Best way to vertically lift phone poles for fence

[hal2001]

I have a Kubota 7800 30 HP and a set of forks and a logging chain. I want to lift 16 inch diameter nine foot long poles into the ground to anchor my grape vines. Very heavy. The weight is not a problem I can lift them horizontally but I'm hoping to hover them over the 3 foot hole and place them from a vertical position. Many years ago I helped a neighbor do this and he had figured out a way to do this using one chain wrapped in such a way that it would not slip or move about much. He's gone and other than trial and error (dangerous) I'm hoping someone knows the best way to accomplish this. I can place lag bolts or anything else I need to do this safely.

_"I may not do good work....but I sure am slow"

 

[Jim Nelson]

To attach a chain with minimum slippage you wrap the chain around and instead of hooking to it,wrap the tag end around the main chain and hook it to itself forming a loop. This creates a choker that gets tighter as you lift. Then you figure out placement to get it as vertical as you can.

 

[bcp]

To attach a chain with minimum slippage you wrap the chain around and instead of hooking to it,wrap the tag end around the main chain and hook it to itself forming a loop. This creates a choker that gets tighter as you lift. Then you figure out placement to get it as vertical as you can.

Then run the long end over the top of the post and hook it to the other side of the loop. Lift from this section of the chain at the end of the post. Then it will probable hang vertically.

Bruce


Bruce

 

[hal2001]

Yes, that sounds familiar and like it will work. Next day off is Wednesday so I hope to try it then. Thanks! Hal

 

[Ranger Rick]

When I was setting my 16 foot post for my workshop I lift one end of the pole over the back of the forks on my tractor. With the forks close together to help steady it when it was vertical. I used part of the chain to hook to the post under the forks and do the lifting. The other end I used to steady the top of the pole with a simple loop to the top of the back part of the forks to keep the post from falling forward. After putting the post in the hole I would undo the lower chain and plumb the post and put my concrete around it. Then undo the top chain and get another post. Rick

 

[chim]

Then run the long end over the top of the post and hook it to the other side of the loop. Lift from this section of the chain at the end of the post. Then it will probable hang vertically.

Or more likely - slide right off.

 

[AGRIMAN]

We set corner post made from old utility poles all the time. Ours range up to 23 inches and we normally just use a nylon chocker.

A chain will work, but the choker hold better with no slip.

 

[Gitche Gumee Kid]

When the crew set the steel posts for my solar panels, I snapped a photo. I don't know if it's of any benefit to you but here it is.


GGK

 

[MossRoad]

Instead of hanging them, have you considered just elongating the upper 1/3 of the hole, pushing one end of the pipe over the elongated hole, then lifting the other end of the pipe with the forks close together as a cradle and just drop it in the hole? No chain needed.

 

[Cord]

The problem will be the taper of the pole. If the cable slips it will loosen allowing it to slip further. What you need is a choker. You can do this with a chain if you use a slip hook. A slip hook has a opening larger enough to allow the links to slide through. You can also do the same thing using a logging cable.

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