hydraulic tpost driver

[jackh]

any tips on what brands work well? this will be used in central tx in some extremely rocky country. driving posts by hand is ridiculously hard although it can be done. im a big fan of "work smarter, not harder" so im threw doing it the old way. i need a driver that knocks the post down, not presses it into the ground. i have tried pressing posts into the ground with the tractor bucket before and the posts just bend in half. post has to be knocked so it can break through the rocks down under ground. thanks

 

[leonz]

Ah yes I love sand and T posts;


check out the Post Driver Fort Wayne Indiana | Post Driver Indiana | Post Pounder | T post Driver they sell a lot of them and have a big herd of happy customers.

 

[daveinnh]

We had a contractor install several dozen posts. He had a driver built in new Zealand that was mounted to his skid-steer. Worked well.

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[jackh]

im more looking for a handheld one, i think it would be a lot more versatile and work better for what i will be doing. i saw some made by atlas copco, seem to made well but pretty pricey.

 

[travis potter]

Just a hair brained idea but could you make an adapter and use a medium size air concreat breaker? I have a small gas air comoressor.

 

[foggy1111]

The name I always see with driving posts is Shaver. I think they advertise on this site. Do a search....but they aint gonna come cheap. I see them listed all the time on our local Craigs List. Seems guys put in their fence and sell the unit again.

One option would be a Jackhammer as stated above. I rented a jackhammer this summer and put in a well. Used a 40 lb hammer and attachment from our rental store....and drove 1 1/2" pipe pretty slick...fwiw. (But I'm sure a driver would be faster.)

 

[leonz]

fencing saga continues:

im more looking for a handheld one, i think it would be a lot more versatile and work better for what i will be doing. i saw some made by atlas copco, seem to made well but pretty pricey.

The propane hammer is hand held (if you have not had a minute to look at thier web page).

 

[SandyTX]

any tips on what brands work well? this will be used in central tx in some extremely rocky country. driving posts by hand is ridiculously hard although it can be done. im a big fan of "work smarter, not harder" so im threw doing it the old way. i need a driver that knocks the post down, not presses it into the ground. i have tried pressing posts into the ground with the tractor bucket before and the posts just bend in half. post has to be knocked so it can break through the rocks down under ground. thanks

How many do you have to put in? We have a home built hand t-post driver with a 18lb weight on the top. Works great although after about 25 you need to take a nap!

 

[Brad_Blazer]

I have one of these "small" electric breaker hammers.
15 Amp, 120 Volt Breaker Hammer
I've tamped quite a few wood posts with it. I usually run it at less than full speed because it will overheat with all of the damping I get from the soil. Plus it's no fun when my tamping head heads for China alongside the post.

With my 2-1/2" tamper end on it, it will turn any medium rock into gravel in a few seconds. I think with a homemade adapter it would make a great T-post driver. It runs good on my 5000w generator. There are bigger electric breakers but you don't want that much machine on top of your post. I envision slipping the breaker with adapter over the post before setting the post upright. After the post is in, the height will be down to where you can lift it off. Maybe a handle right on the driving adapter would help with removal. I just about have myself talked into making an adapter this week. Do you want to see a demo?

 

[sweettractors]

im more looking for a handheld one, i think it would be a lot more versatile and work better for what i will be doing. i saw some made by atlas copco, seem to made well but pretty pricey.

Is this what you are using now? Ken Sweet

 

[jackh]

Is this what you are using now? Ken Sweet

yes im basically using something like that right now and i want a handheld hydraulic one like this

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but i dont want to pay 2 grand... im not putting in a ton of fencing or anything, just around deer feeders. but we are constantly repairing fencing on our place and this seems like a good investment

 

[leonz]

Ah so you are using the short barrel model like mine.


The propane hammer is very well liked by the folks that buy them and use them and they have a lot of owner references.

 

[RobertN]

I have a 5000W generator, and a Makita 45lb jackhammer. I use a spike bit, and drive as deep as I can to make a starter hole for the t-post, than drive it with a regular slide hammer thingy.

One advantage, I usaully find the rock first with the jackhammer, and then offset the hole slightly as needed before setting the t-post.

The Calif "Gold Country" has a plethora of rock...

I have one of these "small" electric breaker hammers.
15 Amp, 120 Volt Breaker Hammer
I've tamped quite a few wood posts with it. I usually run it at less than full speed because it will overheat with all of the damping I get from the soil. Plus it's no fun when my tamping head heads for China alongside the post.

With my 2-1/2" tamper end on it, it will turn any medium rock into gravel in a few seconds. I think with a homemade adapter it would make a great T-post driver. It runs good on my 5000w generator. There are bigger electric breakers but you don't want that much machine on top of your post. I envision slipping the breaker with adapter over the post before setting the post upright. After the post is in, the height will be down to where you can lift it off. Maybe a handle right on the driving adapter would help with removal. I just about have myself talked into making an adapter this week. Do you want to see a demo?