Digging Out Old Fence Posts

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Digging out old fence posts.

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. Measure and mark the location of each fence post. Step 3. Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole.

Enlarge the existing fence post hole with a post hole digger. How to remove a fence post the easy way step 1 dig around the post until six inches of the concrete footing is exposed. Toss the soil and rotted wood onto a tarp for easy clean up. Soak the remaining soil.

Assess the status of the fence post. Drilling holes in the concrete and installing concrete lag bolts in the holes. I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. There are a few ways you can do this such as.

Start out by digging a whole about. To get started you ll need a way to get a bite on the post and something to apply pressure. Note this will require you to use a. The trench does not have to be any deeper than about 1 foot 0 3 m.

In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete. A rock bar may work on dry clay. 2 loosen the upper layer of soil around the outer edge of the concrete footing using a digging bar. Here s a pretty simply method for removing a fence post seated in concrete all without digging or messing with complicated equipment.

Turn on water to the hose and rock the hose s. A wooden post that is sunk into the surrounding soil will be relatively easy to. If you re following along with mike s method attach the 2 by material to the side of the post leaving. I have replaced a lot.

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. Wrapping metal wire around the base of the concrete and attaching the wire to the jack or digger. Take a moment to scrape away. Pull the fence section away from the rotted post.

Very hard earth like clay is extremely difficult to dig with a manual pair of post hole diggers. Now take your steel chain and wrap it around the. Brush away loose dirt to expose the top of the concrete footing at the base of the post. Slide a 24 inch long 2x4 under the fence on each side of the rotted post.