Fence post broken at concrete. Shoot me now!

[roadhunter]

Might be able to take a 1-1/2" or so paddle bit and drill into the old post as deep as possible. Then do the same on the bottom of a new post. Then take a tight fitting piece of pipe 1-1/4" should work and hammer it into the old post as far as possible. Then hammer the new post onto the pipe in the same fashion.

Not perfect but won't require much for tools or great effort moving or breaking boulders.

 

[QRTRHRS]

New Holland? Hmmm, the Amish are always looking for work. Concrete around a fencepost is usually poured in dry or low strength ready mix. Either way, easily broken up with a bar or a jackhammer. Replacing on either side would likely look incorrect and still require work on your part or money.

I have removed broken posts set in concrete. Some I broke up with a bar, some with my HF electric jackhammer and some by digging around the parimeter just enough to get a chain around and pulling out with a front end loader or with the 3pt as mentioned.

Like I said, the Amish are always looking for work.

 

[prichard]

Find help on "Plenty Of Fish"

Lol. I don't think she's looking for a date.

 

[roadhunter]

Lol. I don't think she's looking for a date.

Is this going to break into a farmers only commercial?

 

[KennyG]

I like the idea of burning it out. Soak a little diesel fuel into it and light it. If it doesn't seem to be burning well, hit it with a leaf blower. If it burns well, it should weaken the concrete also and make it easier to break out. Even if it doesn't work it would probably be fun.

 

[AchingBack]

Here's what I did when I had the same situation. However, you must have a power source for the vacuum cleaner. First I used a paddle bit on an extension in a drill motor to bore as many holes as possible in the broken post. Next, I vacuumed the saw dust. My post was quite rotten, so it was fairly easy to remove. Finally, I simply put a new post in the old hole. This eliminated digging a new hole and mixing cement, etc.. Try it, you'll like it.

 

[RedNeckRacin]

Here is my advice coming from a guy who's wife had 40 horses at one point. Sell the horses then the fence doesn't matter.

In all honesty, use the tractor to get the concrete out, double wrap a chain around the concrete and lift it out with the 3 point on the tractor. With the post broke off below ground I really don't think putting a pipe in the old post and new post will last long before rot wins and you have to replace the post again. If either of those don't suit you, put a new post in beside the old one. :drink:

 

[ray66v]

I had to pull a bunch of fence posts out.

They were on fence panels around condominiums. The post had rotted from wet ground. And, no heavy equipment would fit in there.

The wet ground created suction, which made it even more difficult to get them out.

I cut them off flush with the concrete. And, dug around the top, to free up the top of the concrete.

Then, I bolted a chain into the wood, with a very long lag bolt, using an impact wrench.

I put some heavy wood, (like railroad ties), around the broken post. And, used a farm jack, (similar to an old bumper jack, sitting on top of that wood, to pull the chain upward.

Eventually, I became very efficient doing this, and could get them out in a reasonable amount of time, with minimal digging.

 

[kc5dlo]

I had to pull a bunch of fence posts out.

They were on fence panels around condominiums. The post had rotted from wet ground. And, no heavy equipment would fit in there.

The wet ground created suction, which made it even more difficult to get them out.

I cut them off flush with the concrete. And, dug around the top, to free up the top of the concrete.

Then, I bolted a chain into the wood, with a very long lag bolt, using an impact wrench.

I put some heavy wood, (like railroad ties), around the broken post. And, used a farm jack, (similar to an old bumper jack, sitting on top of that wood, to pull the chain upward.

Eventually, I became very efficient doing this, and could get them out in a reasonable amount of time, with minimal digging.

I have had good luck using this method. Even put a jack stand on either side of the concrete and set a floor on the jack stands. Looped the chain around the jack and pumped it out.

 

[BleedingOrange]

We need pics. A couple of the damaged post in concrete would be nice as well.
You would be surprised how much more help one gets with a couple of nice pictures. LOL
Might even be someone local that can give you a hand.