Powered T post driver

[BHD]

Been looking on the net and have found two that look some what promising, At least in my thinking,

First I have a gas mounted air compressor on one of my trucks,

so a air powered unit would seem the most logical choice,

The two I have found that is in the under $500 range is the,

"Man saver" Post Driver, T Post Puller, Post Pounder - Rohrer Manufacturing

and the

"striker", WELCOME TO Striker Tools

The reviews are not the best.
Striker Tools Air-Operated Post Driver-43000 at The Home Depot

any recommendations,

any one have one or the other,

or any other suggestions, or ideas.

 

[Ken45101]

I have the Rohrer. I haven't used it much, but it seems to work fine. I have no other experience.

 

[MNBobcat]

I believe it may be tippmann who makes a unit that uses the small propane tanks. Check out youtube videos and you may get some good ideas.

 

[BHD]

Yes I looked at the tipman, but there $2000 price tag . is a bit steep for me, Thank you all for your respones,

Ken would you buy it again now that you have tryed it out?

 

[J35]

I have the Man saver, its been well used, no complaints.

My ground is rock free, quite a few roots, I always wait on ground moister , dry hard packed ground would be a nightmare.

-----J

 

[Ken45101]

Ken would you buy it again now that you have tryed it out?

Definitely yes if I were going to be putting in many t-posts. As it has happened, I've pretty much quit putting in fence since I bought the driver LOL.

 

[creekbend]

I have the Rohrer. I haven't used it much, but it seems to work fine. I have no other experience.

I am following this Thread religiously. When encountering rocks, does the post need to be repositioned or does the post keep going into the ground?

 

[CalG]

Here in Vermont, The rock wins 9 times out of ten.

 

[zonta223]

If you have a portable generator you could use an electric jackhammer with a picket driver head on it. It drive T posts a lot quicker than the air powered ones. And it drives it in hard ground and limestone/slate without a problem. (well maybe one problem........if you want to remove the post driven into rock).

 

[CliffordK]

I guess it all depends on your needs.
Is this a one-time use?
Commercial business?
Ground Consistancy?
Etc.

I'd hate to be tethered to a vehicle all the time, although you would have to lay out the fence posts anyway.

For a couple hundred posts, I'd save the $500, and just put them in by hand. A few thousand posts, well, maybe.

I inherited my post driver from my grandfather. Home made. A long piece of pipe, with a heavy weight welded on top. No handles. The weight does half the work. I don't know if it is any better than the commercial drivers, but one at least works it differently. Certainly if I had hard soil, I'd want a heavily weighted driver.

 

[Ken45101]

For a couple hundred posts, I'd save the $500, and just put them in by hand. A few thousand posts, well, maybe.

You young whippersnappers can say that.... ;-)

 

[BHD]

yes I Have put in hundreds if not thousands with a hand driver,(Tee posts) and my shoulders are revolting,

It was so hard and dry here last year, that I was putting in rod posts, with a Air chipper and a ground rod driver, (it was taking over 50 hits with a 2 lb sledge, for driving a 1/2" rebar fence post) and Tee posts were out of the question.

we put up and take down winter temporary fencing ever year, putting up some times 4 to 6 miles of it,

and I have a eclectic jack hammer, NO way am I handing that on top of a Tee post,
the smaller (tee post only) man saver weighs 23 pounds according to the factory, not 35 like striker, or 70 like my bosh jack hammer,

This is why I am asking about the air man saver driver.

 

[RPW]

I've got the striker and haven't any real issues. Got an inline oiler to keep it lubed. Did about 2000 feet this year so far.

 

[mikim]

I have the rohrer -- love it....saves my bad shoulders ---I put genset, compressor, tools and driver on my carry-all and go to it. Without the driver 10 -20 t-posts will keep my shoulders talking to me for 2 weeks.

 

[DutchHenryBrown]

I have the Rohrer driver took a little bit of adjusting for the rocky ground I have around my place but it sure made putting in the T-posts easier. I put a Honda generator to run my compressor both in the back of my UTV and drove it around while using the Rohrer. I would buy another if I ever needed one.:thumbsup:

 

[jim44]

We don't run into much rock around here, so we just push them in with the loader bucket. Just pound it in enough to stand, and just push down. Now and then we hit a hard spot or rock, but a few licks with the bucket usually breaks them through.

 

[zonta223]

yes I Have put in hundreds if not thousands with a hand driver,(Tee posts) and my shoulders are revolting,

It was so hard and dry here last year, that I was putting in rod posts, with a Air chipper and a ground rod driver, (it was taking over 50 hits with a 2 lb sledge, for driving a 1/2" rebar fence post) and Tee posts were out of the question.

we put up and take down winter temporary fencing ever year, putting up some times 4 to 6 miles of it,

and I have a eclectic jack hammer, NO way am I handing that on top of a Tee post,
the smaller (tee post only) man saver weighs 23 pounds according to the factory, not 35 like striker, or 70 like my bosh jack hammer,

This is why I am asking about the air man saver driver.

Well my jackhammer with picket driver is just under 30 pounds. I have the generator in the back of my pickup. Wife drives pickup to position for pole. Holds pole vertical. I am on the tray of the pickup. Slip jackhammer over T post and press trigger. You need zero down force. wife drives to next post. Put 1000's of post in this way.

 

[BHD]

Well my jackhammer with picket driver is just under 30 pounds. I have the generator in the back of my pickup. Wife drives pickup to position for pole. Holds pole vertical. I am on the tray of the pickup. Slip jackhammer over T post and press trigger. You need zero down force. wife drives to next post. Put 1000's of post in this way.

I am Glad you have help, I do not.

 

[Scooby074]

This video of the man saver brought a smile to my face for some reason

 

[PhysAssist]

That was AWESOME!