T-Post Driver for the FEL

[brwesi]

I have a Danuser T3 post driver. Mount mine to my excavator bucket with 2, 1/2" bolts and go to work. It is designed for up to 3" diameter material. I made and adapter to drive 4 1/2" OD pipe for corners and gate posts. I generally drive 2 3/8 and 2 7/8 drill pipe. Very reliable and will drive anything that will fit in the socket. With pilot controlled hydraulics it is easy to be gentle if one needs to be. I believe it was designed to drive T posts.

 

[Rvrrat14]

X2 on the Danuser T3. Opening will accept up to 3 1/4” - 3 1/2”. We drive 2 3/8 galv round and wing channels. Running it on Mini-Ex. I believe they offer a T post attachment for it.

 

[Rustyiron]

It seems that the op hasn't been back since his post.
I also find like @EddieWalker that you better have soft stone free soil to push a T post in the ground. They seem to be made out the the worst chinesium metal available.
His solution is a good one especially for working alone. I've had good success with a 3 point driver but you will sacrifice some of them.
The rapid small stroke of an air or hydraulic driver that allows 2-3' of the stake to be "inside" of the driver and provides some control by the operator and protection from bending the stake.

 

[paulsharvey]

I believe its Vevor has a 4 stroke gas tee post pounder for something like $300. It's heavy, but if you use the tractor to carry the posts, and have the bucket/forks about 18-24" off the ground, stand on that, and that let's you avoid having to lift the driver so high above your shoulders.

I assume we are talking 6/6.5 ft tee posts, not 7/7.5 ft?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I cut a section of pipe down to the length of what the T-post will be above ground, that keeps the post from bending and me from guessing the correct depth.

It's definitely much quicker with a helper, but I've set quite a few posts by myself that way.

 

[vanskills]

I tried using the FEL to push in T posts, but it was hit or miss on going in straight, or not. I also bent a few of them. What I hated the worse was having to have a helper, and the constant back and forth to get just one T post in the ground.

I just finished fencing in a 27 acre pasture with T posts every ten feet, and wood posts every 100 feet or less. For me, the Mansaver T post pounder was a game changer. I power it from my Honda generator, so that's easy. Honda always starts real easy. Then I use a pancake air compressor to provide air pressure for the Mansaver to do its thing. Even in the hardest soil, in the middle of August, it always gets them in the ground. It might take half an hour, but it never gets tired!!!

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That’s pretty neat

 

[houser52]

I also have a T3 that I use on the front of my tractor. I used it 95% of the time by myself to drive hundreds of t posts.

The way I do it is… I’ll start the t posts in the ground just enough for them to stand and then use the tractor and T3 to finish driving to depth. Of course you won’t do have to do that with a helper to hold them.

If I started the posts plumb I usually kept them plumb with the T3. After they’re all driven I walked the line and checked plumb with a level and pushed them plumb if I needed to.