On Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:14:14 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On 30 Nov 2017 00:53:43 -0400, Mike Spencer
wrote:


Larry Jaques writes:

Since my cherry picker legs are less than 4' apart, and only a few
inches off the ground, I thought yours might be the same.

Only a few inches off the ground but not wide or long enough to
reach
the vise/post in the center of the 4'x4' plate without rolling up
onto
the plate.

OK, so with the post hole you'd have to lift it by the side, but
isn't it top heavy? Sounds ungainly, but you didn't mention
rigging.

The only mod to the 4'x4' plate that doesn't lift off is a ca. 4"
high
square steel socket for the 4"x4" post and a smaller round one for
the
vise leg welded close to the center of the plate. Picking the plate
up by the edge with the vise/post unit removed and stowed is little
different from picking up an unadorned piece of plate. The lift
hole
near one edge *does* have to be centered in the edge.


Simply weld 4 (U) shaped bits of metal big enough to grab with the
forklift.

I'd guess those would be a tripping hazard.


This is a good combination of a narrow wedge end to force under the
load or between rocks and a mushroom head that doesn't snag on pockets
or buttons, the off-pavement equivalent of a Johnson bar:
https://www.harborfreight.com/17-lb-...per-93612.html
They are meant for digging and tamping post holes, an are also useful
for cutting stump roots.

Yes, they work well, but beat the crap out of your body, as do
clamshell post hole diggers. I did my share of that before I got
this, which I love. Gas Powered Earth Auger https://is.gd/YqVBx2

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