Homemade Post Puller

Homemade Post Puller FENCING Tools 28-2-42 My homemade post puller is easy to use and didn't cost much to make. It consists of a 6-ft. length of 1 by 2 rectangular tubing that serves as a handle. The handle moves up and down via a hinge mounted on an A-shaped metal stand. To make the hinge, I drilled a 3/8-in. dia. hole through the handle about 13 in. from the end. I also drilled corresponding holes on top of the stand's legs. The hinge is formed by a bolt that goes through the legs and handle. A pair of 2-in. dia. washers welded onto the end of the handle serve as a guide for a length of 1/4-in. chain that's fitted with a slip hook. The stand's legs are made from 3/4-in. dia. steel pipe. I heated the top end of each pipe and flattened it to fit against the rectangular tubing. The bottom end of each pipe is welded to a horizontal length of angle iron that serves as a base. All I do is slip the hook around the post and push down on the back end of the tubing. I've used it successfully on steel posts that were buried 20 in. deep in the ground. It works best if the ground is dry because as you raise the post the ground around it shatters, making the post easier to pull out. (Leonard Seltzer, 16040 W. Elmwood, Manhattan, Ill. 60442 ph 815 478-3578)

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