Post Driver

[57JD320S]

Ran across this locally today. It is for sale for 700.00. It is a front mount and will not match up with my JD 4300. Was thinking of building a 3pt hitch bracket but not sure if it would be worth the work. Anyone can weigh in.

 

[simonds]

That is something that I have been thinking about. A fence post driver for my 3 pt hitch. In my area there is gov. money available to people for fencing. It has to be pressure treated posts and have to be driven in. I have augers and backhoe, but they won't allow them. I wonder who sells them. I'll have to check on it. I have my name on the list of preferred contractors. May be able to pick up a few of these jobs this summer. Can't make a good living doing carpenter work around here anymore.
Clayton

 

[Zebrafive]

Have you checked with the manufacturer for the availbility of a 3pt mount kit? Might be cheaper than fabbing your own.

Does your tractor have the gpm required to run it? Is it open center or closed hydraulics? Can it be changed if it needs to for your tractor?

 

[Luremaker]

Ran across this locally today. It is for sale for 700.00. It is a front mount and will not match up with my JD 4300. Was thinking of building a 3pt hitch bracket but not sure if it would be worth the work. Anyone can weigh in.

That looks to be a shaver HD8, like mine. The price may be a little high if the hydraulic valve and cylinder need work or replacing. A brand new HD8 is $1495 plus $342 for the 3pt mount kit. You might find one for less somewhere else not sure. I have both the new parts manual and new Owner's Manual in pdf. PM me if you want a copy.

My neighbor has the same driver mounted on the front of his tractor and prefers it there. I have mine on the 3pt.

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Shaver Post Drivers

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[57JD320S]

Luremaker, thanks for the info. I have been researching these for a bit and was aware of the HD8. This is much older than that but was rebuilt about two years ago (owner said it cost 1200 for the rebuild).

Thanks
Forrest

 

[disco]

Hi,
I picked up an older HD-8 last week. Cost me $250.00. I thought it was a fair deal. The guy claims it works. It's to cold up here now to test it. There are no springs on it. He did weld a bunch of thick plates on it for extra weight. Said it works fine like that. I was going to order some springs from Kencove. It has the 3 pt hitch. I plan on running a line to the hydraulic fill hole on my JD 4310. I have never used one. Any hints from anyone that has used one. Most our soil is a sandy loam.

Thanks Paul

The 3 pt hitch was home made. Fairly heavy duty but the factory one looks cleaner.

 

[sweettractors]

If the driver came off a John Deere tractor, The valve will not work on any other brand without modification or changing. It will work again on John Deere. (open and closed hydraulics) Ken Sweet

 

[disco]

Ken thanks for the reply. It was on a JD 4020. I have a 4020 but wanted to use it on a smaller tractor. I guess I don't the difference between closed and open system.

Thanks Paul

 

[Mounted Madness]

I own a Shaver HD-8 and it works great. Rigging it to work on my BX24 was a real hassle and doubled the cost...learned a lot though. I'm getting a new B3030HSDC, so I suspect the unit will work far better on the new machine.

With the heavy clay we have here, pounding posts is rather easy, it's more like pushing posts into the ground.

Does the unit have the power - yeah. Is the price a little high, yeah. I'd go new for the difference, particularly if there's government money to help the process along.

:thumbsup:

 

[sweettractors]

Ken thanks for the reply. It was on a JD 4020. I have a 4020 but wanted to use it on a smaller tractor. I guess I don't the difference between closed and open system.

Thanks Paul

If you are putting it back on a older smaller Deere, you will be fine. The newer Deere, I don't know? The valves were usually made by Cross and some were convertable (with a kit) and some were not. If you need to buy a new valve, they are not cheap. Ken Sweet