EASY! How to Remove a Fence Post in 5 minutes - 3 Easy Ways anyone can do

Learn the easy and inexpensive tricks on how to remove 1) a fence post in concrete WITHOUT DIGGING, 2) a rotted broken-off fence post, and even 3) a hard to access piece of concrete stuck in the ground. Detailed instructional video for DIY fence post removal.

Tools featured in this video:
2) 5/8" Spade Bit
3) 2 each - 8" long 1/2" carriage bolt and 1/2" nuts
4) 2 scrap 2x4's, about 2-3' long
5) 6 feet of 1/4" chain from Home Depot or Lowes
6) 2 each - 1/2" Grab Hooks from Home Depot or Lowes

[darlenegolden]

Thanks. I'm 66yrs old. My daughter and I did it. Appreciate your help. ❤❤❤❤

[Chester]

I learned some good techniques here thanks. One other approach ..I had strong concrete, 4"x4" post rotten, and no jacks .. I used a long drill / arbor to drill some holes down into the old post, and was able to hoist it out. I then used the same concrete base for a replacement post. Now 20+ years on I need to replace the posts again. Might try your techniques. (Or might pay for workers to do it!)

[MrNiceCobra]

Wrap chain around post few times and pull up with jack in 1st method. In 3rd method drill hole, put concrete bolt inside and pull up with jack. Thank you. Good video !

[HomelessOnline]

That farm jack turned out to be very handy.

[gloriamenchero]

Thank you. Very helpful with all the details. I getting ready to start with my old fence posts.

[johntak]

Good vid. Personally I would have used a ratchet tie down straps to wrap around it and tighten it on your last bit of rotten post & then jack it up with the jack or lift it up strapped to a 2x4 with a leveraged angle.

[frankholehouse]

Brilliant Video thank you, your advice saved me alot of time the method I used was the first one with the farm jack .

[markfernandes]

Smart Tony, This must safer than the dynamite I used last time.,

[barbarastewart]

Thank you very much you were a great help

[theamerican]

What about concrete four feet down to the frostline in the Northwest?

[marklandon]

I have a broken off and rotted post that has the cement base poured 12'" below surface grade and 3 feet deep.
I am dealing with reaching down 4 feet to hit the bottom of the cement block..
Additionally, this is a repair, so I have an existing fence above me and neighbors who do not want their ash fault disturbed on their side.
Suggestions?

[allenwilson]

my friend watched this video and thought it would work for him.... but it didn't because his post was concreted in by 24 inch wide concrete 16 inches deep, about 160 pounds of concrete. I went over and took an 8 ft 4x4 and used it as a second class lever with the farm jack(after digging out a foot of soil off the top) and broke it loose and lifted it out of the ground.

[TheBomo]

5:34 to 5:49 🪱🪱
This guy has worms everywhere

[robertblahnik]

Jesus, all that effort. I just use a digging bar to loosen the earth wherever you want the post to lean. Then shovel the dirt down at an angle, break more earth and shovel some more. 15 minutes later the post is laying about 45°. Then with a double hitch I tie the pole to my lower waist and using my legs, I simply drag the post up and out. I'm not all that strong but the leverage is there. Then if I dig down to 30" total, I can resets a treated wood post that has been treated further with roofing tar so as long as it's above the water line. It can never rot. Then I toss back in a half shovel of dirt and back the post around until it's centered and level, toss in half shovel of postal cement while rechecking the level, dirt, cement, now a little water will using the bar to help mix it by making holes. Then pack it with a 4X4. and keep going until there is a slight mount above the waterline. This insures water wont stand near the post.