On 15/05/2020 13:04, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 15/05/2020 12:02, JoeJoe wrote:
a 4 x 4 treated wood post that was in place for around 15 years has
rotted and needs replacing.

It is a 2.4m one - 60cm under ground, set using a couple of bags of
postcrete.Â*Â* Unfortunately the post has rotted right at the ground level.

Once I free the post from the rest of the fence I am certain that I
will be able to simply snap it at the point where it meets the concrete.

Is there an easy way to remove the lump of concrete so that a new post
can be easily set in its place without having to dig a very large hole
around it and pull it out?

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

PS: I do not have access to any heavy machinery.

time and a pickaxe and a deep spade

its probably too deep for a concrete saw.

Expect it to take all day, get in plenty of beer and just keep at it.

:-)

That's the original plan - I came here in the hope of an easier route
(don't think I got one unfortunately). No worries, I'll dig it out -
cheaper than going to the (closed anyway) gym...

There are around 30 such posts that I put in altogether. All are fine
except for this one. Problem was that I put up the fence right after we
had had a very large extension added to the house. Since the kids
started to learn to wonder a quick solution was needed, and I didn't
want to wait until the builders would level the ground properly as it
would have been a few more weeks. I tried my best to work out the
required heights for the posts, and succeeded in 29/30 cases, but the
coccrete for this posts ended up around 5-6cm below ground level, which
I suspect is the reason it rotted.

Thanks all for your input!