Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out OK after
the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

Second one was a pig. Tried everything, dug down 2' and it still wouldn't
come out. The only option left was to cut the bugger down as low as
possible. I could still bury the new post 22" below ground level, so out
came the Titan el cheapo reciprocating saw.

Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got through
from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about in the hole.
The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it sufficiently for me to
simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Oct 15, 12:52 pm, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out OK after
the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

The fence posts were 16 inches square? That's big!
I've always managed to get posts out by nailing and clamping a piece
of timber vertically on the post with a small gap underneath. Then
lever up using a crowbar resting on a block of wood on the ground.

For some really tough concrete posts, I resorted to a rope hitch low
around the post and a loop up to the lifting tongue of a farm jack
(jackall type) - worked elegantly - but of course I only resorted to a
"brains" solution, after pushing what my back could take a bit too far.

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:07:18 -0700, Matty F wrote:

On Oct 15, 12:52 pm, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out OK after
the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

The fence posts were 16 inches square? That's big!

Got me scratching my head, too. OP mentions depth of hole in ft, but post
measurements in cm, so I'm not sure!

I've always managed to get posts out by nailing and clamping a piece of
timber vertically on the post with a small gap underneath. Then lever up
using a crowbar resting on a block of wood on the ground.

I was thinking along similar lines, albeit assuming that the post was
toast anyway, so drilling a big hole in it and using a bit of scaffold for
leverage.

Alternately, explosives would be fun

cheers

Jules

Matty F wrote:
On Oct 15, 12:52 pm, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out
OK after the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

The fence posts were 16 inches square? That's big!

Whoops! Meant 4" x 4". Must take more water with it.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
. ..
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out OK
after the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

Second one was a pig. Tried everything, dug down 2' and it still wouldn't
come out. The only option left was to cut the bugger down as low as
possible. I could still bury the new post 22" below ground level, so out
came the Titan el cheapo reciprocating saw.

Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got through
from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about in the hole.
The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it sufficiently for me to
simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.





A soil sieve? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SUCIBp5hdU

mark

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got through
from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about in the
hole. The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it sufficiently for
me to simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.

An SDS used on hammer only with a blunt chisel etc would be easier?

--
*Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is bad for you.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got
through from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about
in the hole. The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it
sufficiently for me to simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.

An SDS used on hammer only with a blunt chisel etc would be easier?

That would only push though, not push then pull.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
An SDS used on hammer only with a blunt chisel etc would be easier?

That would only push though, not push then pull.

Do it from one side then t'other?

--
*If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
An SDS used on hammer only with a blunt chisel etc would be easier?

That would only push though, not push then pull.

Do it from one side then t'other?

Not really possible with fence post stubs.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:28:56 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
An SDS used on hammer only with a blunt chisel etc would be easier?

That would only push though, not push then pull.

Do it from one side then t'other?

My brain was still on the dildo part of the thread :/

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
. ..
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out OK
after the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

Second one was a pig. Tried everything, dug down 2' and it still wouldn't
come out. The only option left was to cut the bugger down as low as
possible. I could still bury the new post 22" below ground level, so out
came the Titan el cheapo reciprocating saw.

Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got through
from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about in the hole.
The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it sufficiently for me to
simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.

Remember to add the Dildo attachment for SWMBO as well....

;-)

R wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message . ..
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out
OK after the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

Second one was a pig. Tried everything, dug down 2' and it still
wouldn't come out. The only option left was to cut the bugger down
as low as possible. I could still bury the new post 22" below
ground level, so out came the Titan el cheapo reciprocating saw.

Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got
through from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about
in the hole. The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it
sufficiently for me to simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.

Remember to add the Dildo attachment for SWMBO as well....

;-)

"An Engineer told me before he died....."


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"R" wrote in message
...

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
. ..
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out OK
after the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

Second one was a pig. Tried everything, dug down 2' and it still
wouldn't come out. The only option left was to cut the bugger down as
low as possible. I could still bury the new post 22" below ground level,
so out came the Titan el cheapo reciprocating saw.

Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got through
from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about in the hole.
The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it sufficiently for me to
simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.

Remember to add the Dildo attachment for SWMBO as well....


That idea might backfire and prove to be rather uncomfortable.

mark

"mark" wrote in message
o.uk...

"R" wrote in message
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
. ..
Had to replace 2 x 40 x 40cm fence posts today. First one came out OK
after the usual application of brute force & ignorance.

Second one was a pig. Tried everything, dug down 2' and it still
wouldn't come out. The only option left was to cut the bugger down as
low as possible. I could still bury the new post 22" below ground
level, so out came the Titan el cheapo reciprocating saw.

Drilled a hole centrally in the post stub & started to cut. Got through
from one side & low & behold, the stub started to move about in the
hole. The vibration from the recip saw had loosened it sufficiently for
me to simply pull the stub out vertically.

Now thinking of making up an adaptor to utilise just the back & forth
action.

Remember to add the Dildo attachment for SWMBO as well....


That idea might backfire and prove to be rather uncomfortable.

HELOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooo

Did ya miss the sarcasm in that post ??