Fence removal

[dig-dug-dan]

3 minutes ago, donnk said:

I've just done this with 4 of the 70's council style concrete posts used for chainlink fence by public footpaths. You can see the first of them at the corner of the wall behind the log pile.

 

I's little jobs like this that makes me really appareciate the engcon, while it could not be justified for this alone, all these small 'bonuses' to add up. Rather than burning an hour of physical labour it took 5 mins and I was on with next job.

 

Imagine the bucket attached and flat on the floor with the gripper behind it clasping the post, then crowd the bucket using it as a level and pop out she came complete with base.

 

 

Yes, fantastic if you can get the digger in, but in the back garden through a side gate, not so easy, and no customer wants a digger churning up their lawn.

What tonnage force will that lift? Post puller is 4 tonne

3 minutes ago, donnk said:

 

 

[donnk]

you could always use a pulley its cheap and simple. 9 or 10 to 1 will pull the wallet out of a jocks pocket. 

 

Simple Steel A-Frame, doesn't need to be as high as the post but high enough to pull it a couple feet.

 

Then rig a pully 

 

http://www.balancecommunity.com/slack-science/9-to-1-pulley-system/

 

Here is an extreme example of pulling down a bloody big tree stump and all.

 

 

 

[DanBous]

Buy a post puller. Best thing i ever brought for fencing. With the claw, it will pull the ball of concrete out even if the post has snapped!
Www.postpullers.co.uk

Thanks dig-dug-dan, I've looked into these. Going to hire one for the day and see how I get on...

[dig-dug-dan]

10 hours ago, donnk said:

I've just done this with 4 of the 70's council style concrete posts used for chainlink fence by public footpaths. You can see the first of them at the corner of the wall behind the log pile.

 

It's little jobs like this that makes me really appreciate the engcon, while it could not be justified for this alone, all these small 'bonuses' to add up. Rather than burning an hour of physical labour it took 5 mins and I was on with next job.

 

Imagine the bucket attached and flat on the floor with the gripper behind it clasping the post, then crowd the bucket using it as a lever and pop out she came complete with base.

 

 

 

Not much of an expert on the engcon, but surely its desgined to grab and hold up to weight of the machines lifting capacities. If you do as you describe, surely it would put undue stress on it and bend something??

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[JimE]

2 hours ago, dig-dug-dan said:

Not much of an expert on the engcon, but surely its desgined to grab and hold up to weight of the machines lifting capacities. If you do as you describe, surely it would put undue stress on it and bend something??

Yeah the gripper is not supposed to take vertical load either, but they are pretty chunky so you can get away with it on that size machine!

[donnk]

19 hours ago, JimE said:

Yeah the gripper is not supposed to take vertical load either, but they are pretty chunky so you can get away with it on that size machine!

all loads are vertical once lifted!

 

Can you link to the engcon doc stating that ?

[DanBous]

Buy a post puller. Best thing i ever brought for fencing. With the claw, it will pull the ball of concrete out even if the post has snapped!
Www.postpullers.co.uk

I hired a post puller. It was literally awesome...the 4ton of uplift made light work of all the posts, and those that were rotted off, the claw attachment just winched the whole column of concrete out in one go.
I thoughts I'd just hire one when needed but I've actually ordered one now [emoji4] didn't really want to spend 2k on that but it's not a lot in the grand scheme.. will save hours and hours in the future [emoji106]

[dig-dug-dan]

7 hours ago, DanBous said:

I hired a post puller. It was literally awesome...the 4ton of uplift made light work of all the posts, and those that were rotted off, the claw attachment just winched the whole column of concrete out in one go.
I thoughts I'd just hire one when needed but I've actually ordered one now didn't really want to spend 2k on that but it's not a lot in the grand scheme.. will save hours and hours in the future

Nice one. I actually should upgrade mine. Mine is an early one, not as powerful, but still a great bit of kit. Did you speak to steve himself?

[DanBous]

Nice one. I actually should upgrade mine. Mine is an early one, not as powerful, but still a great bit of kit. Did you speak to steve himself?

It was a guy called Stuart. He knocked 20 percent off for me (which helps as I'm not vat registered), refunded my hire and will deliver to me FOC. The claw comes included. Helpful and friendly chap.

[Jwoodgardenmaintenance]

I just hire a bobcat e10  wobble the post about with the bucket then wrap a sling around as close to the bottom as possible and normally it just lifts out