bcarwell
Gold Member
Sorry but I couldn't find an answer on the forums. How do you QUICKLY and EASILY remove the flat steel plates from T posts (the ~ 4 inch x 8 inch plates attached to the end of the T post that goes in the ground to give it stability.)
It looks like the nubs on the T post that you attach clips to in order to retain the barbed wire go through slots in the plate and then are pounded and flattened to retain the plate on the T post.
I suppose I could grind off the edge of the nubs so the plate releases, but looks like a P.I.T.A.. But it looks like because the slots in the plate are longer than the nubs that the plates slide a little up and down the T post. I'm wondering if you are supposed to slide the plate to a certain position and then pound it off with a hammer or pry it off with a screwdriver.
Here in central texas we drill with an 1 1/2 inch rock hammer bit and pound the T post in the hole. The plates defeat the purpose of the hole drilling because you end up trying to pound the plate ears through the rock which prevents the T post from going in. And believe me once you get a T post down into that predrilled hole in the limestone it ain't goin' anywhere with or without those plates/ears. Would sure be nice to get those plates off quickly.
Suggestions ?
Bob
It looks like the nubs on the T post that you attach clips to in order to retain the barbed wire go through slots in the plate and then are pounded and flattened to retain the plate on the T post.
I suppose I could grind off the edge of the nubs so the plate releases, but looks like a P.I.T.A.. But it looks like because the slots in the plate are longer than the nubs that the plates slide a little up and down the T post. I'm wondering if you are supposed to slide the plate to a certain position and then pound it off with a hammer or pry it off with a screwdriver.
Here in central texas we drill with an 1 1/2 inch rock hammer bit and pound the T post in the hole. The plates defeat the purpose of the hole drilling because you end up trying to pound the plate ears through the rock which prevents the T post from going in. And believe me once you get a T post down into that predrilled hole in the limestone it ain't goin' anywhere with or without those plates/ears. Would sure be nice to get those plates off quickly.
Suggestions ?
Bob