On Mar 4, 11:17*pm, Winston wrote:
wrote:
On Mar 4, 1:24 pm, Winston wrote:
One of my least favorite chores is pulling rotten
fence footings out of the ground.
--Winston

I did the opposite, bought an electric one (broken, cheap) and added a
manual pump.

This pulls stumps and boulders for me:
http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/F...88505171720306
The lever hoist in the photo is rated for 3/4 ton. I used a 2 ton
chain fall to pull the worst stump.

This is how the 2" x 8' chain-link-fence posts connect at the top:
http://picasaweb.google.com/KB1DAL/F...88502466686498
The intent was to equalize the load over all 6 bolt ends to minimize
the bending stress on the pipe.

Ted Edwards who used to post here designed a nice fixed plate to
connect them, but it wouldn't adapt to steep rough hillsides or allow
walking the legs to move a boulder onto the trailer.

The bottom ends have acorn caps fastened with screws. They will
support maybe half a ton without sinking into the ground too far.
Round caps slid too easily and broke on rocks.

Previously I borrowed a neighbor's engine-removing tripod made of 2" x
10' water pipe which weighs 100 lbs, making it difficult to balance
when setting it up. This one weighs only 30 and is short enough that I
don't need a ladder to attach the hoist.

Jim Wilkins