JSuppi

So we are getting around finally to cleaning up some of the mess that Ike left us. Now I have a fence post that snapped at ground level, and can't figure out how to remove it

The post was originally set in concrete and is right up next to the house. I dug around it but can't seem to budge it. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how to remove this?

Thanks,
JS

csmeance

2 ways:
1. Truck + rope + BIG BOLTS/Nuts + BIG DRILL
2. Jackhammer

BubbaMarkTL

why not just pound it in further and bury it.

Moog-Type-S

dig all the way around it....then go to work with a sledgehammer.

AdamNJ

explosives

Zippee

Are you trying to get it out so you can put in a new one or just get it under the surface so you can grow grass there?

JSuppi

I need to get the stump out so that I can put a new one back in it's place. This is where my gate will attach to the backyard. I don't have a real option on relocating it (I already tried with disastrous results).

On another note, I was going to relocate it a little farther up (I will diagram, X is the stump and O is where I tried to relocate it to. I is the fence picket or side of the house.)

I I
I O I Inside of the house
I I
I I Back wall
I I V V
I X -----------
I
I Back Yard
I

Sorry about the poor diagram, now it would have been a breeze to relocate it if I had not found that is where my sprinkler line ran In the process of digging the post hole with an auger I hit the sprinkler line (main line) and now I have the sprinkler line I have to fix

So if anyone has tips on repairing the sprinkler line I am all ears for that as well.

Basically just tried to save a little money, but now it appears it may cost as much or possibly more to fix the other crap that I am breaking along the way

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

is this the vinyl type fence post??? this may be a bit tricky but was i found the best was a very long pole with a pointed front... drive it into the center of the post as much as you can... then you need to throw your weight on it back and forth in order to get the concrete block moving within the dirt... after it wiggles loose you should be able to pull it out...

i replaced my parents old chain link fence last summer... the post rusted right at where the dirt met the post so it snapped right at the bottom like you... i did this method and got it out... heads up, when u get it loose and are ready to lift the block out of the ground, it is heavy... doesn't look it but it is heavy...

precisionpar

I've removed 4 posts right out of the concrete block and hammered new posts in their place. I just drilled a few long holes (5/8") in the wood, then used a pry bar and sledge hammer to break the wood and remove it. Sounds easier than it is. I also had to sand the new posts a little so that they would hammer in without splitting first.

Douglas007

+1...once you get a few pieces of the concrete out you should be able to move it. My wife's grandfather never used concrete for setting fence posts, using compacted pea gravel instead. One of his fences was over 40 years old and he replaced the stringers but the posts were still solid!

SickCL

Yep, dig all around it. Use the sledgehammer and move it side-to-side and it will eventually give.

JSuppi

Just wanted to let everyone know I found a nice easy solution to my 4 X 4 post problem, I wanted to post this here just in case anyone happened to end up in the same situation. I found a 'Post puller' rental at my local Lowe's hardware and it was ~35$ for a days rental, I highly recommend it;

http://www.oz-post.com/html.php?p=vi...uct.html&id=17

doopstr

Nice!

Gfaze

We used the F-150 and a thick steel braided cable when we replaced the fence 6 months ago. Lot's of fun! The regular 4x4's were rotted so were were able to use a post digger to replace those. The truck was for the railroad ties that my dad put in years ago for reinforcement. Those were a pain in the ass.