Driving Metal Fence Posts By Hand

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Driving metal fence posts by hand.

Place the driver over the fence post and carefully lift and release as frequently as necessary to sink the post. 4 7 out of 5 stars 176. More buying choices 38 00 14 new offers titan post drivers pgd3875 4 inch barrel 1 3 horsepower 4 stroke gas powered fence post hole digger post driver pole pounder. Find metal fence posts at lowe s today.

Using this driver was so much quicker than digging a hole by hand. The post driver is lifted and dropped onto the top of the post. Drive the post with the small end down and hold the post vertical at the proper spot leaning it slightly into the post driver. A concrete set post can be as strong as a driven post provided it is set properly and allowed to cure.

This is made of a section of an elm trunk or branch eight or nine inches in diameter figure 150. Driven vs handset fence posts a driven post i e shaver kiwi post driver is 10 times stronger than a handset post. The steel fence post driver can be used to install fence u posts and t posts in the ground with a minimum of effort. The 34 lb weight really does the job well and saved me days of work.

Mat 901147a steel head fence post driver with handles. On larger jobs i like to distribute the posts along the fence line by having a person pace off the distance between posts while another person throws posts off the truck or trailer. Free in store pickup same day delivery eligible. An iron ring is driven on each end and wedged all around the wood at the edge being beaten down over the rings with a hammer or the pole of an axe.

To drive posts a wooden maul should be used. Steel electric fence post 48 in. The unit is slipped over the top of a t post. Galvanized steel fence post extender 1 box.

The impact of the cap with the weight of the driver forces the bottom of the post into the ground. Item 2740782 model 2055020550. The weight in the driver does the pounding. Find in stores 87738 clearance.

I used this to drive 8 foot long 2 3 8 round steel fenceposts into the ground to a depth of 3 feet. Post driver has handles on both sides of the weighted cylinder. Product rating is 4. A manual post driver consists of a piece of pipe a cap and two handles.

Lightly drive the post at the start.