How to Remove a Wooden Fence Post with a Floor Jack
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2015
- A simple method to remove a wooden fence post using a floor jack and some scrap wood.
I was lucky there was no concrete on my posts, but this method could be adapted to handle concrete-y posts too by using a larger jack and elevating the support 4x4 on perpendicular side supports to allow the soil to be pushed up around the post as the concrete comes up.
UPDATE: Maybe not? I tried this same method on the same same property in this video on a concrete-encased 4x4 post and the post snapped underground at the concrete level about 6" under the dirt. That may be ok for some, but not for my stamp of approval. It may depend on the size of the jack, how much concrete is attached, and the softness/moistness of the soil (I'm stuck with hard Colorado mountain rocky/clay soil). So, in ideal conditions, concrete-attached posts may work with this method too, but not in my particular experiences.
The only other non-digging method I could find online uses a farm jack (which I don't own) and requires you to drill 2 huge holes in the post (potentially ruining them for any re-purposing)
So I tweaked the idea and ended up with this! I first tried 3 regular screws and it worked, but broke the screws after a while. Switching to 5 construction screws worked a lot better, although I'd even recommend 6 or more if you have hard or sticky clay soil like is common in Colorado. This was also after a couple days of rain, I'm sure wetting the ground makes it a whole lot easier! 
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Personally love these plans Mad Man ;)
Thanks so much! I have been trying for two days to remove a concrete fence post using a breaker, blood sweat and tears! I got it wobbly then used your video.... The poat was out in 5 mins👍
I used this method with a scissor jack from my car. Put a socket on my impact driver and the post came up in less than a minute. It was not in concrete but 2’ was in the ground for 20 years, holding up a fence. Best method ever! BTW I’m a 60 year old woman. Thanks for your video!
Came back just to give you a like
I just used your method it worked well enough to get my former posts out the ground..Thanks good info
I've got a big shop Jack and have found so many uses around the farm for it. So glad to find another one just wish mine was a portable as yours. I have to use a wheelbarrow to get it around.
damn y'all country boys put it down!! Best ingenious way I've seen to do this fast and cheap.
Very nice you saved yourself a lot of digging!
That is awesome...I have a fence project coming up and this was sweet info!
Great ! It looks really professional! Keep up the good job!
You are smart it's so easy. Thanks for sharing your video.
Used this today and it work great. Thanks !
I'm so freaking using this method today. Love it.
im impressed . so quick and simple
You're absolutely mad, lad. Thanks for the trick.
That's a deeeeeep post! You must get some good frosts there ey?
You saved me big time. Thanks!
Duuuuude thank you so much! I tried this method and it worked
Nice work.
Old fashion american ingenuity . Great video nothing is impossible if you just use your brain. Thank you for the tip.
Great idea
thank you a lot!
THANKS DUDE.
Hello Mad Men. Great video. Thank you for posting. Will this work for steel green fence posts installed over 12 years ago? (They're the steel ~u shaped cross section type posts, with the small web riveted ~12" up from the bottom, with the tabs every ~6" for securing a small gauge fence meant for temporary use/snow fence). I've recently purchased a fence post puller that cannot even budge one. UNLESS: i remove ~12"-16" or more of soil at the top, and man-handle the post back-forth/side-2-side, loosening it as much as possible that way. Only then, will this post puller even budge these. Any comments/suggestions/help is appreciated. Thank you. God Bless. tonyd\.
😮😮 it was daylight when you started 😮 and dark when you finished??😅😮
I guess you can pull out the concrete if you hook a chain on it also.. thumbs-up 👍
LOL or just a lot of weak ones. i like your style
Will this work if the post is in concert?
brilliant
Only 4:20! (My favorite number) Im gonna try my best to beat this time. Is that from when you initialized your first jack or from the beginning to end?
Those unsecured wood blocks pop out and you're spitting wood for a week.
Back saver
Don't you think it would be much harder if there was concrete on the post which is usually the case ?
Yes, I mentioned it in the description and in multiple comments. Short answer: it may still work, but your mileage may vary.
I've got steel posts. Any ideas on that?
Oh boy... I honestly do not. But! I'm curious how this method would work on steel posts.. I imagine that'd require drilling holes in the steel and wooden blocks, and using nutted bolts instead of screws (also Id make sure any wooden blocks are VERY solidly mounted to the post to prevent the jack from slipping), and also I'm concerned that steel posts generally have flanges on the bottom bits that are specifically designed to prevent the posts from being pulled from the ground easily... so be sure that the ground supports you use for a jack do not obstruct the upward path of the flanges... maybe try from the back of the post since most metal posts Ive seen have the flanges welded to the flat "front" side? I imagine it'd be about as difficult as a wood post with concrete... maybe a wee bit easier.
Dude, that was in Way to deep.
Where is the cement?
what about ones with cement holding them
I tried and it didn't work, however under the tremendous pressure of the jack, the post ended up actually breaking right at the base of the cement under ground level so I just filled in the rest of the hole with dirt... so if you don't mind having a big chunk of concrete in your lawn and just fill in the hole, I guess it 'works' lol.
Won't be nearly that easy I tried
I've been pulling out every single one of my posts out that are set in concrete doing this. The only problem now is getting the concrete out.
@@metalica132 Did you have the same issue I did with the post snapping right at the concrete level out of curiosity? I'm wondering what others' experiences are using this method, with different types of wood and soil, and how moist it is, etc... the 4x4 posts I removed were very old and seemed to be starting to rot, so wasn't sure if mine were more prone to breaks than usual, or if just the concrete in general is what made it snap.
@@RedTopProductions perhaps once the break at the base you can still drill and screw a larger IBolt into the post in the cement and pull from there? If not maybe drilling a hole into the cement and using some cement anchors or bolts with a washer could give you an attachment point and use a chain or something..
These people buying these $100 chain jacks at harbor freight aren’t thinking hard enough.
lucky there is no concrete base for it otherwise jack would be in the way
It looks a perfectly good post! Why did you remove it? lol
What I was thinking
roll tide 🇺🇸
What about the concrete the post was sit in ? If you needed to put a post back in the same spot you can't because the concert would still be in the ground. I have fixed and replaced dozens of broken fence post and the way I did it is to dig a hole rite in front or back of the broken post along side of the concert that is there once you've got down to the bottom of the concert take rock bar slide the old post into the new hole now you can use the old hole to put a new post nack into it and with the new hole you can cut the old post short and bury it in the new no need to find a place for it and you don't have to build a new fence panel you can still use the old fence panel's.......you just might have to trim a little bit off the end of one or both panle's but you won't have to build new one's
I was lucky that garden's fence posts didn't have any concrete and this method worked relatively flawlessly for all 8 I think there were (some of the later ones were in very clay-ey soil and I ended up needing more screws). I did try this same method on a different post in my lawn that did have concrete in clay and it didn't work... I soaked the ground for several hours and the dirt seemed to be coming up, but the wood was older and the post ended up snapping right at top of the concrete base as I applied more pressure and shook it. Luckily it's in my side lawn and I have no plans to do any dirt work there and don't care if the concrete stays in the ground forever, but I can see how that would be a pain for others. Good tips!
No problem anytime friend
Colin Graham what concert did you go to
You shouldn't have concrete used on a WOODEN fence post. Big no, no. So theatrically, you won't have that issue if done correctly
What’s the awesome music?
Post not set in concrete.
yea I had to break up the concrete around my post to get it out. Until I found this, try not to lol at her phrasing
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This method would only work with concrete if you were using a much larger jack. A typical 3 ton will blow a seal first..
+Urbanminer Yes you are correct! I recently tried this same method using the same jack on another fence post that *did* have concrete. I saw the dirt push up a bit around the post but the jack just wasn't quite strong enough. However, while jerking the post back and forth while the jack was pushing up on it was enough force to completely snap the 4x4 right at the concrete portion several inches under the dirt. Not what I expected but still got the post out I guess, although now I have a giant chunk of concrete in my lawn.
I put concrete on mine
good video .. except for the annoying and repetitive music
No good. Most fence posts are set in concrete. The jack is too close to the post.
Addressed in the description
Why in the world does this video have to have the drum beating in the background the entire time. VERY IRRITATING!
Feel free to mute it or turn the volume down. There should be volume controls on this video, also on your keyboard, also in Windows, also on your audio device.