Are the posts treated?? I'd probably just cut them off, trying to get that much concrete off fence posts SUCK, not to mention who knows what condition the bottom of the posts are in after you get the concrete off.



~Nick

 

Nick, I put them in two weeks ago and yes they are treated. And I have more time than money right now, so that's why I would tike to reuse them.

Michael

 

Ahhh sorry I missed the part where you just installed them.........I can totally understand why you want to re-use them now!!! In that case I'd try the high lift jack, those usually work really well when it comes to that stuff.



~Nick

 

I told you how to pull them.

 

I still say use your truck, just make sure you have enough strap/chain so you can pull from your neighbors while destoying his yard. One tire should dig pretty quick.

 

hi-lift jack, tractor bucket - all good. the trick is to pull up.
i needed to pull up a bunch of flat steel line posts one time and didn't have one of the tricky post pullers, so I made one.... Used a piece of 2x6 about 8' long as the handle and another piece about 2' long as the leg. About 2' from the end of the handle, loosely bolt the leg to the handle so it will swivel. Set the leg on the ground near the post and bolt the short end of the handle to the bottom of the post. The long end of the handle sticks up in the air and the leg is your fulcrum (my big word of the day). Pull down on the handle and the post justs pops out of the ground. same principle as a hi-lift, i just didn't have one.

 

I got one out only took 2 1/2hrs

Well I tried digging
tried come along to tree almost straight up- didn't move
I finally smacked the exsposed concrete with a sledge and broke some up, more digging, more come along, and finally it came out. two smacks with the sledge and all the concrete come off
Can't find the Hi Lift- must have lost it in the move
In the morning I'm going to try dhvaughan's suggestion. If not I will be using dieseldude4x4's suggestion but with my ATV- it can out pull my truck

Wish me luck, I'll keep you posted tommorow afternoon, night.

Michael

 

Your temporary lever just has to be about six to eight inches taller than the post you are pulling. Set the base of the temporary lever about a foot or so out from the post you are pulling at the bottom and lean it against the post at the top. Use a longer chain, strap, or whatever once you go over the top of the temp post to minimize the amount of vertical lift you get on the pulling vehicle. I used my old 89 diesel and just eased everyone of them right up out of the ground, even the corner posts with the X bracing on them. Be careful if you are using an ATV for sure. Two two by eights or tens nailed together would make a good lever.

 

or just tie a rope to your neighbors belt and start kickin him in his hind-end when that rope gets tight, he'll either fall or pull the post out

 

AMEN brother. If this wasn't a family site I'd tell you the story but I like it here to much to get kicked off for all the Self Edit- I'll just stop now before I get in trouble

Thanks again DD4x4

Michael

 

I revised it a little. The whole thing is to get a near straight up lift on the one you are pulling.

 

My grandfather taught me that trick when I was a kid. Works like a charm even with a 2WD truck. I've pulled trees, posts and even an old Wysteria tree out of the ground using that very method. We even pulled light poles out of the ground with a tractor using that same technique (beware of falling light poles).

 

I pull stuff out with my bobcat all the time, like bushes, small trees, poles, etc. I use a choker strap with a shackle on it, take the bucket off and just lift with the cross bar on the booms. Get an extra 500 lbs of lift and can see what you're doing that way. Pad the cross bar with 2 short pieces of 2x4's so you don't cut your strap, you'll see what I mean when you take the bucket off.

 

That explains a lot...

We use a tractor with a loader on it and pull the posts up.

 

Can you explain this method with some more detail. I don't understand how you setup this system. Maybe a picture or sketch would help me.