Digging Out Old Fence Posts

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.

Digging out old fence posts.

I show how to replace a rotted fence post the easy way. Drilling holes in the concrete and installing concrete lag bolts in the holes. Start out by digging a whole about. Wrapping metal wire around the base of the concrete and attaching the wire to the jack or digger.

How to remove a fence post the easy way step 1 dig around the post until six inches of the concrete footing is exposed. Dig a trench around the post using a shovel. Enlarge the existing fence post hole with a post hole digger. I have replaced a lot.

Here s a pretty simply method for removing a fence post seated in concrete all without digging or messing with complicated equipment. Turn on water to the hose and rock the hose s. A rock bar may work on dry clay. Toss the soil and rotted wood onto a tarp for easy clean up.

Step 3. A wooden post that is sunk into the surrounding soil will be relatively easy to. To get started you ll need a way to get a bite on the post and something to apply pressure. Now take your steel chain and wrap it around the.

This will require you. Step 2 wrap a chain around the concrete footing of the fence post. 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.

There are a few ways you can do this such as. Using a rope and board 1. Slide a 24 inch long 2x4 under the fence on each side of the rotted post. Soak the remaining soil.

Note this will require you to use a. Take a moment to scrape away. In this video i am showing you how to replace a rotted fence post in concrete. Very hard earth like clay is extremely difficult to dig with a manual pair of post hole diggers.

Pull the fence section away from the rotted post. If you re following along with mike s method attach the 2 by material to the side of the post leaving. Assess the status of the fence post. Remove the rotted fence post and dig out any wood left in the fence post hole.