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Fence Post Removal. Getting rid of concrete posts easily by hand.
Hey fellas, so I was having a blast getting rid of the fence posts. Each fence post had nearly two foot of concrete footings. The first round I took each one out with a breaker, nearly twelve hours to remove 3 posts.
So to remove the following posts I had to come up with a new plan.
I picked up a chain hoist from Ebay, secondhand £20. You can buy a chain hoist brand new between £40 to £80 approx. The secondhand chain hoist worked a treat.
I built the framework from old posts and an old picnic table. A decent job of recycling old timber. The framework performed it's function perfectly, and even though the stresses were incredible, the framework still held together.
Before I could remove the fence post with the chain hoist I had to dig down between 6 to 8 inches of depth around two sides, to loosen the grip of the soil. Once I had done that, to my great surprise the huge block of concrete fence post came out quite nicely.
This was a great fun project, I still have plenty of fence posts to replace in future. The one thing I would do differently to remove the fence posts even more easily, I would build the framework using scaffolding poles.
I hope you enjoy the video, stay tuned for a few out-takes at the end.
God bless
Matt