even freefall,,
any suggestions of sites would be appreciated,, I have about 75 poles to put in and do not want to dig them all with my post holee digger, then have to fill them in and tamp,, and I sure aint pounden em by hand,, I did that when I was younger,, never hadto go to the gym though,,