Homemade Hydraulic Post Driver For Compact Tractor
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2020
- In our on going mission to be fully self sufficient it is time to get fencing done and start keeping animals. I just cant bring myself to buy something that i can make myself so i set about making this post driver and it works great!
Add a bit of pipe that fits around the post on the underside of the striker plate, that will keep the post in place, and inflict minimal damage to it in the pounding process. Keep us...uh, posted.
If no pipe is available, just a square of plates welded on, although it does limit the size of post, straining posts being larger. I was thinking just run the stick welder across the plate to form ridges.
if you make the bit of pipe on a slip on its own plate which you can slide onto the striker plate you can make new plates for each type of post you need in the future without having to remake striker plate each time
@@stetee4238 also, in addition to the attached pipe striker plate. If he welds say 2" x 4-6" solid round to the centre of the bottom of the impact weight, and on the top of the striker plate. That will centralise the impact strike zone. As the plates are at present! The strike zone is more spread out.
Posted....nice😁
Man makes big hammer. Man makes people happy. Thank you hammer man.
I am a retired mechanical engineer. I must congratulate you on this achievement of what you have manufactured from scratch to fully functioning completion. It is simple but efficient well done I say
Make a good log splitter with right attachment.
Yeah 👍 small plate with two holes to bolt on with an axe head welded to it. Very quickly a log splitter
I thought the same
@@KrisHarbour And maybe some kinda shield so the log dont fly at ya
Kris, I don't think there is anything you can not do. I love the weekend because there is always a video from you. Best wishes to you and Dot. 🙂🇺🇸
Kris, you are one amazing man! All that confidence wrapped up in a reserved quiet spirit. And can construct a harp that sounds angelic. Enjoy the life that you both are building together. You are living a lot of us old timers’ Dream.
Absolutely brilliant, Kris. Amazing.
You deserve every bit of praise you get from your audience! I am in awe of your reasoning skills and make it happen attitude along with being able to do everything!!!! Everything.
You never cease to amaze me with your ingenuity.
Using that for the first time must have been soooo satisfying. Great work.
Kris that is brilliant. I'm always blown away by your abilities and what you've created.
Great job, impressed by your creativity and engineering.
That is the coolest thing I've ever seen. Now I am convinced that you can do anything.
Absolutely amazing!!! You make living in a field look easy my friend 🤟🏼
Man brother...you never cease to impress with your engineering skills.....BRAVO!
Another great build by Kris.
very clever. love watching your ingenuity at work
Amazing Kris! I am afraid your kind are becoming more and more rare in this world
Fantastic backyard engineering! Loved this video!
Brilliant! I was about to look online for a post rammer but you've inspired me to build my own. Thanks mate!
Kris I am amazed at how gifted and talented you are. I love the excitement you show when it does turn out good!
Fantastic work! The small Kubota took my eye as I too love building stuff to add to my own (loader, digger, grader etc.). Great to see someone else shares the passion. Love to see what you're doing and thanks so much for sharing!
Great build. Very simple and it beats breaking your back!
Kris, you're Amazing! I've been following you since you started the round house. You're so talented, and humble and nice! You and Dot are such great people. Best wishes in everything you do and God Bless you both!
I'm a 49 yo woman from Australia, and you are inspiring. I've learnt so much from your Videos. Thank you.
Another fabulous fabrication . Watching you install the first post was amazing & I had a Giant Smile throughout. Your post pounder is truly beautiful ❣❣👍👍
You truly can make anything, awesome Kris and Dot.
Lovely job Kris!
Kris , I've been a mechanical engineer for 18 years and I must say this is verrry impressive considering you don't even have a machine shop.
Also little tip why you suffered porosity in weld " crank up your argon to about 8 litre per minute " also " take the coating off the steel using scotch bright or emery cloth "
Also sounds the generator is sagging as you start the bead. Start about 1/2" forward of where you want, then back drag to the start and weld over your strike point.
Also in the tight spots a good trick is to bend the end of the electrode right at the stinger. Then you can rotate the stinger and the rod to get all kinds of crazy angles to reach.
Only just realised the power loss from generator.
That's due to the upslope on the tig welder drawing too much.
Lower the amps on your up slope slightly also.
You should be able to achieve the bead after at around 60-80 amp
On the back of Russell's comment about the porosity maybe take a second or 2 with your argon pre and post flow. It might help. Great build by the way. Very, very impressive indeed. I don't need one, have a machine to drive one or have the land to use one but......I want one
Argon with arc welding? You must be some engineer.
@@bobsmith9329 funny guy you are. He is TIG welding . Do you even know different types of welding
Excellent excellent .
I have spent many days diging holes. For posts .Great idea
Great Post Driver that you built! Excellent video.
Seeing you so giddy is great
I can't believe you're not an engineer. What you are is amazing! You inspire us, sir. Keep up the good work.
Absolutely incredible! From scrap to a tool that will last a lifetime and save your back. One day I’ll make something like that.
Kris, you are a brilliant young man who I am sure you will succeed in your aim to become self sufficient.
Wow, very creative and self-reliant!
You can make things look great Kris! 👏👍👍👍💯💯💯
mate i loved watching that thing come together, amazing work. cheers
Genius mate. Love this video. Can't wait to see the fence stretching. 💚👍
Fantastic! Nice. Looks great Kris.
Kris do not add any type of grip to the bottom of the plate.. it will just shatter the top and cause it to rot faster. I build fence as a living. Your design is pretty nice. A bit complex for me yet should do the trick for your needs.
Couple of mods I would make to make it easy for you.
Move you lock pin about 6 inches above your line post. You do not need the weight way above for setting the post.
Mark with white paint your post height and stick to that height where the base sits flush with the ground. Do not adjust post height to be perfectly level across the top. Sorry these will be in inches.. If you have a 4 foot fence height then set post about 51 inches from ground, this allows for enough meat on the post to staple the fence too.. Add 3 inches for 3 foot fence and so on.
Make a proper corner. This is done with 8 foot post set to 51 inches and then mark 1/3 of the way down to set either a steel or wood cross brace about the same length as the corner post. 8 foot to 7 foot is just fine. Wire this together.. There are a number of videos that explain this.. Some are wrong while most are right.
Line post should be set about 1 rod apart or 16.5 feet. You can use a v shape walking measuring stick to mark out post.
Build all of your 3 post corner h braces and 2 post and any other brace first. If you are using sheep fence ( wire fence ) then get a roll of barb less double strand to make your fence line. wrap the wire around the base of the corner post and stretch it to the next brace and use a come along and wire holder tool to stretch the wire out.. Then sight it in.. Shake the wire by lifting it up and down to move it off the grass and it should line up in a nice straight line.. Then hold up a line post and the person sighing it in will tell you where to move it to be pretty darn close straight ... then lay the post on the wire after you have shaken and moved it in line. Longer stretches you will need to sight it in more times. Shorter ones you may be able to pick up the whole wire from end to end and sight it in. Then when you install your post keep them about 1 inch or so away from the wire and set in place.. You post pounder will set normal post as well, you may not need all spiked ones unless you have already bought them all.
Hi,yes he's got the posts already.Thanks for such clear instructions.
I would also like to point out that full strokes are not always needed. To set the post a half a dozen small strikes and some adjustments will line up the post then a few larger strikes and grow the strikes as you set the post. Doing this allows you to make adjustment as you need them. This also prevents the post from being driven at an angle. One can eye ball the levelness of the post.. trying to make each post level with a level is a lot of extra work. Not all post are going to be true while some will have curves on them. Trying to force the post will lead to busting some. At a cost of 15 dollars a post and breaking a few in every mile of fences adds up.
The posts will flex during each stoke. This is why you do not want to encase the post in to something, Doing so can lead to a shattered, split or even broken post... I have put in a lot of post and 100s of miles of fence.
Jesus bud.!!!-never fail to impress Chris..your one industrious fellow Chris..nothing but RESPECT and GRATITUDE to you..for sharing your processes and thoughts from inception of your honest journeying
Awesome idea/job Kris!
I’m watching out of order. Not much for mechanical/engineering/electrical, but saw your fence post video and had to see how you made this.
Amazing as always
So great job. Impressed. Greetings from France
Well done sir. I'm all for the man, or woman who has the creativity and/or need to get out there and build something they need or want. You may not have the biggest or fanciest shop or equipment but by Jim you made it happen! You're an inspiration to others.
Another mission accomplished good job.
Awesome!! You continue to impress and amaze.
Kris, I think your problems with porosity is from not cleaning the metal well enough prior to welding. The sparks you see coming off the welding pool are an indication of dirty metal which is a no no when tig welding. You must make it just as clean as when doing stainless, a wire wheel and a wipe with acetone should make it right for you in future. Cheers and love your channel, always get the happy on when I see your new posts. Take care, Bob
Just a suggestion as well that might increase the downward impact of the hammer would be the addition of a trip assembly to allow the hammer to lock over a catch on the slide when the lever is fully cocked and then to release when the hydraulic cylinder returns the lever to the neutral position. This would increase the hammer falling speed by removing the hydraulic cylinder resistance on the hammer slide. A small section of pipe just larger than the diameter of the posts welded to your bottom plate would keep the post from moving around during the placement and insertion. Looking good! Bob
Well done, to have actually made something that you have never used before is a great achievement. Looking forward to seeing this being used.
check his latest video; its getting used again ;)
wow that is fantastic saved you a fortune making it your self well impressed
Good episode.
Nice paint job.
I thought the same thing about the spikes on the plate to hold the post when I was watchin . . . Looks Good ! LIVIN life like this . . . Your doin your part for sure . . . Love them vibes . . . Its clear what a person needs and dosen't need when you watch this . Your a smart doood and you don't need me to tell you that but I felt like sayin .
Another good video, as always impressed by your work, thanks for sharing, 😁
Nice pile driver. I always enjoy your videos.
Nicely done there!
That works like a champ! Great engineering!
Great job as always, Kris
Absolutely brilliant,ur a clever guy .well done
Very nice, your driver made quick work of that post.
Brilliant work kris well done Australia.
Seriously impressed Chris
By far my favourite UA-camr 👍
Thanks for posting and sharing. Amazing tool!
Hello really enjoyed watching you build this....I built myself 1 too in 2012 to enable me to do my own fencing.... you have great skills... well done ....and all the best for the future 👍
Great job. I have to say that I didn't know what you were building in the beginning of the video. That works great
Truly Amazing what you've accomplished - Thanks for sharing....
wow ..amazed and eager to see your beautiful property filled with lovely animals. just WOW
Just brilliant, I'm speechless 😮
Waiting a whole week for new Kris Harbour video and when it comes out it really makes an afternoon :)
Good job! Great build
Great videos loving your work! Great versatle skills and talents!
Magnificent bit of kit. With all that heavy rigging can't help but feel I'd want a hard hat on or something especially operating it so close when doing a lot of posts. All the best.
it is awesome your work, i can't believe how indepedent you are and creative
Masterful job!
Awesome job Kris
Nice bit of work! That will make fencing a lot easier!
I love that you can use your roof as a platform to work from.
Well Damn! thats a great idea and well built
Brilliant video, really enjoyed it.
i have used a few different post knockers and that is a well designed and well made job.
fantastic Kris!
Fab job Kris.
Kris you are a very intelligant man very good job brother BILL
Utterly incredible. Love it.
Great work man! Yeah for sure you can make other attachments with that same set up... log splitter idea is a good one!
Very good video Ive been looking for someone to finally show a build. Thank you for sharing 👍🇮🇪
Could you share the hydraulic cylinder spec please?
@@MsBugativeyron find out??
Just amazing Kris way to go!
You're amazing!! Good work!
Now that is bloody well done! Bit of great fun engineering right there.
Very nice bit of work there...
Just found this today. Binge watched.👍👍👍👍👍
Excellent work Kris. Proper Job! You will have to make a measuring stick next as a guide to how deep to ram the posts home and the guild can be marked out with the wire spacing too when it's time to nail the fencing wire to the post.
Dude, that's so impressive.
amazing work!
Absolutely brilliant
Always look forward to your videos wish u did more of them.
Nicely done sir.
Wow Kris, I must say. I quite pleased with that.
Well Done Chris didn't expect anything less from you, that machine would have cost a packet to have bought it.
Great vid always worth waiting for.
Cheers buddy.