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Invention Makes Easy Work Of Pulling Posts
A major part of building new or repairing fencelines is pulling old, damaged and rotten posts from the ground. This task can be tiresome because it’s typically done with a tractor front-end loader equipped with tines or forks and a heavy chain. Operators must line up the hanging chain with the targeted post, climb out
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Invention Makes Easy Work Of Pulling Posts
A major part of building new or repairing fencelines is pulling old, damaged and rotten posts from the ground. This task can be tiresome because it’s typically done with a tractor front-end loader equipped with tines or forks and a heavy chain. Operators must line up the hanging chain with the targeted post, climb out of the tractor cab, wrap the chain around the post, climb back into the cab, and lift the loader to pull the post from the ground. Then the operator must leave the cab again to remove the chain and discard the post.
“We always had horses and constantly needed small corrals rebuilt or modified,” says Derek Macdonnell. “I got tired of constantly having to climb in and out of my tractor cab and deal with wrapping and moving chains and heavy posts. I knew there had to be a better way.”
One day, when a neighbor called to ask for help pulling out even more posts, Macdonnell sat down to design a solution that reduced the manual labor. He started with a flat piece of metal and cut a hole the size of a post in its center. Then he added a smaller hole next to it.
“I figured if I could slip the larger hole over the post and hook a chain or strap in the other hole, when I lifted it, it would wedge tightly and maybe be enough to pull out a post,” he says. “Then I could lower the loader. The wedge effect should release, and the post would fall clear. All without leaving the cab.”
Macdonnell’s invention, which became the Pro-Pull Post Puller, worked perfectly. He refined his rough design, applied for a patent, and received it two years ago.
The Puller is made from 3/8-in. thick metal and handles up to 6 and 7-in. posts. It can be used with a tractor’s loader or with a 4-ft. hand jack for manual lifting. It can even be flipped around to pull T-posts from the ground.
Macdonnell makes his invention locally and sells it directly from his website for $199.99 CAD, including S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Pro-Pull Post Puller, Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada (sales@propullpostpuller.ca; www.propullpostpuller.ca).
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