[AT] OT excavator to drive posts

[Easley, Greg]

Driving posts with a loader bucket is common practice around here.
It's an easy two-man operation - one guy on the machine and one guy
on the ground.  Cut a gauge stick to set the depth.  Don't bother in
the summer when it's hot and dry.  Works best in spring soon after the
frost comes out of the ground.

Greg
http://www.casemanaugie.com

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Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 7:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT excavator to drive posts

Gene I was thinking along the same lines.  Say you wanted to push 3" pipe in 
the ground and leave 5" sticking up.  Mount a 4" pipe x 5' long on the 
bucket, slide it down over the top end of the 3" fence post and push until 
the 4" hits the ground.    You might need a pivot in the mount for the 4" 
depending on how your bucket works.

Let us know how it works out Cecil.  I know you are going to try it.  Not 
necessarily per our suggestions but pushing the pipe in I mean.

Charlie
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From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
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>    Have set posts with a tractor and loader. Pushing with the flat part of
> the bucket, we bent a lot of posts. Always thought if you make a pipe
> adapter with a cap welded on the end and mounted to the bucket or loader
> arms would make a good way to set the posts.
>
>                Gene
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> From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
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>>I have a neighbor that wants us to build a fence (pipe & cable) around
>> his place.  We are thinking of pushing or driving the posts in the
>> ground with the excavator.   I have a  hyd breaker bought in Plyumouth
>> MI, and it will take a while to get it here..    Anyone had any luck
>> with pushing posts in the ground, in a clay soil??  ( yeah I know, good
>> luck!!)
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
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