POST DRIVER FOR KUBOTA BX24

[Mounted Madness]

Has anyone had experience with hydraulic post driver attachments? I'm looking at purchasing a post driver for my BX24 - a Shaver PD8. Weight is fine since my machine has the backhoe. According to the manual and the latest check by the dealer, the hydraulics are at minimum for operating the driver. Questions I have are...

1. Will minimum hydraulic rate/flow operate the driver?
2. Will minimum hydraulic rate/flow make the driver operate at a slow rate? (Not a problem for me since it'll be used for residential fence posts)
3. Have there been problems with operating such equipment on a BX24?

I want to use the driver for my light landscaping business, driving posts for homeowners who want to put fences in their yards, post replacement, and such. Any advice, suggestions, cautions would be appreciated...

...Bryan

 

[ampsucker]

can't tell you about the hydraulics, but i can caution you when driving posts for others. it is VERY important to call the dig safe folks and have them come and mark utilities. this covers you against VERY costly repairs to damaged oil/gas/water lines and fiber optic, cable, electric, phone lines, etc.

it is also an imporant safety precaution for the operator (you).

you may already know this, but wanted to mention it anyway. i won't even till a garden in town without calling them. cable wraps up nicely around a pto tiller and it may not be more than a couple inches deep.

amp

 

[Eric_Phillips]

I just got a used PD8 for my 27HP FarmTrac. I have yet to use it. As long as you are making pressure you will be able to raise I-beam. The more flow you can produce at that pressure the faster it will go up. Coming down is all about how little back pressure you can keep while it dumps the oil. I have 6-7GPM and expect it will work. The one caveat is I will not be doing this for money.