Hand held hydraulic post driver

[richy_B]

Anyway, as always arbtalk is a fountain of good info.

[Matthew Storrs]

Christ Id be scared to death using an auger in London!! must be a maze of utilities underneath. Sounds a good set up you have though for your kind or work.

[richy_B]

Christ Id be scared to death using an auger in London!! must be a maze of utilities underneath. Sounds a good set up you have though for your kind or work.

Yeah, it can be a nightmare. I only ever use it for parks or woodlands. Verges or pavements would be a toss of the coin everytime. Ntl/virgin/bt are the worst as they barely bury their cabling. I cat and now metal detect everything but you never quite know. You can use a genny but you have to spend ages trying to workout where man holes are and its pricework.

 

It is a good load out. Took me several seasons to work out the best kit. The muck truck maxi was a good buy. For ages i thought it was a waste of money and a wheel barrow would suffice but it saves a lot of energy across a day.

Edited July 21, 2016 by richy_B

[Woodworks]

Can't make out who makes it but there is one in this video being used single handed.

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[richy_B]

Found this video of the Hycon. Looks ideal.

 

[Goaty]

Thats pretty much what i was thinking. Anyone used one?

 

 

Saw this or something very similar at Driffield show this week. Appalling I reckon. Rather use a hand held mandraulic thumper.

 

1. Cost

2. Heavy power pack to lug about.

3. Noise

4. In fairness I have the use of a tractor mounted kit and would want to use this. It's a step backwards.

5. Saw two people try it. Neither looked impressed and it didn't drive them in far when they had a go.

 

 

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[openspaceman]

There was an air powered one at the arb show from what I remember but blimey what a racket especially as at face height.

 

We had an air powered Whidborn Whacker on a farm I did weekend work for in the late 70s. Basically the same as a driveall stake bumper but with and air cylinder on top, the valve for the air supply was part of the handles such that as you lifted the handle air went to the cylinder and the body of the device raised, when you pulled the handle down air was rapidly evacuated and the body fell knocking the post. Air supply was from a compressor on the pto of a tractor.

 

 

Back then I could barely lift it onto the post as I only weighed 8 stone, now I'm 50% heavier but wouldn't want to try.

[csservices]

What about vibra post pushers?

 

http://www.petrolpostdriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/slide6.jpg

 

Homepage - Petrol Post Driver

 

 

Not used these on bigger stakes but helping out with some newt fencing last year and the lads had one of these and it fair flies the posts in

[Goaty]

Newt fences in soft ground thought presume?

[csservices]

Newt fences in soft ground thought presume?

 

 

Middle of sandy gravelly/clay pasture ground at this time of year dividing up a building site.