Tee post pounder

[37 chief]

I found a Tee post pounder that belonged to my brother. I could tell it had been used, but not much I thought would give it a try. It was so much lighter than the old heavy one he always used. The pounder just didn't work well at all. It had a spring in the top to keep it from getting for force down. I see no reason for the spring. Anyone body know why? Drive out to California, and I will give it to you. Stan

 

[JMOR]

The spring helps in lifting it back up after the downward stroke. Really helps a bunch!

 

[Ed Bowen]

Saw a standard driver with a 10 lb. sledgehammer head welded to its top at an auction. Seller represented it as "EX WIFES POSTDRIVER" had most of its factory paint !!!!!

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

I've tried a couple T post pounders & still prefer to use a sledge.

Mike

 

[jhwis]

I've tried a couple T post pounders & still prefer to use a sledge.

Mike

It depends on the ground. It it's hard ground the pounder is faster and less of a hassle especially if it is a six foot post.

 

[will-max dairy]

I made my own, a couple of years ago, out of angle iron and c channel.

It weighs 32lbs...and it makes quick work of a T post, up to 7 footers, in just about any soil conditions. The 7 footers just get a leeeeeeeeetle tough for me to get the pounder on top. I usually have to put the pounder on the post on a slant... then stand it up... and pound it. But, given that I'm about 5'9"...there is no way I'm starting a 7 footer with a sledge anyway.

 

[JMOR]

I have a small pipe, that just fits over a too post, with a plate welded over the end. Slip that over the tee post to keep post from bending and drop front end loader bucket on it. May take several taps or if soft soil, just one push. Much faster and easier on my old body..

 

[DoubleO7]

I learned the hard way to stop raising the pounder as soon as you see the white paint on top!!

 

[Geo-TH,In]

I found a Tee post pounder that belonged to my brother. I could tell it had been used, but not much I thought would give it a try. It was so much lighter than the old heavy one he always used. The pounder just didn't work well at all. It had a spring in the top to keep it from getting for force down. I see no reason for the spring. Anyone body know why? Drive out to California, and I will give it to you. Stan

I removed the handle of a spade, attached a pipe to the handle and use a T post pounder to split up the Aster roots In the spring.
The aster roots are tuff to split up, I used to use an az and a 5# sledge hammer.
I divide the roots into 3x3 squares and they grow like crazy.
Now I can stand up and use a T post driver.

 

[504]

I made one to drive a 2 inch sand point with a 2 inch cap for pounding. Some one is going to buy that at my auction someday and curse at my grave.

 

[SweetFeet]

I removed the handle of a spade, attached a pipe to the handle and use a T post pounder to split up the Aster roots In the spring.
The aster roots are tuff to split up, I used to use an az and a 5# sledge hammer.
I divide the roots into 3x3 squares and they grow like crazy.
Now I can stand up and use a T post driver.

Hmmm. Interesting idea, Geo.

 

[Non-farmer]

I made my own, a couple of years ago, out of angle iron and c channel.

It weighs 32lbs...and it makes quick work of a T post, up to 7 footers, in just about any soil conditions. The 7 footers just get a leeeeeeeeetle tough for me to get the pounder on top. I usually have to put the pounder on the post on a slant... then stand it up... and pound it. But, given that I'm about 5'9"...there is no way I'm starting a 7 footer with a sledge anyway.

I am not tall, and I learned long ago to start with the post on an angle and put the pounder on it and then stand it up. Mine is heavy too, now I gots to know, as the man told dirty harry. time for a quick run to the machine shed...

Damn, I'm getting old. Mine's only 18.5 pounds. If this board had an embarrassed smiley, it would go here.

PS: @jkane - any chance of adding such a smiley? Lord knows I'll have plenty of use for it, as I already have had.

 

[johnofnewhaven]

I have a small pipe, that just fits over a too post, with a plate welded over the end. Slip that over the tee post to keep post from bending and drop front end loader bucket on it. May take several taps or if soft soil, just one push. Much faster and easier on my old body..

X2 JMOR. We had a International Super M with a loader and that's how we did it.

 

[will-max dairy]

I am not tall, and I learned long ago to start with the post on an angle and put the pounder on it and then stand it up. Mine is heavy too, now I gots to know, as the man told dirty harry. time for a quick run to the machine shed...

Damn, I'm getting old. Mine's only 18.5 pounds. If this board had an embarrassed smiley, it would go here.

PS: @jkane - any chance of adding such a smiley? Lord knows I'll have plenty of use for it, as I already have had.

That's a standard weight.

My homemade monster is definitely an outlier. So far, my shoulders have held up. But in reality. What's the difference in wear and tear? Lifting 32 pounds 5 times to whack a post, or 20 pounds 8 or 9 times... probably similar wear on your shoulder cartilage.

One thing I know with mine is... I gotta wear hearing protection... it makes a deafening "clink!" when it hits the post. Although, I bet the 18 or 20 pounders will still make your ears ring.

 

[zuhnc]

Use the pounder to get the post started a few inches, and then use the sledge on top of it! I do have to drill holes about 18" deep with a 1" auger bit in my cordless drill, though. This is to move to the side any small boulders in the way of the post. Helps a lot!

 

[300jk]

I found a Tee post pounder that belonged to my brother. I could tell it had been used, but not much I thought would give it a try. It was so much lighter than the old heavy one he always used. The pounder just didn't work well at all. It had a spring in the top to keep it from getting for force down. I see no reason for the spring. Anyone body know why? Drive out to California, and I will give it to you. Stan

We still use a sledge on the farm mostly. Have a Cat 307 which comes in handy for wood posts. Guys at work use one of these. We had a sign job and I bet they drove over 800 posts with one of these. Not cheap, not light, but a production maker.

 

[Ray,IN]

I made my own, a couple of years ago, out of angle iron and c channel.

It weighs 32lbs...and it makes quick work of a T post, up to 7 footers, in just about any soil conditions. The 7 footers just get a leeeeeeeeetle tough for me to get the pounder on top. I usually have to put the pounder on the post on a slant... then stand it up... and pound it. But, given that I'm about 5'9"...there is no way I'm starting a 7 footer with a sledge anyway.

I made my own too. It's made of 4" Xtra heavy wall SST pipe with a 3" long SST plug in the top and 5/8" SST handles. It's all I can do today to get in on a Tee post, but when I do it drives easily. It weighs ~30#. I can hear someone now,50 years in the future, "wonder what this is for?"

 

[Tony in SD]

As others have said; much easier to push them in with a loader. But there are times when you need only one or two pounded in. In that case a post pounder is a better option. When I was a kid, the neighbor had one of those springy type post pounders. We had a 2" or 3" pipe with a 2" x 12" shaft welded to the top. It took us less than a fourth of the pounds to get the post in with our pounder. Granted the springy one was easier on the up stroke but ours was more meaningful on the down stroke.

 

[will-max dairy]

I made my own too. It's made of 4" Xtra heavy wall SST pipe with a 3" long SST plug in the top and 5/8" SST handles. It's all I can do today to get in on a Tee post, but when I do it drives easily. It weighs ~30#. I can hear someone now,50 years in the future, "wonder what this is for?"

I bet that plug in the end really brings the momentum to the post.

 

[Mobuck]

I have 3 weights of manual post drivers. A lighter one (water gaps and little jobs) built from 2"(?) pipe with 6" of 2" solid at the top, medium weight using 3" pipe with a solid steel plug in the top, and a 'heavy' that will drive up to 2 7/8" oilfield pipe (if the operator is up to the task). Each has it's niche use but the majority of fence building is handled by the skid-steer mounted hydraulic post pounder.