Digging Out Old Fence Posts

I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way.

Digging out old fence posts.

Assess the status of the fence post. Step 2 wrap a chain around the concrete footing of the fence post. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete. A wooden post that is sunk into the surrounding soil will be relatively easy to.

A rock bar may work on dry clay. Here s a pretty simply method for removing a fence post seated in concrete all without digging or messing with complicated equipment. Dig a trench around the post using a shovel. Note this will require you to use a.

Toss the soil and rotted wood onto a tarp for easy clean up. Brush away loose dirt to expose the top of the concrete footing at the base of the post. 2 loosen the upper layer of soil around the outer edge of the concrete footing using a digging bar. Soak the remaining soil.

Drilling holes in the concrete and installing concrete lag bolts in the holes. Slide a 24 inch long 2x4 under the fence on each side of the rotted post. Now take your steel chain and wrap it around the. I have replaced a lot.

Wrapping metal wire around the base of the concrete and attaching the wire to the jack or digger. This will require you. Start out by digging a whole about. Very hard earth like clay is extremely difficult to dig with a manual pair of post hole diggers.

Using a rope and board 1. Take a moment to scrape away. There are a few ways you can do this such as. Enlarge the existing fence post hole with a post hole digger.

The trench does not have to be any deeper than about 1 foot 0 3 m. If you re following along with mike s method attach the 2 by material to the side of the post leaving. 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 3.

To get started you ll need a way to get a bite on the post and something to apply pressure. How to remove a fence post the easy way step 1 dig around the post until six inches of the concrete footing is exposed. Measure and mark the location of each fence post. Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole.