One of, if not the best, methods I've seen so far. Thank you for the information and thanks for getting right to the point without the parts about how the universe works and without the trailer trash swearing throughout the video. Excellent.
Wow what a fantastic way to remove bloody fence posts. I suffered greatly removing 20 fence posts using shovel, pick axe & crow bar. Was back breaking hard work/taken days to remove. Cooked out in the boiling hot summer sun. Thankyou very much for sharing this valuable information. Cheers from 🇦🇺 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
got the opportunity to utilize this method (slightly modified) on 4X4 wood posts set in concrete today. Daughter was redoing her back fence and had already removed the pickets and stringers (most of which were pretty shaky and loose anyway). The most time consuming part of the process was getting the support in place for the jack and the chain wrapped around the post and properly secured to the jack. In under an hour, we had about ten posts out, whereas the daughter had spent several hours yesterday digging out around one post and its cement! Thanks so much for the video. At 67, still learning!
Thank you for this video. This method made removing fence posts so easy! Everything I needed to do this project I was able to get at my local Tractor Supply Co.
I used this design, a few changes but its a farm jack tripod lift and amazing. I live on a hill and need to pull and replace some post that gravity had moved. Pulled them right out. The biggest difference is I used a 8ft steel post as a cheater bar for move leverage and wow that baby pulled them right out with almost zero effort. Thanks for making this video and sharing your design, it saved my back and a ton of time. Also, it was fun. Thanks again.
Tried without wood bracing... Sad mess. Then I cut a couple boards, ta da, worked like a dream. Best video for this. THANKS SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish I'd known THIS 45 years ago! That was the bumper jack in a few of my cars! I was always repairing fences, digging em out or breaking the concrete with a digging bar. Now, I can pass that knowledge onto others!
Been using a similar design in my fencing business for years, really like a couple of adaptions you have made. Will be updating my system. Great video. Don’t understand why people have disliked this video, they should post the superior solutions in the comments, we can then like or dislike accordingly 🤔Thank you
Like the wood frame addition. I copied your method and pulled 43 wooden post awhile back. I used a piece of metal bar with a cross piece welded to it instead of the wood. Worked like a champ. Got all of them done in a day.
Excellent job. I like: -The gate bracket -wood frame for the jack. My way I use a shackle loop on one end of the chain and let the end pull through tighten on itself when I start jacking. Usually it’s wood posts though. Metal posts are a bit more slippery so your idea works well. I might try the wood stand idea. Many times I’ll use two jacks to make it lift straight up. Longer wood legs would work well though. That’s a good idea to use them.
Wish i would have seen this last week, I dug around my fence post and started to chip away at the concrete thinking it would just fall off the post with the right fracture .... no way after about 45 minutes i had chiped it down about 4in and said its down low enough below the dirt line i took the grinder and went around the post and just cut it off filled the hole with dirt, and walked away. Still have one more to do. thank you for the easy way.
Works great. You don't even need the fence hardware. Wrap the chain around the metal pole 3 times- under, over, under and use a slip hook on the end to hook up to the chain. The chain doesn't even slip a bit, grabs on tight. Farm jacks are great.
OMG!!! I'm so glad I came across this! I have a post I have to remove and was wondering how I was going to get it out of the ground! As well as the fencing posts too! Lol. You are a life saver!!
Great video and gorgeous property. I wish I would have seen this video before I cut my steel fence posts flush with the concrete because I thought there was no way to pull them out. Not my fault. I was born this way.
Dig around the top of the concrete where u can wrap a come along around it then anchor ratcheting end of come along to the old cut post and put block of wood under post and crank away you’ll have it out within ten minutes. If u really need them out let me know and I’ll try to explain more
This is pretty cool. The way I do it is take a 36 inch pipe wrench and put it on the post like your trying to tighten it or loosen it. Keep a good bind on it and have someone hit the base of the pipe with a 4lb hammer or similar. When it starts to turn with the wrench, the concrete fractures and let's go of the pipe. Turn and pull up and the pipe comes out and concrete stays in.
I like your method. I was taught to use a large pipe wrench to hold onto the pipe, then use a hydraulic floor jack to jack up at or near the jaw of the wrench, but it won't work for some situations. Thanks for the idea :)
I tried a bumper jack to remove some posts ,did not work good . Your tall jack and back legs trick is a great idea . The clamp is another good idea also. Wish I knew this trick 30 years ago .😀
Awesome. I have done a variation of this several times. Easy peasy. Only thing is sometimes I have had to put a chunk of 2x10 under the foot of the jack if it starts to press down into the ground. What I like with this method is that if it gets too high and there is still too much underground one can simply readjust things and "start over" to pull the rest out (in my part of Canada we have to go down 48 inches to get below the frost line).
Great video. Excellent example of brains over braun! As we all should know it can be very challenging to keep up with what needs to be done on our property. The only thing I would like to add is that it’s concrete. Cement is an ingredient in concrete. Calling concrete cement is like calling a cake eggs. Thanks for the video!
Wow. Smart man. I wish I would have known this 60 years ago when I had to remove/dig out over a hundred 6-in round wooden posts and R/R ties as corner posts.
@@darrellblair5818 wrong! Only a chain with the dead end held by a human hand. I use the same technique to pull galvanized posts safely and without slippage, you poor butthurt bastard.
Removed one post yesterday with out all that fan fare. Than today I tried removing an other one. I must of looked like one of the 3 stooges if anyone was watching. All day nothing. Tomorrow your set up is going into effect with out a doubt. A total tool today.
This guy has the pleasure of removing fence posts with a method that has gone like gangbusters on RU-vid...but when he wants to take a break...he just needs to turn around and pop a squat...and enjoy that magnificent view... you are a lucky man indeed.
Great idea 👍🏻 For the past 30 years I’ve made a career in fencing all over the UK in every sector, commercial, domestic and local authorities. In my mind the quickest way to remove an existing fence is to cut everything off at ground level with a 12” petrol cutter and then erect the new fencing, if you come across any old posts in the ground you get your breaker and 2 minutes later it’s gone 👍🏻
Ken Worth 360' I've much the same time served in all levels of fencing and I agree that there's a lot to be said in favour of leaving the concrete in the ground as if you've got a long run to do that's a lot of expensive clearing to do. This strikes me as a diy tipe set up , I couldn't be arsed with all the fiddling about. All the best 👍
I like the bolted 4x4s but no need for the hard wear. Just wrap the chain around the pole 2 or three times it'll bite and won't slip. Just like spinning in drill pipe on a drilling rig 👍🏼👌
There is a method of wrapping the chain on the post that would do away with the bracket. Smaller chain works if yo know how to make a bite so it grips the post.
