Can You Pull Up Fence Posts In Concrete?

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We get asked a lot about using the Strainrite Post Puller Jack on fence posts in concrete. Will it work? Is this the easiest way to pull out a fence post by hand? Let's find out.
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[@billmcmeekin7909]

In Canada, until about 15 years ago, everyone had a Jackall for changing tires on trucks. They can be deadly if not used properly to jaws, head impact and hands. Thus why they aren't as popular any longer. But super compact and easy for pulling posts. Similar to these fellas but smaller. Many Offroad units still carry these. I've used them plenty to pull posts, even brings up concrete from three foot down. Easy. Wet down the posts well a day ahead of possible. Helps a ton! Cheers from Canada :⁠-⁠)

[@mandylucero4511]

Your boy did a fantastic job filming good job buddy made me smile

[@davidz1681]

I love your videos. I learn a lot from you guys!

[@SWiFence]

Love to hear this! Thanks!

[@rwhite9994]

I would wrap the chain around a few times and make a clove hitch or hitch knot, with the loop around the jack. It may not slide down, but it will not slip. And that first big pull up, no problem.

[@randybreuer1685]

I use a handyman jack with a chain and lag screw to pull wood post out of concrete.

[@creekfinds]

Would love to know if it can pull 4x4 post set in wet pour concrete, 2-3 ft deep. That's standard here in the Midwest. I typically use a farm jack and do the same thing. If I could find something similar but better, i would be all in. I also do the same with shrubbery and small trees. Is hould add, when pulling 4x4's out, the concrete come up with it a lot of times.

[@stavrosladeas4421]

how would you compare this strainrite post puller to a farm jack? i’ve only used the latter, once for a 4x4 set in concrete and had good luck with it, we’re up in rhode island. i’m planning to use it for another 10 metal poles here at my yard, although i’m not sure if that will be easier or harder compared to the 4x4. any thoughts?

[@timjchick]

I’m also in FL. I had to pull a bunch of wooden posts set in concrete after one of our hurricanes. I used a Hi Lift jack and it pulled them out of the ground really good.

[@SWiFence]

That sounds like a good option for Florida. 👍🏻 We were in Wyoming at the time of this test.

[@timjchick]

@@SWiFence your post pulling contraption looks like it does a great job on most posts. A lot easier to use than the hi-lift, too.

[@freewoodencrosses]

try north Carolina clay and concrete around post.

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Fellers… that’s a right neart fancy post puller. Don’t know that I’ve ever had the privilege of yanking one out with anything as upscale as that. Here in the Missouri Ozarks, we tend to stick to our roots… the Missouri Mule! Every neighborhood has a mule skinner. Mine is named Joe Bob. His mule is named Dum Bass. (I cleaned it up to get you past the YT censors. Say it fast and you’ll get his working name.) Joe Bob is who we call when we are totin’ snags off our bob whar fences in river bottoms. He and Dum Bass can get in there before the crick goes down. You see, a real Mule (as apposed to a Kawasaki Mule) ain’t too particular about a foot or two of muddy water under hoof. At any rate those snags tend to gather right onto a bob wahr fence… just like fleas on a house cat takin’ it’s first nap on the coon hounds bed. Sometimes they rip the whar off… sometimes they just get tangled up… like a dreadlock in a briar patch. But, there is one thing that always happens… the drift will always bend over the line posts. Joe Bob chains his mule to the logs, brush and stumps to get them outten of the way first. (The essential thing here is that you always pull them downstream. Because, they should be passed along to the next fence when the crick rises again.) Next, he brings out his 1937 Farmall High Boy rake wheel. This treasured artifact was passed along from his grandfather. (He keeps it chained to the hand pump in his front yard for security, between uses.) Born in a now defunct foundry all those years ago, that 52” wheel has pulled countless objects out of the ground. A chain wrapped around a stump, post or old clothesline pole is draped over the Farmall wheel. The object stands no chance of being planted once Joe Bob yells “Ho”. Like magic, Dum Bass leans forward and jerks it out like a pair of tweezers on a tick. To my eyes it’s like poetry in motion watching the chain go taut, the wheel sink into the mud and the post break free as it climbs over the hump on its way toward freedom. It’ll bring a tear to my eye pretty neart every time I see it. Stumps may require a mule team. In which Joe Bob’s brother Alfred brings his Jenny named Smar Tass over to help. That my friends, is a show worth popcorn and a shot or two of white lightning to celebrate. My most memorable pull was when another neighbor decided to build onto his chicken coop. There was this truck axle fence post that had been planted through a white oak root. It was so stubborn that both Joe Bob and Alfred were hollering ‘Ho! Ho! Ho!’ so often you’d athunk you were at a Santa Clause convention. Then there was this crack like a telephone pole snapping in a whirlwind. The ground around the axle rose a bit and then a root the size of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s thigh jumped out. What followed next is seared into my eyes like a branding iron on a steer’s rump. The axle laid over and hit the Farmall wheel with a clang that startled the mules. Dum Bass jerked left and Smar Tass headed right. Joe Bob and Alfred found themselves in the middle of a mule skinning maelstrom of epic proportions. Had I not spit out my mouthful of Moonshine and yelled, “WHOA” there’s no telling what sort of calamity might have befallen them. When the dust settled, the skinners grabbed their mules and I passed them the Mason jar. Watching them boys chug a half quart of white lightning was one of the most heart warming sights I’d seen. It brought tears to both eyes…. And a hearty belch from Alfred. Sorry for the excursion… but, getting back on track… I have two questions. 1. How long would a cheater pipe have to be to break a Schwarzenegger thigh sized white oak root with your puller? 2. White Lightning is an appropriate libation for yanking stuff with a 1937 Farmall High Boy rake wheel. What should I serve to the boys using that upscale puller of yours?

[@SWiFence]

😆😆 That there is a book! I'd say a cheater bar should be about 20' or 30' to break a Schwarzeneger thigh. And the post puller jack feels more like it would pair with an aged whiskey...

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

@@SWiFence thanks… I have some 20’ sections of well pipe I can use. If we ever wear out that take wheel …. I’ll be prepared! It just so happens that I know a guy who is distilling up some bourbon this fall. I’ll set aside a gallon or so to age… just in case we have to change over to your puller!

[@jandyg]

Dude you win the longest comment ever award from KZbin. It’s a partial roll of toilet paper.

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

@@jandyg LOL… well at least it’s useful for something!

[@jandyg]

@@sassafrasvalley1939 Still commenting, 8 more squares of TP , from the KZbin.

[@AlainCharlebois-oi8bc]

Once the old post is removed, is it possible to re-install new one in same hole?

[@soulergy1soulrgy1]

yes, i have done it... might have to drive wedges to make it strong, metal wedges work best.

[@Mr-P1]

I live in Florida and about to start a fencing company and wanted to know if I need a license to use your no dig post?

[@SWiFence]

Yes sir. You can call the shop with any questions. 307-578-8040

[@BlingB]

How long do I have to wait for a quote? It's already been a week, and I've heard nothing.

[@29Thrill]

Did you ever get a price for your fence?

[@BlingB]

@29Thrill I was told, "Currently we are not shipping vinyl fence packages. We appreciate you considering us though."

[@jeffthompson-dd8kp]

We used and engine puller

[@AR-mb3id]

Is that also known as an engine hoist? I'd so, great idea. I might try pulling concrete embedded steel post with that.

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

Better question is why would you want to try?

[@chargermopar]

I bet you any amount of money you cannot pull some of the posts around here. Even set 2 feet deep you couldn't pull the posts with a crane!

[@rick3514]

The concrete did not come up with it. I did it better the a floor jave and an old rotor and a steel bracket bolted onto the round metal post, no chain

[@richardthompson3899]

So.. post are set poorly in Florida because of the lack of concrete. But you don’t use concrete yourself in Florida.

[@SWiFence]

If you're going to use concrete, you have to use enough concrete. Either drive it correctly or use concrete correctly, but we see a lot of 1-bag 18"-deep posts we can pull out by hand.

[@newenglandman2413]

Mark, all you had to do to be done having kids is put those goggles on.

[@SWiFence]

🤣 Love it.

[@katieprince7954]

Surprise!! It is very easy to pull post in cement. Be careful an a new post will fall into same hole. NO DIGGING!!! What's the big deal????