Atlas Copco Post Driver

[leonz]

Leonz - Thanks for the questions. Line posts are to be no farther apart than 24ft but it is recommended that 18-20 ft is the target especially for high wind areas like mine. I have 36 rows at ~770ft long. The line post placement will be easy as the vines are straight as can be but vertical straightness will be either as you mentioned or by level. Wire is all 12.5 gauge hi tensile with a total of 7 lines per row minimum. Posts are the 12 gauge Mannwerks posts and can be found down this page ...... Trellising Division of Spec Hardware - Vineyard Trellising and Trellising Hardware . Black locust ~6 to 7 diameter provides the end posts set in 42-48" and are anchored with 40" screw anchors. Only one wire needs to be tight and I will use Gripples at both ends which allows for retightening as the wire stretches. I used a combination of local foresters and hardware stores when possible but for many items I used 2 vineyard specialty companies.....Cheers, Gary

Hello Gary,

For what its worth the propane hammer comes with a T post driving head
and uses the small propane cylinders used on the small propane torches.
The videos they provide at the home page show how easy it is to use.



leonz

 

[ozley]

Does anyone have a picture showing how they they adapted the electric jack hammer to drive the T posts.
Thanks

 

[zonta223]

Does anyone have a picture showing how they they adapted the electric jack hammer to drive the T posts.
Thanks

You purchase what is called locally a "picket head driver"..It a cup shaped fitting that goes into the jackhammer just like a normal chisel bit would.

here is one. http://tradelinetools.com.au/jack-hammer-star-picket-driver-tradeline

 

[Haoleguy]

A very nice slick homemade solution for shorter posts...... Post Driver - YouTube ......Gary

 

[ozley]

Thank you for the info.