Pushing in 200 T Posts

[HammerFour]

We have just used the T-post drivers around our place to put them in...my wife and mother-in-law did some, my wife and I did some...my favorite was the wife and I putting some in with the clanks from the drivers hitting the t-posts on opposite beats while singing "I've been working on the railroad, all the live long day..."

Well, maybe it was a you had to be there kind of thing, but we sure laughed.

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[HomeBrew2]

Gary, which model did you get for that bullet-proof clay ... just the plain T post driver or one of the bigger ones?
Cheers!

 

[Westonium]

Thanks for the link. I think that the key is soaking the soil a bit. Part of my pasture has been irrigated a bit, and the posts in that area went in quite easily. The moles have made it easier too, but I don't know what that says about the stability of the posts. I'm only keeping in Alpacas, sheep, and a Great Pyrennes that won't jump on the fencing, so it probably won't matter much.

I tried pushing some in with the bucket and with the hill adding to the mix, it just wasn't going to work so it got done the hard way. There watered areas were so easy that it wouldn't really be worth using the tractor except to haul the T posts, plumb bob, and assorted equip around.

Thanks for the replies!

 

[Bates]

If you have access to a garden hose and water nearby, you're in luck. Turn the water on. Use the plain end of the hose to jab and wash out a hole in the dirt the diameter of the hose about 8" deep.

A few taps with the sledge hammer or a light downward push from the loader is all it takes to fit the post in the hole. The post firms up as the ground dries. Takes about a minute per post.