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Posted by Ron Lyle on September 29, 2007, 6:58 pm
The post is a 4X4X8' and is in the ground by 3'. I would like to
remove the post to use the hole. The post is not set in concrete but
the new post will be set in concrete. The soil here is clay and very
hard for digging with a clam shell. I sure would like to use the holes
with new posts.
Ron
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:13:46 -0700, "** Frank **"
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>>I am going to replace my wood fence and need to remove the old post.
>> Any advice on how to removing the old post from the ground, would be
>> very helpful. Any hints on hod to get the post streight and plum?
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>> Ron
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>If its encased in concrete, I have done it with an 80 lb. jack hammer,
>digging bar, chain to wrap around post and a 4 ton hydraulic kit to lift it
>straight it out. I had some posts that were installed with two sags of 80
>lb. concrete mix (160 lb. of base in the ground per post) and were a bitch
>to get it out in one piece with just a digging bar.
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>My soil condition must be different than some of you guys as I have broke my
>2 ton hoist trying to get it out. Half a day of cutting and welding got my
>hoist back to working condition.
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>The pros in my area don't dig it out, they cut it off at the base and bury
>it so as not to show.
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>Anyway as to getting the post plum I use a fence post lever like this:
>http://www.amazon.com/Mayes-11060-Fence-Post-Level/dp/B00004YZOP/ref=sr_1_2/002-8398619-4606454?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1191031513&sr=1-2
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>and you can line up the fence posts with a string above it.
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