Home made T-Post Pounder

[Southern Ray]

Had to do some fence mending when one of neighbor's dog made a hole and got into my back pasture.
I have been swinging my four pounder hammer above my shoulder to start and then drive them down. Last time I hurt my shoulder and can't swing it any more.
Too much brush in the way and uneven ground for a ladder. Nearest T-post pounder was a two hour round trip to my son-in-law, and another two hour trip to return it. I hit upon this idea.
Four foot piece of junk 2 1/2'' EMT. I drilled a 1/2'' hole for a bolt and bolted my four pound hammer head in the pipe.
I wrapped the head with strips of inner tube to center the head and cushion the blows.
It looks crude and awful but it really works. The long length of the pipe allows for a longer stroke and harder blows.

 

[Janicholson]

Well done innovation and creativity! And the hammer head can still be used as a hammer when you put a round slug of steel in the pipe for a permanent pounder. Jim

 

[Charles in Aus.]

Form must follow function , at least where tools are concerned, it's beautiful if it works , and it does .
Simple handles on the side and its better than a bought one .

This post was edited by Charles in Aus. on 01/22/2023 at 06:00 pm.

 

[rockgrower]

There was a new limited access highway constructed near my home a few years ago. There was fence constructed on both sides, much of it in steep extremely rocky ground. The fence building, was contracted to a non local company. All of the tpost for probably 20 miles of fence were driven with a driver that looked very similar to yours.

 

[JGayman]

My dad made one out of a 2-foot section of forklift mast with a hunk of square bar welded across the top like handlebars. It makes short work of pounding in T-posts but it is a bit on the heavy side. It really gives your arms a workout.

 

[rustyfarmall]

My TEE post pounder is store bought, but simple. Heavy steel tubing with a weight welded into one end. NO handles. I LIKE it because those handles just get in the way sometimes.

 

[big tee]

Hey--Leave me out of this!!!---Tee

 

[miangus]

I have one that Dad bought at an auction years ago and it was ancient then. No handles and a heavy weight on the end. It weighs more than the ones you buy today. It may originally have been made to drive well pipe.

 

[bmack95hd]

I have 2 of the regular store bought ones. But they play hide and seek on me when I need one.

 

[mrslesq]

My T-post pounder was homemade before my time. It is a simple pipe that a t-post fits into with length of shaft shoved into the pipe to provide extra weight to pound them in. No handles on it, just grip strength to use. My hands do get tired after a bunch of posts, but I don't build fence any more and just put a few in for cattle panel trellis's for pole beans, peas, and misc. tasks.

 

[old]

I have 2 home made ones. I didn't build either one but both are heavy and do a very good job. One is made of stainless steel and years ago I got a laugh at a couple guys at work. I took it in to work so I could use the band saw to shorten it and the guys asked why I didn't just use the torch to cut it off and I told them that cannot be done with stainless and they didn't believe me so I let them try to cut the cut off piece and they learned fast what happens if you try to do that

 

[john in la]

A welder on a job I was on made one for me 30 years ago.
Heavy steel pipe with a solid steel plug about 4 inches long welded in the top.
He added U shaped handles on each side and welded my last name down the pipe.

Before that I had a piece of pipe that had threads on the end.
I screwed a cap on it.
The pipe lasted but the T post would eventually bust a hole through the cap.

 

[IaLeo]

and now if, uh, I, uh, can lift it,uh....Leo

 

[ss55]

Skip the handles on the sides, they work fine without them, you can always add handles later if you feel the need.

 

[DR. EVIL]

Dad had the 2-1/2 well downpipe replaced on the well with the windmill when I was fairly young. They had to replace a couple lengths of pipe, that stuff shows up on all kinds of interesting tools. When Dad traded our '39 Farmall H for my '54 Super H, first thing I noticed the rear wheels were set out flush with the ends of the stock length rear axles, the inside of the hubs were 4-5 inches from the ends of the axle carriers.
The next night I get home from school and use the SH for hog chores, first thing I notice the rear wheels are set in tight to the axle carriers, and the ends of the axles cut off flush. Both those pieces of axle bar became a post driver inside a 3-4 ft piece of that 2-1/2 diameter well drop pipe. They work great!

 

[stevieb49829]

BMack: I hear you. Mine is missing now for 5 months. I guess I could go over and look at my son's place. steve