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Driving fence posts with a mini?
- Thread starter crusier_32
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rabaud post driver
http://www.rabaud.com/en/products/p...-on-mini-excavator.html?filiere=espaces-verts
Have a look into this post driver. It goes from 1.5T to 9.5T excavator.
http://www.rabaud.com/en/products/p...-on-mini-excavator.html?filiere=espaces-verts
kensmith69
Well-Known Member
Queenslander
Senior Member
So how do you fellers attach barb wire to the posts?
In these parts, when standing fence in cattle country, the wire is run through holes bored in hardwood posts.
The advent of modern drivers has led to some imaginative setups, able to complete the whole job in one pass, minus straining up of course.
Cheers, Greg
In these parts, when standing fence in cattle country, the wire is run through holes bored in hardwood posts.
The advent of modern drivers has led to some imaginative setups, able to complete the whole job in one pass, minus straining up of course.
Cheers, Greg
In NZ we can still get quite strong posts. The pine from northern forests is quite durable once treated.
http://www.progressivegroup.co.nz/nz-product-details/p/22/c/15/Kakapo Impactor/direct/1 (Kakapo post impactor - skid steer - grapple pick up so operator can stay in seat.)
https://youtu.be/lvETLcAewaA (revolution 180) For the tractor operator the revolution 180 is probably the post driver of choice.
http://www.progressivegroup.co.nz/nz-product-details/p/22/c/15/Kakapo Impactor/direct/1 (Kakapo post impactor - skid steer - grapple pick up so operator can stay in seat.)
https://youtu.be/lvETLcAewaA (revolution 180) For the tractor operator the revolution 180 is probably the post driver of choice.
ChuckS999
New Member
Hi CRAFT,
Your system sounds interesting. I am in Ontario and looking to start in a new line of work a little "later in life". Would love to see a picture or of the plate with cups and the probe.
Thanks & Cheers! Chuck
Your system sounds interesting. I am in Ontario and looking to start in a new line of work a little "later in life". Would love to see a picture or of the plate with cups and the probe.
Thanks & Cheers! Chuck
CRAFT
Senior Member
These are a couple of Pics of each Machine with the Modified Skid-Pac to Probe and Drive the Posts …..Enjoy !!!
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Steeldriver
Member
interesting forum. Questions and information on post driving.
I have built fences for the last 15 years around the us. everyone wants posts driven these days. more so every year. i have tried most types of pounders over the years, none get a fence close enough. the vibration from even a dead weight will cause a tractor or skid steer to walk enough and throw a post off level and measurement. hydraulics are no different. havent tried vibrating pounder yet. to make things worse i generally take work most will not attempt given the terrain or soil, 10 to 20% of work i do is out of reach even after cutting access roads thru hills. Soils i deal with are from blow sand, glacial till, bedrock, lava, gumbo, loam to swamps. I use up to 20ft posts on fences and sometimes have to pile drive up to 30ft to get a decent hold. weights also a factor i am always looking at. helps getting harder to get and injuries from Iraq are catching up to me so need to get serious on pounding posts. Not ready to give this work up yet. open to suggestions. leaning towards vibration but not set yet on it.
questions i haven't seen on here,
what size weights on dead drops being used?
how much welding of stress cracks from vibrations?
what is the output on vibrators some have listed here?
I have built fences for the last 15 years around the us. everyone wants posts driven these days. more so every year. i have tried most types of pounders over the years, none get a fence close enough. the vibration from even a dead weight will cause a tractor or skid steer to walk enough and throw a post off level and measurement. hydraulics are no different. havent tried vibrating pounder yet. to make things worse i generally take work most will not attempt given the terrain or soil, 10 to 20% of work i do is out of reach even after cutting access roads thru hills. Soils i deal with are from blow sand, glacial till, bedrock, lava, gumbo, loam to swamps. I use up to 20ft posts on fences and sometimes have to pile drive up to 30ft to get a decent hold. weights also a factor i am always looking at. helps getting harder to get and injuries from Iraq are catching up to me so need to get serious on pounding posts. Not ready to give this work up yet. open to suggestions. leaning towards vibration but not set yet on it.
questions i haven't seen on here,
what size weights on dead drops being used?
how much welding of stress cracks from vibrations?
what is the output on vibrators some have listed here?