Digging Out Old Fence Posts

To get started you ll need a way to get a bite on the post and something to apply pressure.

Digging out old fence posts.

Step 3. Drilling holes in the concrete and installing concrete lag bolts in the holes. Enlarge the existing fence post hole with a post hole digger. Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole.

A rock bar may work on dry clay. Turn on water to the hose and rock the hose s. I have replaced a lot. Assess the status of the fence post.

Take a moment to scrape away. Dig a trench around the post using a shovel. Slide a 24 inch long 2x4 under the fence on each side of the rotted post. Very hard earth like clay is extremely difficult to dig with a manual pair of post hole diggers.

In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete. Start out by digging a whole about. 2 loosen the upper layer of soil around the outer edge of the concrete footing using a digging bar. 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. 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. Here s a pretty simply method for removing a fence post seated in concrete all without digging or messing with complicated equipment.

Note this will require you to use a. A wooden post that is sunk into the surrounding soil will be relatively easy to. Using a rope and board 1. 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. This will require you. Soak the remaining soil. Measure and mark the location of each fence post.

If you re following along with mike s method attach the 2 by material to the side of the post leaving. I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. 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. Step 2 wrap a chain around the concrete footing of the fence post.