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Drove 80 fence posts in an hour with a truck trick I'd never seen before
Was setting a long run of chain link on a farm outside of town last month and an old farmer came out and showed me how to brace a 2x4 against the top of the post and tap it straight with a tractor bucket. Saved me about 3 hours of hand leveling on that job. Anyone else ever tried something like that or got a better way to straighten posts without a full crew?
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linda_reed4mo ago
Have you ever tried using a come-along to pull posts back into plumb? I was working on a fence line a couple years back, ground was rocky and wet, and every other post would lean after I tamped it. I hooked a chain around the post near the top and ran the come-along to a tree, then just cranked it straight while I packed more dirt around the base. Worked like a charm for those stubborn ones.
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karen_carter4mo ago
Oh man, that come-along trick is genius! Honestly, I had the same issue last summer when I was putting up a chain link run in my backyard. After I got the posts tamped, half of them would lean and I'd get so frustrated. I ended up using a ratchet strap wrapped around a post and hooked to the back of my buddy's truck, then slowly pulled it straight while I shoveled in more gravel. It took a few tries and looked ridiculous, but it worked way better than trying to straighten them by hand. That farmer's bucket trick sounds slick too, I might have to try that next time I'm doing a long stretch.
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