Setting poles in the ground

[hizoot]

I put in 16' 6x6's by myself, by hand. put one end over the hole, and walk it up from the other end.

hey...Hey....HEY!!! this is a tractor forum....we dont do things manually ! Now,promise you want commit sacrilege again,and say two hail John Deere's by morning

 

[mmurphy]

I put in 16' 6x6's by myself, by hand. put one end over the hole, and walk it up from the other end.

That is just exactly how I did mine. It takes a few choice words and lots of grunting!

 

[johnrex62]

hey...Hey....HEY!!! this is a tractor forum....we dont do things manually ! Now,promise you want commit sacrilege again,and say two hail John Deere's by morning

Agreed! I think an 'Our Kubota' might be in line here too. Such tractor sacrilige cannot go unchallanged.

 

[MillWeld]

I would drag the pole to the hole, then position the traction to lift the pole, turning the tractor as I backed up and lifting the pole at the same time.

Turning while backing prevents the post from leaning over your head as you set it, right? The post leans to the side and the tractor boom sorta swings it in place?

 

[wedge40]

Someone had posted a few years back about setting the poles by himself.
What he did was place a 2"x6" in the hole for the pole to stop against and then use his tractor to push the pole upright. Once the pole was vertical enough it just slide down into the hole and could pull the 2"x6" out and move it to the next hole.

Wedge

 

[bindian]

Turning while backing prevents the post from leaning over your head as you set it, right? The post leans to the side and the tractor boom sorta swings it in place?

It kinda works that way. My old Ford 3055 could turn on a dime and give change. Just be sure the chain cannot become unhooked from the pole, but have enough slack to pivot

It realy is satisfying sitting your own poles. Good luck.


I sold my boom and 3055. Now I set poles with my 7 foot wide FEL bucket.:thumbsup:
hugs, Brandi

 

[MillWeld]

OK, I'm going to try to do this thanks to the responses and tips I got but it's going to several months before I get to it - I don't even have the posts yet but I know of a couple of free sources. Here's my plan: put a 2 x 6 in the hole and lay the pole's big end butting next to it. Back the tractor up to the big end and tie a choker around the post but keep it loose enough so the pole will slip (with help) but tight enough so the post won't swing to the side more than 1 diameter. Lift and pull forward. Should slide in hole without the post ever leaning over my head. The boom's reach is 7' so the post's hole end should be heavier and not lift but I may need to weight the end anyway. May take a couple of lifts to get the choker and post close to the end of the boom so that at the final lift they are coupled closely together.

 

[bindian]

OK, I'm going to try to do this thanks to the responses and tips I got but it's going to several months before I get to it - I don't even have the posts yet but I know of a couple of free sources. Here's my plan: put a 2 x 6 in the hole and lay the pole's big end butting next to it. Back the tractor up to the big end and tie a choker around the post but keep it loose enough so the pole will slip (with help) but tight enough so the post won't swing to the side more than 1 diameter. Lift and pull forward. Should slide in hole without the post ever leaning over my head. The boom's reach is 7' so the post's hole end should be heavier and not lift but I may need to weight the end anyway. May a couple of lifts to get the choker and post close to the end of the boom so that at the final lift they are coupled closely together.

The boom's reach is 7 feet? But how high does it lift on the 3PH above the ground?

If you pull forward that means parts of the pole are under your tractor when starting the lift.

With it slowly raising up, will it hit the underside of the 3PH or drawbar?
hugs, Brandi

 

[MillWeld]

The boom's reach is 7 feet? But how high does it lift on the 3PH above the ground?

If you pull forward that means parts of the pole are under your tractor when starting the lift.

With it slowly raising up, will it hit the underside of the 3PH or drawbar?
hugs, Brandi

1. about 8 feet
2. Not really. The end of the post will be right at the drawbar at the start of the lift. The posts are only 13 -14 feet long.
3. No. The post will never be under the 3PH.
It's all just a plan now - I may have to modify as it unfolds
Bob

 

[Army grunt]

I did it alone using my lifting 3 pt jack boom. lashed to my forks. (bucket would work the same.set everything it worked great.
Army Grunt