Petrol Powered Post Knockers

[Bunzena]

13 hours ago, Welsh cleaning services said:

It’s not pretty,but you can always slip a new post in between the rotten ones and leave old one there.

Think the missus would be at me like a banshee when she spotted what I'd done!  😀

[Stere]

Im 5 10"  can do it fine without crate  😄 but find it just makes it alot easier & more ergonomic abit like how holding up a hegde trimmer above shoulder height is harder work than same job using a step up.

 

Used both rubber (useless) and steel maul (they are ok), but alu is superior imo and doesn't seem to knacker  the post tops as much as the steel one. Also prefer it to to thoose tube knockers

 

 

 

As for crow bar on bad ground you can use it to nudge clear though smaller stones or if you hit big one you can't pass you  keep making new holes alongside until you find some clear ground.

 

 

[dig-dug-dan]

I tried it for the first time today! Very impressed. I dug the tree pits first, then set the tree stake in some clay and flint ground. Only one met resistance,  but it drove them in a good 2ft or so! Vid to follow I hope!

[Bunzena]

4 hours ago, dig-dug-dan said:

I tried it for the first time today! Very impressed. I dug the tree pits first, then set the tree stake in some clay and flint ground. Only one met resistance,  but it drove them in a good 2ft or so! Vid to follow I hope!

That sounds pretty good.  Would really like to see the vid when you have time.

[dig-dug-dan]

[Bunzena]

13 hours ago, dig-dug-dan said:

Brilliant video!  Thank you.

 

It looks from the heap of spoil as if you might just be into some heavy looking clay at the bottom of the pit.

 

If so - then the performance of the knocker looks pretty decent.

[Stere]

Big stakes what trees you planting?

[dig-dug-dan]

10 hours ago, Bunzena said:

Brilliant video!  Thank you.

 

It looks from the heap of spoil as if you might just be into some heavy looking clay at the bottom of the pit.

 

If so - then the performance of the knocker looks pretty decent.

Yes. I had a skip for the clay. I filled a 4 yard from 10 tree pits

[dig-dug-dan]

9 hours ago, Stere said:

Big stakes what trees you planting?

Flowering cherry. 15ft high, 700mm rootballs. Tree ties had to double up!

Edited March 22, 2022 by dig-dug-dan