Post Driver Usage Observations

   / Post Driver Usage Observations #31  
reasley said:
Sorry about the delay -- just got in from working. I knew that I had one unopened and I found it. You are right that the website does not allow you to look it up, but I found the SKU -- it's 34214 -- so plug it in under "Item Number" search at this link: Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices and it will come up. I checked it to make sure that it would come up and it's on sale now for $2.39.


Ahh. Thanks for the follow-up. I need one of those to set the posts for a hay shed I'm planning to build this Spring.
 
   / Post Driver Usage Observations #33  
MtnViewRanch said:
:eek: I don't have that much patience
My dad always said; Two people building fence together is three times faster than one person. Two years ago, we built fence together, instead of working on the harvest in the Fall. He finished combining by himself, later.
 
   / Post Driver Usage Observations #34  
CATMAN said:
My dad always said; Two people building fence together is three times faster than one person. Two years ago, we built fence together, instead of working on the harvest in the Fall. He finished combining by himself, later.

I agree 100%, you coming over to help. :D You have to have a 2nd person in order to have that 2nd person to help.:( Another problem that I have is that I am sort of a perfectionist and if you have just anybody help, well, I end up re-doing it anyway. Ever heard "I charge $50 an hour. I charge $60 an hour if you watch and I charge $75 an hour if you help". Well, that's me, seems like I'm better off doing stuff by myself most of the time.:( So does this mean that when you come over we can get 3/4 mile of fence up in 2-10 hour days?
 
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#35  
flusher said:
Ahh. Thanks for the follow-up. I need one of those to set the posts for a hay shed I'm planning to build this Spring.

If I were you, I would get 10 of them while they are on sale -- I rarely use a level anymore for anything -- these things are just too handy, and 10 of them are about the same price as a decent level.

I have one on the tractor always, a couple at home, and a bunch at the shop. One of the best uses that I found for it thus far was installing some plumbing return on a second floor job -- there is a minimum drop per foot that it needed but I had some very tight space to work with -- too little, not enough drain, too much, not enough room for the pipe. I could have *never* gotten it this accurate with a level. I simply converted the drop to degrees and measured throughout while assembling.
 
   / Post Driver Usage Observations #36  
MtnViewRanch said:
I agree 100%, you coming over to help. :D You have to have a 2nd person in order to have that 2nd person to help.:( Another problem that I have is that I am sort of a perfectionist and if you have just anybody help, well, I end up re-doing it anyway. Ever heard "I charge $50 an hour. I charge $60 an hour if you watch and I charge $75 an hour if you help". Well, that's me, seems like I'm better off doing stuff by myself most of the time.:( So does this mean that when you come over we can get 3/4 mile of fence up in 2-10 hour days?
Know what you mean. You have my sympathy in our affliction.;)
larry
 
   / Post Driver Usage Observations #37  
MtnViewRanch; I should have mentioned that I was talking about efficiency with a hyd. post driver. You know, one person to manuever the tractor and one person to "eyeball" the fence line with the post in hand, then pound it. I looked at your photo(looks great), and if that fence was built with my dad's front-mounted hyd. post driver, we would back the tractor/post driver down the "line-up" wire/string and the tractor operator would probably never leave the seat unless to walk back three or four post to check for vertical line-up off previously pounded posts.
I bet you were really sore after pounding all those by hand.​
My dad somewhat hates steel posts, they just can't handle cattle or cows pushing on them. Feed lots=no steel posts,100% wood with metal cattle panels; Larger lots with cows/calves=wood/steel/wood/steel/etc.w/ 5 strands barbed-wire; Corn/soybean fields get wood/steel/steel/wood post spacing and usually 4 strands of barbed-wire.
Don't think my dad doesn't want a straight and good looking fence either. If a wood post drives down crooked, he will dig out the dirt with that tile shape, and we will spend the time to get it vertical again. If you notice this problem early(post 1/2 down), you can reposition the tractor/post driver to straight it up(again two people really speed this up). Actually, I got a kick out of your comment; "I don't have that much patience". My brother and myself have the same attitude, GET 'ER DONE.​
 
   / Post Driver Usage Observations #38  
I jury rigged a post driver for T-posts but it is definitely not for other larger crossection posts. It is a slight mod to an electric demo hammer (Got it on sale at HF) I cut a chisel off pretty short and welded a little cap on it to allow setting it on the top of a post and having it stay while driving. The cap is a scrap of pipe with a circular piece of steel welded in one end. the circular piece is welded to the cut off chisel. I can power it with a portable generator. It has performed OK in tests. It is not amazing but in dry dirt that is really slow going with manual T-post driver id does OK and WITHOUT wearing me out.

Pat
 
   / Post Driver Usage Observations #39  
CATMAN said:
I bet you were really sore after pounding all those by hand.​
My dad somewhat hates steel posts, they just can't handle cattle or cows pushing on them. Feed lots=no steel posts,100% wood with metal cattle panels; Larger lots with cows/calves=wood/steel/wood/steel/etc.w/ 5 strands barbed-wire; Corn/soybean fields get wood/steel/steel/wood post spacing and usually 4 strands of barbed-wire.

Surprised myself, but was only a little sore for about 3 days:D and don't tell the rancher about 10 miles from me that steel T posts are no good for cattle. I'm pretty sure that he would hate to re-fence his 40,000+ acre range. :eek: :D
 
   / Post Driver Usage Observations #40  
Pat,

Thinking about T-post installation. Need to have ability to go over uneven ground. Looked at Shaver ( nice ), dedicated to post driving and no other use.

Any thoughts about a Hydrolic hammer or drill (reversable, several other uses) so you don't need electricity, have 7.5 GPM at 2100 PSI? Any cost thoughts, sources?

Could it be mounted on a boom pole? Still may need two people.

Can you add weight or down pressure?

Looking for an easy answer to fencing for goats, May need to install a few wooden post here and there, so probably need a hydo digger as well unles you all have a better solution.

Thanks,
Neil
 
 

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