Gas powered T-post driver and T-post installation

[@yogoombah2356]

6:40 Securing the pile striker is the part many do wrong and then complain the striker falls out, thanks for walking through it!

[@johnpalmieri9672]

Mr. Pete, I do a lot of this kind of work. I purchases a yellow scaffold from tractor supply and welded steel channel to the bottom, so I can slide my tractor bucket forks into the channel making a lift. Works great for this kind of work. Good luck John

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thanks for the idea.

[@vincebancroft2306]

Just got mine from Home Depot. On sale $299 and came in an injection molded carry case with wheels! My directions say mix 50-1 oil mix. Thanks for the demo. Bought a small horse ranch 11.3 acres and a lot of the primitive fencing and T-rails need to be reset.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@krhitme]

Thanks for posting this product unboxing. I bought a Jackhammer variant of the product. Clearly the same manufacturer including the toolkit and "professional grease". The manual did not include any information on placement the impact hammer cap. Your video showed me to drive it on with the knurled bar. I too am trying protecting an new orchard. Much appreciated.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome! Thank you 👍

[@shannonroy7048]

Thanks for the video it was very informative Now i know how to use one. And your microphone was great most videos the mic is spotty at best

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you 👍

[@SouthernFoodJunkie]

That is pretty slick there. Not too much of an investment if you got a ton of tpost to put in the ground and something you will use more than once if you have a farm. Wish I had that when I was a teenager. My dad had me drive a many of them things in the ground.

[@saswk1]

Thank You for your review. DIY had it at $ 308.99 today with a 5% coupon. Just Picked up one "2 Stroke 32.7cc Gas T Post Gasoline Petrol Post Driver EPA Certification" on eBay with a $25 coupon (Labor day) and it came out to $241.99. Hope it works as well as yours.:)

[@andrewbarker9447]

I just bought the model that includes the jack hammer. Thanks for the demo.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@dylongovia7356]

What's the name

[@JohnnyLawBMC]

Great video. I have chickens with a chicken run that is 36x36 but I like them to free range. I need to install a fence of a larger area to keep coyotes out. I am going to install a wire fence and hot wire the fence to keep them out. This is the answer to my prayers. I didn't want to drive all those stakes by hand. I'll be ordering one soon. Thank you for the video and all the tips. outstanding job.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@paulkeeton6512]

I just bought one of these. Gonna install some fence this week. Mine also has the jackhammer bits and attachments. Nice job on the video! Very informative!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Awesome and thank you

[@jamesowens2781]

Hey can you share your thoughts on the driver I am looking at fencing in my small farm. Thanks

[@kfourom]

Some 2x12's and a half sheet of plywood on the old pickup truck could replace the ladder/suicide stick. You could hold the backside down with a cooler of beer.

[@maximuswestley5241]

dunno if anyone gives a damn but if you guys are stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch pretty much all of the latest series on instaflixxer. Been watching with my brother lately =)

[@rogercash2595]

@Maximus Westley definitely, I have been watching on InstaFlixxer for since november myself =)

[@roadking52]

I recently bought the same driver and it calls for 25:1 fuel mixture. Have used it very little but it seems to run fine with that mixture.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@mikka811]

It tells you a lot when a spare plug is provided… I bet this thing will not want to start and flood itself like crazy or not run properly . Can’t wait to see what is going to happen

[@Christopher-f9p]

I'm wondering if the pneumatic T post driver has enough go to split wood

[@jimmytate7587]

just bought the same one on EBay for $241, no tax, no shipping charge. the vendor is acarmotoring.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Great deal

[@RHEC1776]

How did it work for you. I need one for my property

[@oby-1607]

I deal with a lot of rocky ground and packed. I saw one by Rhino and it drove it in the ground like it was butter. But the Rhino starts at $1800. I do live on a ranch which just went thru a wildfire and now have to replace a whole bunch of posts so I need something that will eventually drive a couple of thousand posts.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

A couple thousand post is a lot. This post driver is only light duty. You'll definitely have to get something more durable.

[@sebrofc]

Those are some serious t-posts for that Jurassic park style t-rex fence there haha. Neat tool though.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@jakeschisler7525]

With a taller ladder there's no stopping Pete! I have seen the kind that hooks to a Bob Cat but it's not like you are doing that for a living.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@albertwells8503]

Climbing up and down that ladder is too much for me. I rode in the back of my pickup while my wife drove down the side of the fence and stopped at each post. Drove in 75 posts in less than an hour. No ladder, no climbing up and down 75 times.

[@bighurk30able]

I could see this turning into a comedy video where it says guy falls off ladder hit in groin with T post driver LOL good job as always buddy

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

That does sound pretty funny 😀

[@scottpowell5605]

Reminded me of the scene from Varsity Blues where this 40-something geezer lets himself (unknowingly) get hit in the nuts at a "Varsity Party" "See, they need to change the show to America's Greatest Shots in the Nuts!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKDGo6B-atuqf7c

[@A10TOES]

I found my answe to my previous questions, thanks! What I am thinking of doing is replacing a wooden privacy fence my late fiance' had installed back in 2006 and one of the 2X4 post has broken at the ground, set in cement, so I am trying to figure how to fix it, or support that post w/T posts on each side for support OR replace the whole fence? It runs about 25 ft down one side, my neighbor has a chain link fence next to mine, I prefer not to use chain link, like you said, chain link stretches, & the posts will have to have concrete around them. T-posts I could put in myself, manually, since I have "sandy soil" (or hire a guy to do it), thinking I could use 8ft t-posts, drive into ground 3-4 ft (should hold)? Its to keep my dogs IN and neighbors dogs OUT, which are big dogs (boxer, shar pei, german sherpard) My dogs are a chihuahua, yorkie & cocker spaniel. The rest of the fence facing public view is 4 ft. wooden picket fence, posts just in ground w/o using concrete, holding up great since 2012. What do you think, would it work for what I want, in sandy soil? I'd leave for now the end wooden posts, replace 'as needed down the road if I had to.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Well it would probably be easier and look nicer to get someone to dig out the broken cemented post in the ground and just replace that 4x4 wood post if the rest of the fence is ok. You won't be able to pound the t-post next to the broken wood post because of the cement.

[@A10TOES]

Yes it's true about the Tpost, thought maybe I would place it behind the broken cemented post in the ground, there is 2 ft of space between my fence & the other fence; To get that post out a complete 8 foot section would have to be removed, Last year I used a saw saw to cut the 6ft fencing down to 4 ft because I felt like I was 'boxed in". Maybe I can find someone, it's hard to find anyone to do anything around here even if paying them, probably have to call a contractor that does fences. Thanks!

[@skippyi6969]

you've got a big mahindra tractor. why in the world didn't you push them in with the bucket ? Wouldn't the bucket go high enough ?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Well for two reasons, first the ground I have is red clay and it was very dry. And two you really can't get the t-post in straight. The tractor front loader travels up and down in an arch, not straight down.

[@CW86228]

I almost tried this. The post starts to bend to the point it looks like you'll split it and one end will go flying and impale someone.

[@timothyjohnson7521]

What kind of tamper is it

[@jimmytate7587]

i run 32:1 ration and have never had a problem with any of my 2 strokes.

[@George-nx5lo]

depends what oil, not the oil ratio... Biggest misconception

[@lodprice2343]

It worked good. Your work looks great.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@ghilreese3413]

Glad to see one working. When I looked at them on ebay some of the driver info stated not for hard driving. I got gun shy. Did it hold up for the 72? Thanks for the video.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, yes it held up great. Got all the t-posts in the dry hard clay. The key is not to get the rpm too high, about medium throttle and don't push too hard, let it do the work and the post will go down nicely.

[@CaliGhost]

I can see people with shoulders issues using this ; but for me this seems dumb and slower than just pounding them in with a heavy post driver by hand. Recently re-fenced a property with 7000+ ft of fence using 4'' steel posts and 4 8 Ft T-posts in between. 4,000 ft was high tensile solid lock fixed knot 6'6'' fence. Interesting tool none the less

[@prepperchris1]

BEAMNOVA Gas Powered T Post Driver 2 Stroke 32.7cc Manual Piledriver by BEAMNOVA Currently unavailable. just thought you may wanna know youre video very helpful

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, I just updated the link. Thanks again👍

[@claudesmith7287]

I'm having trouble cranking mine seems to flood out

[@haelimchon9477]

I like your videos and am learning a lot from you. hopefully in the future I'll have property to grow my organic vegetables, fruits and flowers. By the way I subscribed. : )

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you so much, that really inspires me to do more.

[@AGREENERLIFE]

Pete...I just used the Piling Driver today, thanks to your recommendation!! Works like a charm! I have a question for you. Did you have a difficult time removing the inner piling socket? I’m having a doozy of a time getting it out🤨. Any suggestions?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

No, I just unscrewed the outer socket and the inner pile comes out.

[@AGREENERLIFE]

Pete B. Mine is stuck in there. Not budging🤔

[@pw2833]

may i ask whats the grease for?

[@BC-yv8ew]

How's it holding up, still like the driver? I may have a big job coming up in coming months - around 300 T posts - I want to invest in one of these gas powered drivers. Curious how durable this model is.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

It worked really good on my hard clay soil. I drove in about 72 ten foot t-posts with no problems. I think it should handle 300 no problem.

[@BC-yv8ew]

Pete B. Great, thanks.

[@1rustytree]

Looks like it worked out good!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you

[@frankish5314]

I push mine in with the front end loader of my tractor. I can put up to about a 2.5" round pipe into the ground with my 30hp tractor for the bigger pipe I load the bucket with gravel or manure.. I then have a 1000pound hammer..:). Tee posts go in very easily this way. This might help someone.

[@josrpo131]

that's what I've done, just picked up one of these thinking it might be more accurate, but this video makes it look like it takes ages to drive a post... mine go in in a couple of seconds at best, or 30 secs at most.

[@haroldmarsh716]

is your wood post bracing backwards or am I missing something

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

No they're correct. This video doesn't really show much of the corner bracing. Here's the video on me building the corner posts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ_VmWqLrZuaaKM

[@haroldmarsh716]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading I went and watched the video with corner post it was correct , in the fencing it looked Backward...

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@scottpowell5605]

man, I bout had a panic attack watchin you standing up on that next-top step. What can I say, I'm afraid of heights. I wouldn't be up there unless I had somebody back-stopping me (holding the ladder)

[@ryonordbeck5176]

Whats the spacing on the t posts?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

@@ryonordbeck5176 Between 7 and 8 feet apart. I just took the total distance of fence and divided it by 8 ft to get total number of t-posts to use.

[@ryonordbeck5176]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading thank you

[@hermancm]

Yeah the professional grease makes all the difference over the amateur grease so stick with the professional stuff and it’ll make the t-posts go in so much better. I think I’d take a Sharpie and scribble out the on and off words on the choke. That’s the Chinese for ya, things are a bit backwards on the other side of the world lol.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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[@andregomez4474]

Will it work to put fencing in my yard cause iv got lots of rocks

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Rocks are a problem for any gas powered post driver.

[@02Huntet]

Which one did u but we’re looking now, we’ve got 49 acres worth of tposts

[@giuseppebonadonna4086]

How many CC is good to drive frost fence post in the ground

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

This one is a light duty 32.7cc post driver and will work for normal use.

[@giuseppebonadonna4086]

@@petebeasttexashomesteading does it pound the post or does it take time taps it

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

@@giuseppebonadonna4086 It pounds the t-post.

[@joshuapitts6843]

Would a bucket on the tractor not push them in?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Maybe If you have soft wet soil but it's hard to get the t-post in straight with the tractor bucket.

[@gonget]

Very hard to keep plumb that way. You need someone to hold he post. A little dangerous, I tried with bobcat bucket. Got too scared I was going to injure someone.

[@CW86228]

Yeah in hard grand the post bends looks like it will snap, and possibly fly and impale someone. Don't ask.

[@tipcouch5862]

How does it work in rocky soil?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

I've never used it in rocky soil but if the rocks are big enough, then I'm sure it will have trouble.

[@happilyretiredmark2964]

IDK Pete....I don't like ladders. You think the front end loader would have worked....Have to trust the wife driving you around in there!!

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Ha Ha if my wife lifted me up in the loader, I'd end up buried and dead. 😂😂

[@cambol9161]

Great video! What distance did you use between each t-post?

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Thank you, I measured the total distance and divided the number of spaces I needed for the t-posts to be about 6ft apart.

[@hermancm]

All those tools and a nice pole shed and land and no 8’ ladder? Hmm...

[@CajunDoofus]

what brand it is

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Not sure if it has a brand name, it's a no name made in china driver. It's worked for me and it's good for light duty work.

[@chuck4abuck1]

Got one, not satisfied ,very vague owners manual Pre grease ?????

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

You shouldn't have to grease the gear box where the hammering goes on, mine was pre-greased.

[@chuck4abuck1]

Thanks man very much Mine looks the same does yours have a brand name

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

chuck4abuck1 No, I didn't notice any brand on it.

[@garlandremingtoniii1338]

10 foot fence??? In East-Texas??? This Fence must be for keeping Deer 🦌 🦌 🦌 🦌 OUT…🦌 🦌 🦌 🦌 🦌 🦌 🦌 Am a right or wrong??????

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yep, the t-posts are 8 ft aboveground and the fence itself is 6 ft tall then I added barbed wire at 7 ft.

[@neglidsanro4347]

As of May 10, 2020. The price is $308.99.

[@rich1879]

They have gone up in price on your website DIY, I found them cheaper on Amazon, 275.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Yeah, I have the Amazon link in the description under the video.

[@backachershomestead]

The Chinese are laughing about the choke directions.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

For sure 😂

[@jayfromtexas6718]

Well, since your video the post driver is now $529.

[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

Amazon sellers do crazy stuff sometimes. I just updated the link under the video and found it with the case for $354.00

[@tommysanfilippo3165]

Just bought one on eBay for right at $200.

[@mrpush2532]

Your post driver is now $483.

[@tommysanfilippo3165]

Just bought one on eBay for $200. I got the 4 stroke model so no mixing gas .

[@barneybetelgeuse6273]

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[@petebeasttexashomesteading]

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