Post driver?

[Matthew Storrs]

Based Warwickshire direction so protech weren't too far away. Yes does wobble lots but think that's down to digger bushes needing replacing, once you get going and driver is all vertical things go better. Our problem is you have to be working at nearly full reach to get it on the post in the first place.

 

Yes that was the other problem I had- particularly with 7ft strainers I found it a bit of a faff getting the digger in the right position as the working range was very small.

I think the one I had had the 100kg weight on it, which could knock most posts up to 5-6inch diameter, it could do bigger but depended on how good the soil was. I used to pre drill any large strainers with a hydraulic 4inch auger beforehand- the strainers then drove pretty quick and straight after that.

[Wainy]

We've also got a parmiter but the single sided one. Have replaced all manual adjustments with hydraulic rams and spool block mounted next to the mast to make it easier.

[spikeymikey]

As well as my tracked knocker I have got an Atlas Copco hand held hydraulic post driver which can run off a power pack or anything with at least 30lpm flow. It works really well and will take up to a 4" round or a 5x3 square sawn. Its handy for getting in where you cant with a machine. Im not sure how the old parmiters manage to hold their money so much, as they are quite ok but modern ones are so much better. The proper parmiter contractors were all completely hydraulic with hydraulic legs, sliding head stock and the 250kg square weight. An orange one made £500 at a sale recently

[brynseiri]

I have a bryce HD2, good on steep ground, but not so great in really awkward corners.

 

 

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[jay2578]

Thanks for the replies folks, got a few options to investigate now.

[Tree monkey 1682]

On 12/07/2014 at 12:00, jay2578 said:

Thanks for the replies folks, got a few options to investigate now.

 Get a wragg, decent built 

[dumper]

Have a look at a vibrating puts them in and out 

[woody paul]

Run a Protech P18 with 180kg weight on a little Tobroco giant good machine in small places done guite a lot of garden fencing with it and horse paddocks. Makes it a one man job machine on trailer and matirals on truck. 

[doobin]

Seven years later, I reckon OP might have found one by now 

[woody paul]

4 minutes ago, doobin said:

Seven years later, I reckon OP might have found one by now 

Never looked at start date 😀