Which post knocker to go for small digger

[Matthew Storrs]

1 hour ago, shillo said:

Nice machine but can you fit a 7ft strainer under it and still have enough drop to get it in?

[shillo]

27 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Nice machine but can you fit a 7ft strainer under it and still have enough drop to get it in?

Yea, you dont have to use the leg, you can lift it right up if you like.

[doobin]

55 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Nice machine but can you fit a 7ft strainer under it and still have enough drop to get it in?

I’ve got a larger protec like yours that I’m going to set up for the loader. 

[shillo]

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[Matthew Storrs]

17 minutes ago, doobin said:

I’ve got a larger protec like yours that I’m going to set up for the loader. 

Should be handy. I assume you can steer the articulation for a bit of side shift movement? The protech has a fair bit of clout when set up with the chains. Quite a bit drop with each hit My Wrag I had on the tractor  had bigger weight but felt the protech on the digger put them in better 

[Toby Eavis]

Thanks very much for the responses. What sort of size posts do the P10 and Wrag Hector 1 put in, for anyone who has one?

[Woodworks]

We have the Browns but regret getting it. The mechanisme for dropping the weight is not the same as the Wrag and Protec and doesn't seem to be quick enough. We do get the job done but its slow going 

[Matthew Storrs]

9 hours ago, Toby Eavis said:

Thanks very much for the responses. What sort of size posts do the P10 and Wrag Hector 1 put in, for anyone who has one?

Depends entirely on the ground. On easy loamy soils a 100kg hammer will put in a 6-7" strainer- just. With that size hammer it's best used in conjunction with an auger on the digger- auger out all the strainer posts with a small pilot auger first. 100kg will be fine for stakes and the like though. To be on top of strainers in rooty or hard ground then really you need to be looking at a 200kg weight as a minimum- but again an auger will help.

[doobin]

^ What he said. I tend to buy 5-7" top strainers, they were about right for my smaller driver (think it's 120kg weight), and made a tidy job.

 

You won't be able to compete with teh big boys and a tracked dumper conversion on large jobs, but for large back garden jobs or small paddocks it can be profitable- just got to charge enough per metre.