Pulling Posts

[tmays]

Cubs job for today. Pulling old fence posts. This is a brace post and in case you can’t tell how deep it was- 4 ft

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[Bill V in Md]

Looks like you got it out in one piece without breaking.

[tmays]

Looks like you got it out in one piece without breaking.

It was solid. I’d have just as soon that it broke. It was way to much for the cub to do a straight pull. I tried it. Had to get me a piece of timber to stand beside it and run the chain over it to get some upward pull. Was on a steep slope so couldn’t back the cub up to it to get any hydraulic lift action. In other words, I cheated.

[NJ Farmer]

Sometimes it’s just better to cut the post flush with a chainsaw because either you put a new post in the ground or you need to fill in that hole with dirt…..anyway it a tough job with a Cub or not!

NJ Farmer

[tmays]

Sometimes it’s just better to cut the post flush with a chainsaw because either you put a new post in the ground or you need to fill in that hole with dirt…..anyway it a tough job with a Cub or not!

NJ Farmer

I probably shouldn’t have been so stubborn and just cut it off. I will next time. Too much work!

[SamsFarm]

I pound them in the ground 4 feet for corners, 3 feet for line posts.

I dont think there is a Cub alive that could remove one of my black locust corner posts!

Unless you dig a trench next to the post maybe

[Urbish]

I made an A-frame out of 2x4s for pulling posts and saplings similar to what tmays did.

Lean top of A-frame against whatever you want to pull out at about a 15-30° angle. Run chain over top of A-frame (I cut a little notch for the chain) and around whatever needs pulling with a hitch that won't slip vertically. Make sure there is no slack between A-frame and post. Pulling force from tractor is magnified greatly and acts almost purely vertically. Could pull Hell out of the ground if the chain was strong enough.

Here's a crummy drawing I made on my phone:

[Jim Becker]

I've removed posts by chaining them to the Fast-Hitch and lifting. Sometimes they need a little (or a lot) of wiggling back and forth to come out.

[Barnyard]

I haven't used my Cub but have used the Kubota many times. I back up to the post and hook my chain as near the ground as possible and to the drawbar. I then put upward pressure to pull the post straight up. Sometimes it takes some wiggling of the post, but I usually get them. Keeping everything close to the ground will keep the tractor from flipping backward.

[tmays]

I've removed posts by chaining them to the Fast-Hitch and lifting. Sometimes they need a little (or a lot) of wiggling back and forth to come out.

This is usually the way I do it but didn’t feel comfortable with the slope. So I did the timber thing and could use length of chain that put me on safer ground.

[inairam]

Looks like you got it out in one piece without breaking.

It was solid. I’d have just as soon that it broke. It was way to much for the cub to do a straight pull. I tried it. Had to get me a piece of timber to stand beside it and run the chain over it to get some upward pull. Was on a steep slope so couldn’t back the cub up to it to get any hydraulic lift action. In other words, I cheated.

I do not think it is cheating. You were just applying the limited resources in an effective way. 9 hp is enough for a lot of jobs.

[Dusty B]

I pound them in the ground 4 feet for corners, 3 feet for line posts.

I dont think there is a Cub alive that could remove one of my black locust corner posts!

Unless you dig a trench next to the post maybe

Ditto!

[v w]

I've been known to bump the post with the drawbar from a couple of different angles and then hook it to the rock shaft. The post may lift a few inches and stall out. Bump it again and then it will come. I'm standing beside the tractor not sitting in the seat. Never tried this that I can remember on a hill. It has been a while since I now use a 404 and the bucket. I still pull steel posts with the cub. It's easier. Vern