The next time you have to remove one, do this:
1) Take a section of 1/4" or 5/16" by (about) 18" long chain.
2) Wrap the chain around the post tightly.
3) Bolt the ends of the chain together (you may need washers on the bolt)
4) Lay a 4 x 4 on the ground about 6" away from the post.
5) Put the tip of the bar under the chain.
Then push down on the end of the bar.

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byron wrote:
Has anyone ever done this? And did you attach a chain to a ball hitch
on
your truck? Or is this more trouble than it's worth.

Getting footings out without a backhoe is hard work. I've tried
pulling out fence posts with a car and a toe rope - not much use. They
were only 450mm (18") deep. I tried a few ideas like using a new fence
post as a lever - toed by the car to pull out the old one. Nothing
worked as well as jumping on the end of a 10' steel bar to lever them
out of the ground - except of course for a backhoe.