You can of course dig holes with an auger and cement the posts in vs driving them in. Having a post-hole digger to clean out loose dirt from the bottom is good too, or if you need to get a couple extra inches of depth. You could do it with some of the bigger gas-powered augers but if you have more than a few posts to do either rent a Bobcat or hire someone to do it.
I rented a Bobcat and got a 12" auger bit + extension (though I didn't end up needing the extension). You want to make sure to get below the frost line so the posts don't shift.
#Home depot gas powered post driver code
You'll want to look up the building code for where you are but I built about 250-300' of fence this summer and dug my post holes 12" in diameter and 4' deep. We offer simple systems that cover a wide variety of. Here at RediDriver, we believe in simplicity and performance We are a second generation fence family that understands the industry and knows the value of simplicity to save money and time. You seem to have a lot of good advice on the t-post side of things but regarding the wood fence, typically you want a hole 3x the nominal size of the post (so if you're using a 4x4 you want a 12" diameter hole, 6圆 18" diameter, etc.). Build a fence faster and easier than ever before with the new RediDriver gas powered post driver. I wonder if there is a tool that could do both that doesn't require me to use a hammer or dig.that I can of course afford, lol.
UPDATE: That tool cannot do double duty for wood posts. Milwaukee might not.but I'd HAVE to be sure before taking that risk. I like electric but I would figure that battery operated tools might struggle. It's red clay for about a foot then rocks.īudget? Meh.300 bucks seems nice. I don't think the ground is as obnoxiously hard in the area I intend to put the permanent wood fence posts in BUT it isn't too far behind here in Central Virginia. If you have any idea, do you think that tool could double for something like that? I don't know much about wooden fence posts but speculate that the diameter of the tool and wood could be an issue if the tool hole isn't large enough. I am also going to be installing wooden posts for a real fence at some point. I am wondering if that might be up to the job.
#Home depot gas powered post driver driver
I really like the gas powered driver that Dustball linked to.
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