beenthere
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Re: What\'s the easiest way to.....
In my experience, you'll get more lift from the 3pt, but that is just something to keep in mind after you try the FEL. No reason to fear the 3pt, IMO, unless you can't turn to look behind you. There are many ways to attach a chain (or strap)to your FEL bucket, without damaging the bucket ('cept for scratching the paint) but the welded on hooks work the best.
The trick for you is to grip the posts good enough to hold them while lifting, and not breaking them off (if 'soft' or rotten, as you implied) at the ground line where they are the softest.
Breaking them off at the ground line, and wanting to put the replacement post in the same spot is a headache. I know quite well, as I have had a 1000 ft board fence with 4x4 posts every 8 ft. Maintaining it over the past 41 years has been interesting, but now I am to the point that selling the weathered 1x6 red oak fence boards is the 'game' I play.
If they break off, digging them out is about the only choice (other than moving the hole). /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
In my experience, you'll get more lift from the 3pt, but that is just something to keep in mind after you try the FEL. No reason to fear the 3pt, IMO, unless you can't turn to look behind you. There are many ways to attach a chain (or strap)to your FEL bucket, without damaging the bucket ('cept for scratching the paint) but the welded on hooks work the best.
The trick for you is to grip the posts good enough to hold them while lifting, and not breaking them off (if 'soft' or rotten, as you implied) at the ground line where they are the softest.
Breaking them off at the ground line, and wanting to put the replacement post in the same spot is a headache. I know quite well, as I have had a 1000 ft board fence with 4x4 posts every 8 ft. Maintaining it over the past 41 years has been interesting, but now I am to the point that selling the weathered 1x6 red oak fence boards is the 'game' I play.
If they break off, digging them out is about the only choice (other than moving the hole). /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif