Digging Out Old Fence Posts

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Digging out old fence posts.

Enlarge the existing fence post hole with a post hole digger. Slide a 24 inch long 2x4 under the fence on each side of the rotted post. Using a rope and board 1. Measure and mark the location of each fence post.

I have replaced a lot. Drilling holes in the concrete and installing concrete lag bolts in the holes. Assess the status of the fence post. A wooden post that is sunk into the surrounding soil will be relatively easy to.

A rock bar may work on dry clay. Turn on water to the hose and rock the hose s. Pull the fence section away from the rotted post. Here s a pretty simply method for removing a fence post seated in concrete all without digging or messing with complicated equipment.

2 loosen the upper layer of soil around the outer edge of the concrete footing using a digging bar. Dig a trench around the post using a shovel. Step 2 wrap a chain around the concrete footing of the fence post. Insert a garden hose with a spike tipped or cone shaped nozzle into the soil next to the edge of the broken fence post s concrete or cement base.

Post hole diggers have a maximum effective depth of about 3 4 of their handle length so a five foot pair will dig about 3 1 2 half deep. Now take your steel chain and wrap it around the. To get started you ll need a way to get a bite on the post and something to apply pressure. This will require you.

There are a few ways you can do this such as. Soak the remaining soil. Take a moment to scrape away. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete.

Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole. Toss the soil and rotted wood onto a tarp for easy clean up. Brush away loose dirt to expose the top of the concrete footing at the base of the post. Step 3.

How to remove a fence post the easy way step 1 dig around the post until six inches of the concrete footing is exposed. The trench does not have to be any deeper than about 1 foot 0 3 m. I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. Very hard earth like clay is extremely difficult to dig with a manual pair of post hole diggers.